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2010-01-21, 3:31pm
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"The Egg" flaring tool from Robert Mickelsen
Hi gang,
Has anyone tried "The Egg" flaring tool from Robert Mickelsen.
http://www.mickelsenstudios.com/Egg.html
I wonder if the smaller version would work well enough for goblets, mainly I expect to use it for ornaments.
Would it leave any black on the glass ?
I can shape this in wood, is there any point to me thinking I could do this in cherry wood (maybe soaked in water) and end up with a useable tool that was worth the trouble.
Chris
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2010-01-21, 3:38pm
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I've seen it, but haven't used one.
And yes, you can make one out of wood. Furnace workers have been using wood tools like this for hundreds of years
Malcolm
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2010-01-21, 6:09pm
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He had one with him when he was in Atlanta in November - looked like a cool tool. I didn't get to try it out, though. Good graphite won't leave black behind in your glass. You could make one from cherry if you've got a lathe, but there's a problem. You'll have to soak it and keep it wet or it will char. A cherry tool like this will act as a 'steam stick' and put pressure inside the vessel you're trying to flare. This will likely give you a bulge where you don't want it. I'd go with the graphite tool, myself.
Robert
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2010-01-21, 6:31pm
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He made it specifically to do goblets if I'm not mistaken, so yes, it should work
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2010-01-21, 7:44pm
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It looks really cool, I'd love to try it. He mentions that it helps with convex flares and can be used in the flame.
It has no straight lines so I can see why it might help with creating a nice flowing contour in a flare...
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2010-01-22, 5:50am
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He can do the origami
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Haven't used one but drooled all over one... the graphite is excellent quality.
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2010-01-23, 12:27pm
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Oh man this is the coolest tool ever! I saw him demonstrate it at the GAS conference last year. He demo-ed it on a goblet and said he'd developed it specifically for that.
I bought the smaller one. It's like a baton! But absolutely awesome!
Cindy
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2010-01-23, 6:54pm
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I will be buying those, thank you very much . . . just need you all to buy some stuff from me . . . .
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