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Old 2009-11-11, 11:15am
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Default Tips please ???

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Originally Posted by lunamoonshadow View Post
Dip the rake in cold water before you rake (so it's COLD), dry it off, & rake OUTSIDE the flame...if your rake is hot & your glass is hot, you're actually melting the rake into the glass....
(or...use a cold stringer of the same color--then if it gets "stuck", you just snap it off & melt it in ...that's my favorite method!)

THANK YOU for the tips!

What about anyone giving special tips and tricks to doing things (wrapping, raking, encasing, dots, etc)? That would be such a treasure to have since we have people at all skill levels!