Keepin This one For myself

[The Lorax]

woop woop. i like it.

http://www.glasspipes.org/Gal28943_Fume_Slut.asp

[Big Jay]

wow thats sharp for just fume! nicely done!

[dogmaw]

Yep, I'd keep that one too!

[Sea Monkey]

I really like it too, the fume is awesome, but its the overall shape that i like! If i had made that, i'd keep it too. great job!:chucks:

[HOSS]

Schweet! :peace:

[CripSkillz]

ya thats pertty sweeet

[DaBomb420]

Very nice, i love the shaping to it, and it def has a really nice fume, now i know why i have to start using gold, it's just seems like such a hassle compared to silver, my io flares get cold and crack when i keep trying to get nice fumes like that.

[AWhiskeyDrunk]

nicely done man...fuming and clear is the shit...

[vetropod]

Well, I TRIED to look at it but GP appears to have sh!t the bed again...

[Dom]

Fucking sweet bro, now your getting the hang of it.

[Meerkat]

That is beautiful and the fuming swirls are just amazing.

[The Lorax]

thanks for the compliments everyone, they are greatly appreciated. Its been a while since i've made something i truly wanted to keep for myself, feels nice.... just the kick in the ass i've needed... i've been slacking far too much, and stressing out over unnecessary bs. soon enough i want to try a blow in... i love fuming and all the potential it has.

[The Glass Fish]

I've always loved a good fumed job. Nice shaping, too. I used to tell the custies "now go home and abuse yourself until it changes color."

[Dom]

Post a pic of this piece when it all dirty dirty. Jus clean the bowl.

[cleocool]

AGHKKKHKK BLOWINSSSS:spank::spank::spank:

[vetropod]

Just got a look - nice work!!!

[Buckeye]

Nice Lorax, the fuming is spot on.

[Ben 'Spice' Crowley]

Sik!

[Meerkat]

I bet once it's been used and then cleaned the fume will have a whole other dimension and range of colours...

[jojo101]

dude i'd be keeping that one for myself too! i love the little flare by the carb :)

[garrick]

hey thats really nice, when you first posted this i couldnt see it cause gp was down or something then i guess it got shuffled to the bottom.

fuming looks great. good job not over doing it, i got a terrible problem with that

[indicablue_]

It is wonderful, I myself have always loved fuming. A glassblower that we buy prodo off of fumed little messages into his pipes like 'pack and smoke daily' and '420 time'. Great piece.

[jojo101]

hey lorax, if you dont mind saying, that dark blue/purple color, how did u get that? is it silver or silver and gold? im startin to mess with fuming and not getting great results. i think i mite be burning it before it fumes or something.

[Dom]

Gold and Silver, just takes the right amount. Gold makes pink, Silver makes blue, mix those together you get purple.

[jojo101]

oh yea i shoulda thought of that haha

[The Lorax]

to get that purple this is usually my trick..

fume gold first till it is a nice pink shade... and honestly, sometimes my gold fume is pink, sometimes it is that ugly orange. i think this has to do with the specific flame i use, gold is still tricky to me and kinda hit or miss.

then i fume silver very heavily (usually white)... i do it heavy b/c i know when i lay my clear and condense it that it will burn a decent amount away.. the heavy lair also protects the gold so that doesn't burn off.

then bam, you got that nice fumey purple that usually turns into a nice blue / and or green when colored in.

i also use 50 mm standard b/c it helps get better depth with ISO and more fumey when condensed...

hope that helps, i might of explained it poorly though b/c im sick and kinda out of it.

it takes a decent amount of practice with fuming, so don't expect to get it on the first try... and if you do. don't expect it to be the same on the second try, fuming is weird but awesome when done right.

[nodice]

Oxydising flames will give ya the orange. When going for it, I like to put on silver, then gold, then pattern, then oxydise, then fume with silver and close. If ya do it right(at least the way I like it) the irridecent orange it gives is pretty nice. Sometimes the milkier orange can be nice too, but I like the ones with less fuming more. If you want that purp more, just reduce a little more when applying your pattern.

[jojo101]

thanks a ton guys!
what kinda flame do u use when u fume? i cant get a pinner on my midrange, and im about to get a carlisle cc it has a premix center, is that gonna make my fumes or colors funky?
when i do my silver fuming i get some on my tube but a lot of times the silver burns all away (from the rod i hold it on not my tube)

[nodice]

You don't need a pinner. With silver, you want to fume with a reducing flame. Is the silver burning away while you're puting it on? If so, it's just getting oxydised by the flame.......reduce..... When fuming gold I use a neutral or a little oxydising flame.

[jojo101]

ah thanks nodice, yea i was using an oxy flame so that makes sense. after i fume tho can i use any flame, or do i have to like, keep it neutral to avoid burning it off? can i go back and strike the silver more with a reducing flame after i fume it?
what temp do u kiln strike ur silver at? (and for how long)
sorry yall if im hijackin the thread

[nodice]

The silver doesn't really get burned off unless you hit it with a hot flame for a good period of time. You can fume with an oxydising flame if you want.... The fume won't look like it's there until you hit the glass with a reducing flame, then it will come out. If you want to avoid oxydising the silver, don't hit it with an oxydising flame. If you throw some gold over the silver, the flame can be any way you want....

[jojo101]

hey thanks man- i went out and tried like u said with a reducing flame, GREAT results! unfortunately i then took forever to melt my color in cus i tried io for the first time, and the silver more or less burned off and gave me a lil devit at the top of the point. but it was hot while it lasted :)
k sorry guys for jackin the thread, im gonna pm yall if i have fume questions so the thread can go back to lorax's awesome bowl, thanks again for all ur help :)

[The Lorax]

don't worry bout jackin' the thread... this forum is all about helping, and this thread is old anyways.

[nodice]

If the fuming is coming off while you're working the peice, chances are that it wasn't hot enough when you put the fuming on.

[jojo101]

thanks guys :)
the fuming is going good now, ill post some pictures when i get it outta the kiln tomorrow nite (im garaging everything so i can keep working in the morning)
i started doin some io do u guys marver the shoulders closed after u lay the stringer?
i got the point nice and hot before i fumed this time and it helped the stringers sink in too. i fumed and then laid the stringer is that right?

[nodice]

If you're using clear rods for a pattern, you want to fume first(and after imo). If you're using color, you can fume before, after, or both. I use a graphite paddle to close up the ends...... I guess it's the same as a marver, but it lets ya heat the glass while marvering. I use to know someone who marvered the ends of his iso down with his bowl push. In my experience, paddles are where it's at. If ya don't have one, and you're going to get one, make sure that the screws holding the graphite are screwed through the metal and graphite(not screwed into it, slite difference). There are lots of paddles out there with screw in handles like reamers, but they often end of burning off from the heat. First pic good, second pic bad.

peace

[CripSkillz]

humm you still do know someone that closes ends with a bowl push heheh thats me, i just use what i got..

[jojo101]

thanks nodice :)
i just ordered a bunch of graphite to make my own tools. i plan on making a bowl push too with a tip for keeping my hole where it needs to be.
the io and fume worked great but i went too heavy with the fume at the end and the glass was yellow and not too pretty.
im torn between frustrated and inspired lol. usually ill get everythin great and then one major issue at the end.

[nodice]

I hear ya. Like the lorax said, a lot of the time it's hit or miss. If you're having problems with too much silver though(and you're concerned about it), use a smaller peice of sliver and/or flame for fuming. This will help you put less on at once and control it more. Having the glass you're fuming further out in the flame can also help.

[jojo101]

hey nodice i just tried like u said with less silver and it really really really helped a lot. its common sense but i just didnt think of it :/
unfortunately my tubing cracked right down the middle a lil after.
does anyone else have any problems with the color tubes? i saw a flame off at ifc this weekend and they had to use the colored tubing, and it was cracking on all of them too.

[Dom]

Yea Ive had a good share of colored tubing expolode on me in the past. You just have to heat it up real slow in the back of the flame.

[Swampy]

woop woop. i like it.

http://www.glasspipes.org/Gal28943_Fume_Slut.asp

Yeah it's a keeper alright.