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www.haranglass.comJO VINCENT
Jo Vincent Glass Art Designers specialise in custom glass design including architectural glass, lighting such as glass pendant lighting, glass door...
www.jovincent.comLANGLASS
Manufacturers and designers of blown and sculptured glassware
www.glassblowing.co.ukGLASSZONE LTD
The Texo Group is comprised of a number of specialist businesses in glass construction, solar panel installation, hard and soft landscaping and sto...
www.theglasszone.co.ukRED HAWKE STUDIO GLASS
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www.glass-sculpture.comAIMER PRODUCTS
Laboratory Glassware. Manufacturers of bespoke laboratory, scientific and industrial glassware. All of our glassblowing is done in house by our tea...
www.aimer.co.ukHOLY WELL GLASS LTD
Set up by Stephen Clare in 1995 in the lovely cathedral city of Wells ... Director Steve Clare is National Adviser for stained glass to the Nationa...
www.holywellglass.comHAMPSHIRE GLASSWARE LTD
Hampshire Glassware Ltd, Bespoke Laboratory Glassware in Hampshire, UK
www.hgl-uk.comPOTTER MORGAN GLASS LTD
Unusual stylish handmade glass from the Andrew Potter glass studio
www.pottermorganglass.comLocal Glassworkers
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How do you get scratches out of glass?
I just bought a patio set and the table has a small scratch on it. It seems like it would be more work to package up all 4 chairs and the table to return it than try to just repair it. The scratch is not at all deep. You can hardly feel it with your finger nail....
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Question answered by Dave N
There are a couple of possible solutions: 1. Etching cream, sold in hobby and craft stores, will etch the surface of the glass so that the scratch "fades" into the etched surface. It requires a little bit of a design eye, and it's very, very permanent so make sure you fully commit to this idea. You can use stencils, tape, et c. to create the design on the top, or just frost the whole thing. 2. An experienced glassworker can use extreme heat, like a blowtorch, to gently melt and reform the surface of the glass. However, I should warn you that this is not an easy process and definitely not something you should try to teach yourself on the fly. 3. It's a patio set. I hate to tell you this, but it will scratch before very long anyway. You could just live with it.Do glass blowers actually blow through the tube to create hollow vessels?
I heard that they heat up the glass vessel letting the expansion of hot air create a cavity? The viscosity of glass seems to high for their lungs to power the glass expansion. I think they create a bubble first with their mouth then let the air expand by placing their thumb over the end the pipe while they reheat the glass.
Louis
Question answered by Mike1942f
One of the tricks of inflating glass is to do the stunt you are talking about, but it is only done on the first gather when a small bubble has to be started and the glass is physically thick - 1/2" or more around the end of the pipe. By compressing the air in the pipe and applying the thumb, the heat of the glass and pipe end expands the bubble - one has to watch and release the thumb at the right instant to keep the bubble from blowing out too thin or completely. Using the thumb trick instead of mouth pressure allows holding the pipe sideways to watch the bubble. The viscosity of glass varies enormously over the working temperature range and a skilled worker will set the holding temperature of the glass furnace to that which will give the desired viscosity for gather more thick cooler glass or less thin hotter glass (over a range of only about 50-75F) A skilled worker is able to handle more glass and work hotter thinner glass to do more things before going in for a reheat. There are videos on the internet of Murano glassworkers with their long working glass who literally do almost the entire piece in one gather - very soft at the start without reheats - medium sized sculptures like a horse. The thumb trick is never used after the beginning gather(s) when more control of shape is needed.places on the way to Seattle or in Seattle of significance?
I'm driving from Portland to Seattle. Any places on the way to take good pictures or worth visiting? what about in Seattle or close to it?
shufflegrowlmeow
Question answered by DannyO
if you're coming from portland, im assuming you'll be taking i-5? there isn't really much to see along the way unfortunately. traveling down i5 though you will pass through washington's capital, olympia which has the really cool capital building as well as the westfield capital mall. prior to seattle is also tacoma. tacoma has point defiance zoo and aquarium. right off the freeway, you cant miss the giant tacomadome that's hosted tons of conventions, concerts, and sporting events. tacoma also is home to the museum of glass that famous glassworker dave chihuly hosts classes and demonstrations at. once you hit seattle, there is tons of stuff to do! you'll have a hard time choosing. the space needle is a must see. but underneath the space needle is the seattle center which includes the experience music project museum (a music museum dedicated to jimi hendrix and all the amazing bands that have come from the area) which includes its newest wing, the science fiction museum. there's also the pacific science center with an IMAX theater, educational exhibits, and lasershows offered on the weekends. down a little ways from the space needle at the waterfront is the new seattle art museum sculpture park. you can also hop on agosory cruises tour boats and get a whole new perspective of seattle from the water. the ye ole curiousity shoppe is fun with its "mummies" and assorted locally made knick knacks. and can't forget the aquarium. overlooking the waterfront is pike place market, another must-see for the area. further down in seattle is also boeing including the museum of flight across the street, qwest field & safeco field home to the seahawks & mariners, the seattle art museum and asian art museum, as well as the woodland park zoo. there's an assortment of parks, clubs, and fine dining all over. good luck with your trip & hope you enjoy our fine city.how do i search for jobs online in countries abroad?
i want to be a glassworker somewhere other than uk
eric
Question answered by Brad R
move to the country you want to live in and buy the sunday paperShould I be worried about my glass piece?
I bought a glass piece online on etsy and part of the piece has a hole in it and on the inside of the glass where the hole is, small slivers of glass are peeling of. Is that really bad? Should I ask for a new piece, I'm kind of concerned. It's not big pieces, and I'm not sure.
Question answered by Yahzmin: love 4ever
If you can take pictures of the damage, do so. Then sign in to etsy, CONVO the seller and post the image in the conversation, explaining what is happening. If the piece is hand-made and they are a glass-blower or glassworker, they will be best able to explain if this is a problem - and offer a solution.What is the best jewelry and beading magazine?
Melch
Question answered by Linda S
Hands down, my favourite is Bead and Button. Their magazine has articles for all skill levels, from how to's beginners to inspirational articles for the advanced beader. they also have articles on wire and precious metal clay, articles on glassworkers, and many other topics. They also release several special issues a year covering single topics, such as beginner level beading, bead making, bead techniques, etc. While there are many magazines out there, Bead and Button is still the first and the best. They also have a companion magazine, Art Jewelry, which has more advanced jewelry making techniques featuring metalworking, enameling, and other advanced techniques. http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/default.aspx http://www.artjewelrymag.com/art/glassworkers: why can't you mix different kinds of glass?
I'm a beginner lampworker/glassblower. I've been glass beadmaking for years, using moretti glass rods. I'm starting to learn glass blowing using a torch this fall and started buying supplies for this. I bought borosilicate glass and I know it needs an acetylene torch, and needs more heat to use but why can't moretti and borosilicate be mixed?
Erin
Question answered by Mike1942f
1. Borosilicate does NOT require acetylene - which will in fact darken the glass and tend to boil it locally - it worked with oxygen and natural gas or propane/butane 2. Moretti has a coefficient of expansion (COE) of which is always reported as 106 but is really 106x10^-6 inch/inch per degree F - which means it expands (or contracts) 0.000106 inches for each inch of length for each degree Fahrenheit change in temperature. Moretti won't even work with fusing glass at 96 or art glass at 92 because the difference in movement tears the glass apart as it cools. See more here http://www.mikegigi.com/techspec.htm#COEFFICIENT and page includes numbers for other materials.how does the mona lisa{art} have anything to do with the Renaissance ideas?
Question answered by Olive Sorceress
Specifically in art there was a trend toward showing a figure or group in the pyramidal shape so that the base is wider than the top. This gives a sense of stability to the image. Portraits in the Renaissance increasingly showed more merchant and middle-class subjects since these people were becoming increasingly wealthy and upwardly mobile. In Venice, the daughters of rich glassworkers (craftsmen) were allowed to marry into the nobility. While the missing eyebrows were ascribed to a brief fad of plucking them out, it's likely that they were removed during over an overzealous cleaning. Although Vasari, a Renaissance writer and acquaintance of Raphael, mentions their beauty, it was in France by that time and it isn't likely he had first-hand knowledge of them but probably is repeating a comment by someone else. I think they got rubbed off in the cleaning. Imaginary backgrounds were very popular in the Renaissance and the Mona Lisa is an example of Leonardo showing off his extreme talent in creating the smokey blending "sfumato" technique. The Mona Lisa portrait is related to religious portraits of the time of the Madonna. There are all sorts of mathematical and geometric relationships in the painting related to Renaissance interest in architecture, ancient geometrical theory, and perspective. For more information and possible references to help you see the Wikipedia.org article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa Check out the bottom of the article for links to more comprehensive sources on the painting.What is the correct way to write this paragraph?
I'm just doing an experiment to see if any body can come close to writing this paragraph with no fragments or any other errors: Do you wear glasses? Although many people have worn glasses over the ages. No one really knows who invented them. According to an article in the Smithsonian Magazine; the substance of glass was used; as early as 2500 BC magnifying lenses dating to 1200 BC have been found in Crete. Scholars believe that glasses were probably invented in Venice, Italy. By a thirteenth century glassworker. The first glasses probably looked like too small magnifying glasses. With their handles riveted together the problem with that style was that it didn’t stay on well. The Spanish used loops of ribbon. Tied to the spectacles to hold them on their ears. Instead of using loops. The Chinese used ribbons with weights on the ends to drape over the ears and hold their glasses in place. Finally; in 1730 an Englishman perfected the use of rigid sidepieces for glasses this style is the one that’s been used since that time. What an interesting history eyeglasses have.
Nick
Question answered by *ι ηєє∂ уσυя αттєηтιση*
Do you wear glasses? Although many people have worn glasses over the ages, no one really knows who invented them. According to an article in the Smithsonian Magazine, the substance of glass was used as early as 2500 B.C. Magnifying-lenses dating back to 1200 B.C. have been found in Crete. Scholars believe that glasses were probably invented in Venice, Italy, by a thirteenth century glass-worker. The first glasses probably looked like two small magnifying glasses with their handles riveted together. The problem with that style was that it didn’t stay on well. The Spanish used loops of ribbon tied to the spectacles to hold them on their ears. Instead of using loops, the Chinese used ribbons with weights on the ends to drape over the ears to hold their glasses in place. Finally, in 1730, an Englishman perfected the use of rigid sidepieces for glasses. This style is the one that has been used since that time. What an interesting history eyeglasses have!17th Century Artisan jobs (Need answers fastttt)?
What are some things artisans did in the 17th century for work.
angelsnairwaves3
Question answered by koolark
Smiths - Blacksmiths worked with common metal, mostly iron. Made horseshoes, tools, iron gates, etc. There were also silversmiths who made fancy dishes and knick-knacks out of silvers, and goldsmiths who mostly did jewelry. Tinkers were smiths who worked with tin, making cups, ladles, and buckets. Coopers - made wooden barrels, casks, buckets, tubs, etc. Masons - made objects from stone (benches, tables, birdbaths, etc.) and helped in the construction of stone buildings. Carpenters - worked with wood, usually worked on wooden buildings. Joiners were a kind of carpenter who made finish work to be installed in a building (staircases, wood paneling, etc.). There were also cabinetmakers who built wooden furniture. Glazier - glassworker, made bottles, dishes, and highly-valued windowpanes. Chandler - made candles from molds. As candles were cheap, these guys usually didn't make a very good living. Cordwainer - worked with leather, mostly made shoes. Not to be confused with cobblers, who repaired old shoes. Weavers - made cloth. The more skilled ones did tapestries sometimes. Cutlers - made and repaired knives Tailors - made clothing for both men and women.
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