How was this marble made?

[wisco lala]

I really want to learn this tech!
Thanks!
~lala

[loydb]

Looks like a ribbon encased in clear then twisted up.

[wisco lala]

Why are there angles? Was the inside section squared first?

[CripSkillz]

what loyd said , n looks like maybe they picked the edges out in between layers.. then a lil twist in the makin..


maybe....

[Master Yoda]

I used to get that effect when rod encasing something that was already rod encased (wrapped and raked), could also be solid forms stacked on each other and vac encased? i'm just talkin out my neck

[LTD]

Looks like they twisted up a section of cane and then laid clear on the outside. Where there is no clear the color comes almost to surface.

[ALIEN!]

im with LTD, ribbon, twisted, pressed square, then clear rod encased.

[camo4779]

I really want to learn this tech!
Thanks!
~lala

You can get this effect also by Spinning a piece of cane at uneven temperatures, in lets say a 3/8th drive 18 volt dewalt. Twist the cane fast like you are making an abstract ashtray, and then encase it and constrict back.

[mindblowingglass]

You want the cane to tapper from 2mm to like 8mm then squish. I had the points come out like that a few times but not everytime. It depend on how tight you wid the cane

[FredLight]

I made one like that the other night without having seen this thread.

They look very similar, when viewed straight on, like the first pic, but the lateral view looks different.

And Btw, if you press it square, you'll get four sides. The piece in the pic has five sides.

And there's no need to press it. When you stripe on the clear, it'll create those flat planes. The part where you press it fucks with the heat base, and will slow you down unnecessarily.

[FredLight]

Ok, I tested this tech out heavily last night.

Pressing is the best way to get the planes, but it's really hard to press five sides evenly.

Now to find the camera......

[J Howard]

don't forget the fingerprints!

[LTD]

And Btw, if you press it square, you'll get four sides. The piece in the pic has five sides.

It has four sides and is twisted. look closer.

[FredLight]

Awesome! No wonder you're a ninja.

Thanks, I'll go eat some fried chicken, then snap the pics.

[FredLight]

Don't know what I did to the camera, but I can't see the fingerprints.

Barely see anything. If this pic is too blurry, I'll go re-shoot.

The smallest one is the similar tech.

The others are rod encased, tube encased, and "maria encased".

I'm going kitesurfing, see ya!

[LTD]

Second one from the left top row is close, if you just twisted it up a little. Nice stuff though!

[menty666]

There..........Are..........Four....Sides!!!


sorry, Star Trek geek moment :)

[weberglass]

I see inside out lines inside a tube. How many I don't know. Possibly one. Clear dots laid on the outside of tube over the line or lines. Collapsed the tube and then twisted up.

Imagine a clear tube with one line down the inside. Then the outside has one row of clear dots laid over the line. Collapse tube to remove are then twisted.

Basically honeycomb concept using one line and one striaght row of dots rather then dot the entire outside.

Also I see gold stone or aventurine in there which leads me to think it is soft glass. Plus the clarity of the glass seems like soft. So that means the entire process could be different then what we are all envisioning.

I am prolly wrong with my guess but I am sure that would make something cool too.

[weberglass]

Can you clean the marble and put up a few more pics. The glare and finger prints makes it tough to see whats actually happening. A black background would help. Its the second pic thats tough to see.

[wisco lala]

I don't own the marble. I saw it at the Badger Marble Show in Madison.
I'm going to try some ideas tomorrow.