sleeping progress thread

[sleepingpeople]

Hey guys i have been lampworking officially since friday the 21st. I am 20 years old right now and working in a studio i built behind my house. Heres some pics of a couple of thie first things i have made, including my attempt at a spoon, which came out functional.

A couple dishes and pendants for the most part, going to get back out tonight to try some implosions and honeycombs. Feel free to comment if you want, and im always looking for tips.


ALSO i am having some trouble figuring out how to work my kiln controller. Its an older fuji one and i have attached a picture of it as well if any one can shed some light on it.


Thanks

-sleeping

first turtle try
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4820/dscf4244h.jpg

pendant with frit trapped inside

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/66/dscf4240e.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/347/dscf4247o.jpg

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6371/dscf4248s.jpg

heres a little boat style dish i made

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1580/dscf4251i.jpg

my first try at a dish

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5181/dscf4252t.jpg

heres a bigger dish i tried

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/561/dscf4253.jpg

and the first spoon

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8893/dscf4249c.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5055/dscf4250v.jpg

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/2184/dscf4255f.jpg

and heres my kiln controller im needing help with

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/620/dscf4256b.jpg

[hwcglass]

Looking good, man.

Keep on working.

About your kiln. Search will tell you how to set it for a schedule. common controller.

To set a working temp: push select, use arrows to set temp, push select to hold at that temp.

[l33t:weasel]

jesus christ man! your like 4 days in and you've already made as many pendants as me. thats awesome. you got a stereo in yer shop yet?

[sleepingpeople]

hey thanks! I got a little bose stereo with my ipod on shuffle. which is noice, i can finally listen to my collection of music more. I am excited to take pics of the stuf in the kiln now! I figured out a honey comb and tried an implosion

[JohnnyHigh]

Lookin' good man! Keep it up.

[sleepingpeople]

update:

milli dish which i cut to big, i am gonna get tile nippers today or tomorrow

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/713/dscf4273v.jpg

another dish

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3807/dscf4274q.jpg

dishin it out

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2164/dscf4275g.jpg

implosion attempt

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/6789/dscf4277u.jpg

implosion 2 with mushroom attempt turned out pretty good, bad pic

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8325/dscf4278.jpg

and my absolute favorite from yesterday is this honeycomb pendant. Im choosing not to show the stuff i didnt like much. Thanks!

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4963/dscf4279db.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

working on my honeycombs

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3996/dscf4282.jpg

little color stack dish, need to work on shaping

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/12/dscf4283g.jpg

try at a honey comb dish came out too thin
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/3200/dscf4284.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4528/dscf4285y.jpg


and this was my favorite thing so far.. honeycomb dish

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7002/dscf4286f.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8824/dscf4288o.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2571/dscf4287.jpg

[AYHEM]

the more evenly you dot those combs the more even they will condense down, i think the more dots the better too. lookin good bro!

[sleepingpeople]

thanks for the tips im gonna try some more

[hwcglass]

loving the effort, keep it coming!!!!

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Looking good Bro, I like your last honeycomb dish. Work on your shaping and keep that rod rotation even as you gather on the end and mbls will round out, awesome keep on it.

[FRGartifacts]

Glad to see you got the shop up and running. Good job! Keep it up. You inspired me to go out to my shop now and try honeycombs too!!!

[sleepingpeople]

thanks for the comments guys! Heres the stuff from last night.

2 honeycomb pendants
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3628/dscf4291o.jpg

another dish, still working on the shaping, its hard to get the honeycomb out and then flip it and then make the walls on the other side.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2016/dscf4292.jpg

heres another dish

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8023/dscf4294.jpg
and the bottom
http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/2383/dscf4295.jpg

second spoon try that came out ok but having trouble with the mouth piece still
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1774/dscf4297.jpg
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9240/dscf4296e.jpg

[l33t:weasel]

your doing good.... the trick with the mouth piece is to "gather" it thick. i shape the mouthpieces before i shape the head. then when i come back to open it up its easy because its thick enough to not keep melting and adding glass to the part im trying to pick open. but once it is thick back there u gotta be alittle more careful when you come back to it with the flame. especialy if you put any color on the inside.

but i guess i should ask "how are you trying to do the mouth-piece?" to make sure we are on the same page.

what kind of tube are you using?

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Your doing it Bro, I like all your color combos and I like that first top pendant very nice!

[sleepingpeople]

hey well i am using 25 x 4 mm simax tubing. I use 12.5 mm as a blow tube, but i tried pulling points these past couple times which worked ok too.

I have a big problem with my pipes cracking, also the tubing has randomly cracked on me more than once, even when i cut off a piece and set down the big chunk im not using, sometimes it will crack up near where i flame cut it.

I tried to take new pics of the stuff i just made but it didnt quite work out, so i will try in the day light.

I did a new spoon and was having a rough time on it, but decided to finish it out in order to try the picking on the mouth piece. After a few minutes of trying i got it open, so well see :D

update in the morning

[hwcglass]

try using 9.5 for handles. you may find that easier. I do.

[sleepingpeople]

i will give it a shot, especially since i ran out of the 12.5 tubing. . well fresh cuts anyways, i have a stack i can clean ends up on.

The 9.5 should do ok, ill let you know. I have been working off of 25mm only, i have a tube of 32mm but i dont know if i am ready.

Just had about 3 great hours on the torch though, made a couple dishes i am really happy with, and have another spoon attempt. Tomorrows update will be beefy

[l33t:weasel]

when your tube cracks on the bench its from thermal shock. touching cold glass with the flame without getting it all the way hot, or hot all the way around the circumference makes it crack a short while after you set it down. you gotta make sure the flame only touches the tube exactly where you are flame cutting. and you cant use the condensation as a reference point because its always gonna be moving

the best way to learn about thermal shock (i think) is to make it happen on purpose
with some pieces of glass you don't care about. like the end of a 12mm rod or a broken piece of tube. just get one little part of it hot and set it down back by your fan and wait a second. it might crack in a few seconds, it might take a couple hours. watch your eyes. :)

[sleepingpeople]

yeah thanks, i am coming to do a bit better avoid it. I am excited, i made 2 heart pendants, but they got swooped before i could take pics. I have another in the kiln now, as well as spoon # 5 which am really am happy with in terms of shaping i think :D I need to watch some people and pick up on some techniques ideally for some color work just to set me in the right direction

[sleepingpeople]

here you go, sorry i smoked the day away yesterday.

honeycomb dish top and bottom

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5922/dscf4320y.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/3061/dscf4325x.jpg

another honeycomb dish top and bottom

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6066/dscf4315r.jpg

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7812/dscf4317t.jpg

2 pendants i liked the bottom one a lot more

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3628/dscf4291o.jpg

3rd heart pendant, since the other 2 got swooped before pics

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4637/dscf4314.jpg

4 favorite dishes

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/305/dscf4309g.jpg

spoon 3 and 4
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/4388/dscf4310f.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6262/dscf4311y.jpg

spoon try 5 from last night came out a lot better and i might even use it for more than a couple samples :D, really happy with the shaping

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9589/dscf4312h.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5350/dscf4313r.jpg

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Nice Brotha!, Iam really liking the dishes Man, they are really coming along fast. I see your mouth pieces are looking better. Looking good Bro! Maybe blow out the bowl just Alittle and recondense, but Iam liking your shaping keep it up! and Melt on!

[sleepingpeople]

thanks, yeah i was thinking about doing something like that to the bowl. Thanks i will play around with that. Cant wait to scope some new techs to try out sometime

[TlkQ]

Just a thought, if you do your spoons and such with just clear and fume you'll get the shaping and control down without wasting time and color. Also, if you get those honeycombs flat you can lense them with clear. They look way cooler lensed. It helps me to lense it while it's still on the tube and then pop the disc off. That way all you have to do is trim the excess off from around the lense before you do your final shaping.

Color is expensive. Get the shapinf down until you have a sellable product. Once the shapinf becomes second nature start getting more in depth with your designs.

[sleepingpeople]

the 4 dishes in that picture i sold have sold for 10 each plus five shipping for each one. I just made some more stuff tonight. I havent tried fume at all to be honest. it is best to work on clear spoons your right, but i dont mind dressin them up a notch ;)


went to trevs this afternoon
i played with some millies tonight and a bit of sky blue tubing, made a neat spoon, some dishes, and a couple pendants. Im havin a great time, so if i waste a stick of color im not hurt. Im doing them clear for them most part though

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

TikQ, I am just to new to understand POP the lens off, how exactly is that done?, I heard people use this term but not sure of its meaning and have 0 formal training!.

[TlkQ]

You art the end of your bubble and then condense it from the tip so it's flat. Take you'r clear rod for your lense, melt a gather and tag it to the middle of the flat end of the bubble. Smoosh the clear onto the bubble so it covers the whole comb. Then heat behind the flat part of the bubble, blow and pull the tube away from the bubble while puffing. This makes it super thin behind the lensed bubble. Focus your flame on a side of the thin section close to the lensed comb and blow to pop a hole. Tear the tube away from the lensed comb and trim up the excess however you please. Cup shears are the easiest way.

And sleepingpeople it's not as much about the expense of color as it is the amount of time put into it. If you just do fume and clear you can make them twice as fast, therefore twice the practice. I'm at pretty much the same spot as you in my lamping career. I wasted a bunch of time trying to art up my first pieces when I first started making pipes. They looked like fumed, dotted, and lined turds haha. I recently started just doing fume and shaping and now can make 3 decently shaped hitters in the amount of time it would take me to make one dotted up hitter.

I'm a strong believer in fundamentals ;-)

[sleepingpeople]

word man. I will try that too, most of my spoons i had just capped in frit. maybe a lame question.. but how do i fume

[sleepingpeople]

heres 5 new dishes, still working on shaping, and a couple of them are a bit on the thinner side on the bottoms.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9862/dscf4330e.jpg
this one has some millies on it but they are just color/patterns not images

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8067/dscf4334i.jpg

this one is a couple colors, and the flash doesnt show them all, but love it

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6818/dscf4335i.jpg

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/2051/dscf4336.jpg

big pink
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9984/dscf4342h.jpg
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5315/dscf4343r.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9944/dscf4347m.jpg

and heres a new spoon #6 with some millies and dichro on the front. . . lol i was stoned

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8016/dscf4348h.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7048/dscf4349m.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/7462/dscf4350.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

Been working on dishes a lot, shaping and honey combing mostly

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9973/dscf4354o.jpg

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/8430/dscf4355l.jpg

Red elvis and some white on the other one, these i made as a pair

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4066/dscf4357s.jpg

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/9877/dscf4358m.jpg

this one i was happy with, used some more red elvis

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/7957/dscf4360.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/7922/dscf4361x.jpg

this one was made to hold a bit more, turned out nice and solid with cool color effects did as a demo for friends who stopped by

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/1198/dscf4362b.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1864/dscf4363u.jpg

this one came out bigger too with a clear window on the base

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8646/dscf4364b.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5949/dscf4365.jpg

worked on some 32 x 4 and came up with this little thickie for my first try

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6707/dscf4366r.jpg

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4610/dscf4367b.jpg

enjoyed this one a lot, gives me a spacey organic feel in the colors

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/6853/dscf4368c.jpg

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6872/dscf4372p.jpg

and i called this one night sky

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1060/dscf4374.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5723/dscf4376l.jpg

thanks for looking!!

[steak351]

nice stuff man youre getting the hang of it, the only thing i can say, give advice , is somebody told me that : if you think it is hot enoug/enough melted in - melt in more

:D

[sleepingpeople]

Thanks steak, i have definitely heard something like that before and found that sometimes patience really is the key needed to unlock something new or something done better. Its hard to know where to focus on or what to practice more/most when i work alone since im starting still.

[Albino Sasquatch]

nice man! a little tip on the pipe for stretching it you want to make sure you get it plenty hot or you just end up stretching a really thin spot in the tube. you dont wanna try and pull as soon as its hot you kinda wanna let it start to condence a bit. then slowly and lightly pull and this will give you more of a flowing stretch and make it alot thicker throughout . keep it up and torch time is what helps the most!

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

^^^^ Great Advice! Like your progress stay on it Man! Looking good!

[sleepingpeople]

thanks for the tips, if anyones ever in this direction let me know. I will keep at it and am enjoying it a lot!! just got a couple neat dishes out the kiln

[l33t:weasel]

"gathering" is potentially the most important place to focus your practice on, it will effect everything else. if you haven't this yet get a piece of clear rod, around 10mm is good, and just gather marbles side by side down the length of the whole rod. then when your working on a pipe if you want to gather the mouth piece or a maria its just the same as gathering those mibs on the rod.

[sleepingpeople]

for sure, i have worked on gather a bit, but was having trouble when i tried to do a restriction. l33t cant wait til your back in WA!

[sleepingpeople]

hey heres some update for jah

warmed up on a mushroom

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7402/dscf4433i.jpg

then a pendant
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2005/dscf4432g.jpg

tried dotting color on a dish but didnt like the end result
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4784/dscf4417g.jpg

shaping is improving. . color work could use some work lol.

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2830/dscf4423.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4373/dscf4424y.jpg

this one came out just ok
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9232/dscf4427r.jpg

this one was fun, and its nice sized in capacity and thickness
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6686/dscf4428u.jpg

http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/8213/dscf4429.jpg



and heres my favorite so far, really like the shaping and how it turned out

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/7681/dscf4430.jpg

http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/955/dscf4431.jpg

theres a subtle honeycomb too ;)

take it easy thanks for lookin!

[sleepingpeople]

Heres an update for you cats



another heart try
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1574/dscf4437.jpg

heres a better one, my step mom already took the best one lol

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/4844/dscf4438d.jpg

heres a pendant, color boiled a bit

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7637/dscf4439.jpg

this one turned out favorably
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/180/dscf4441t.jpg

the dish batch, getting thicker
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/4813/dscf4443k.jpg

try one
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3205/dscf4450.jpg
this one has a red elvis lip, heres the honeycomb bottom

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9697/dscf4449.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/821/dscf4445x.jpg

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/710/dscf4447.jpg

thanks for looking!

[mouseclone]

Take down dirty pics, they are not welcomed here.. something about laws.

I think that your dishes are coming along nicely though.

on your pipes, do you do the mouth piece first and attach a blow tube, or do you work the bowl and mouth piece last. I don't think there is a wrong way, as long as the end product is what you are looking for. Took me a while to get shaping down and I"m still not 100%.

If the spoon is going to be about 3 or 4 inches, I will condense to about 2 or 3 inches. Attach a punty and heat up the center of the mass. stretch it out and form the mouth piece. attach blow tube with cold seal, shape bowl and the rest.

I used to do the bowl first, and until phatty showed me how he does a mouth piece I had nothing but trouble with that order. I have not gone back to try it the other way, but I have seen how it could be done really quickly the other way.

[sleepingpeople]

I have been doing it bowl first, but i will try it that way too next time, i have found trying all techniques helps me find a good medium for what works for me. Heres an update from today i was kinda guessing a bit on how to do some of this but im happy

Big necklace that i made from some scraps

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1553/dscf4456a.jpg

heres a try i did at encasing and switch backing some color, it got burned a notch before i got the clear on though

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9783/dscf4467o.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3788/dscf4465v.jpg

heres the pendant of the lines i liked the most

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8437/dscf4463l.jpg

and then i also liked this implosion one

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1817/dscf4468z.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9260/dscf4471l.jpg

thanks for looking and commenting

[sleepingpeople]

figured out how to vortex barely

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/128/dscf4479m.jpg
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5315/dscf4481.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1416/dscf4484.jpg
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3486/dscf4483.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

heres just a couple pics i took

some hearts
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2589/dscf4488.jpg

and really happy with this dish, has a frit marble handle on it too, its a black with some red elvis

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3811/dscf4489g.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7681/dscf4495j.jpg

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4282/dscf4497p.jpg

[S.HY.]

i'd day it looks like your getting better.

[sleepingpeople]

thanks man, i am having more patience when melting in and shaping things more. its hard to find colors that dont bubble sometimes though

[sleepingpeople]

heres some more
this one came out a bit bigger
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8226/dscf4500w.jpg
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5736/dscf4502w.jpg

encased some dichro in the base of this one :D its kinda reflective in the light

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8610/dscf4522j.jpg

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/999/dscf4523q.jpg

put a little bit of a lip on this one, turned out pretty neat

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8387/dscf4519.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1312/dscf4509e.jpg

and this one was great fun too

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1061/dscf4514t.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1334/dscf4515j.jpg

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8932/dscf4517k.jpg

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Your dishes are looking better, the unique shaping design on the next to last one is kool,(kinda heart shape) and the first one nice too! Stay on it Bro your doing it!...Melt on!...

[sleepingpeople]

Thanks man, that kinda heart shape one i actually sold already!! I think i put the dichro in upside down on that green dish though for some reason. I need more stuff to do on dishes besides honeycombs, time to pull out some books :D

[S.HY.]

i'm not sure if my terminology is right but you could try capping like on a slide. work a design on a bubble then fuse it to the dish.

[sleepingpeople]

heres an update thanks for lookin

1st retti try

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2371/dscf4557k.jpg

made this for my momhttp://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4781/dscf4559w.jpg

heres some of the stuff i liked a bit more

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4564/dscf4558f.jpg
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2540/dscf4569h.jpg

this one came out nice in TC colors :D thick toohttp://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7787/dscf4564p.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4601/dscf4556r.jpg

this one came out even better
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9209/dscf4563h.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4217/dscf4555f.jpg

and this one i went a bit headdy on haha

dichro handle, a millie mib, and clean combing, all thick

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4316/dscf4554f.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/681/dscf4549.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1486/dscf4550u.jpg

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

And your Moma said you never do the dishes!.Well .........Instead, I'd have to say your Dishing it out Bro!....Really coming now, Nice!.

[sleepingpeople]

thanks dude i am excited about those last ones!!!

[FishOutOfWater]

Lookin good brotha

[sleepingpeople]

Thanks i have been working a lot on practicing the techniques that i am understanding some (like honeycombing and shaping and thickening/condensing) but cant wait to learn some new techniques to put into my book as well

[sleepingpeople]

heres an update sorry been slackin on the pics and some of my glass has left before i got a chance to take pics

green marble double sided
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3315/dscf4719.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/148/dscf4691.jpg

shot of a universe i tried to make

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3631/dscf4695o.jpg

practice marble
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1301/dscf4697c.jpg

practice implosion dish
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2739/dscf4699x.jpg
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8553/dscf4700.jpg

another dish
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6890/dscf4701q.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9876/dscf4702.jpg

for some reason this vortex looks cloudy in the pics but its just a little marble
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6809/dscf4712.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2562/dscf4704.jpg

put a milli on the back of one of them lol
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/8844/dscf4714j.jpg

and tried this implosion marble before bed too

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4980/dscf4718.jpg

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/6184/dscf4716r.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4731/dscf4715.jpg

[S.HY.]

looking nice. keep it up

[sleepingmonkey04]

Hey good shit man keep up the good work. I seen your 360 remote whats your gamer tag? Hit me up on the 360 and I can walk thru doing mouth pieces and what ever you need help with. G/T = oo glass oo

[sleepingpeople]

yo yo my xbox live expired but im going to be ordering it again for when this game called brink comes out

also stoked on everything thats in the kiln right now :D

[sleepingpeople]

Heres a new update, i tried my first slide, played with making some leafs, and tried to do some benderbacks on some rod. Also sadly the implosion marble i did has too much air in it around where the tips of the implode dots are lol

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/9173/dscf4724q.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7527/dscf4722.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2104/dscf4721g.jpg

made this off scrap
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2240/dscf4725.jpg

try @ benderback pendant
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/39/dscf4726u.jpg

little marble i did
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1415/dscf4727.jpg
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/9055/dscf4728.jpg

heres a pendant i liked

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8216/dscf4730y.jpg

leaf try 1
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7499/dscf4732g.jpg
try 2
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8794/dscf4734e.jpg
try3
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/9162/dscf4736w.jpg

and my first slide 14mm w/ implosion marble

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4006/dscf4737.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/1057/dscf4739qf.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8009/dscf4740y.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7476/dscf4741.jpg

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Nice Man, did you just draw out the veins or did you have a masher of some sort?..keep it coming Ku marble too!.....

[sleepingpeople]

i have a masher of some sort yeah just on some pliers

[sleepingpeople]

heres a dish i worked on last night
implosion, honeycomb and eye on it

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/9537/dscf4743p.jpg

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1521/dscf4745t.jpg

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/93/dscf4746h.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2691/dscf4749.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4840/dscf4751f.jpg

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Looking good!....Nice real Nice!...

[sleepingpeople]

thanks :D

[sleepingpeople]

hey heres an update, these first couple were good warmups

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6694/dscf4757w.jpg
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5776/dscf4759e.jpg
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/4653/dscf4760a.jpg

and this one too

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4541/dscf4761k.jpg
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9383/dscf4764p.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3272/dscf4765z.jpg

implosion marble
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6844/dscf4775fw.jpg
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3807/dscf4777y.jpg

little cleanine, thick with implosion marble :) midnight lavender honeycomb
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/8941/dscf4780r.jpg
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/4035/dscf4781s.jpg
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4641/dscf4783.jpg
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9748/dscf4784d.jpg

this one turned out great with a blue leaf handle :) midnight lavender and nightshade used in it
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8940/dscf4785l.jpg
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/166/dscf4786.jpg
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9213/dscf4789.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9351/dscf4792x.jpg
http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/6595/dscf4795.jpg

and happy with this one as well, eyeball and mushroom milli in it, leaf handle
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3699/dscf4799y.jpg
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/6026/dscf4800.jpg
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5973/dscf4798k.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/299/dscf4803w.jpg
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9839/dscf4802u.jpg

[Master Yoda]

that midnight is sexy!

[sleepingpeople]

yeah really easy and fun to work with ! but gotta keep it warmer than other colors it almost seems like

[Master Yoda]

u make that eye mili?

[sleepingpeople]

no i didnt make any of them, just picked them up around and knowing people. Had a chance to see some stuff get done yesterday.. got blanks ready to try on :D

[S.HY.]

your consistently improving now you just need to work on controlling those air bubbles

[AYHEM]

nice bro!

[sleepingpeople]

for sure i am going to be trying to alter my approach a bit to produce less bubbles

[sleepingpeople]

mouth piece i did on a steamroller
http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/4395/dscf4814.jpg


heres a new dish i liked. used dragons eye frit in it for a really discrete but cool effect on the walls

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/2325/dscf4819.jpg

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1941/dscf4820.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8236/dscf4821v.jpg

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/8480/dscf4822.jpg

and a light shot.. cool transparency/glow

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2935/dscf4827j.jpg

[mouseclone]

Work is cleaning up nicely. It is good to get the hang of the way glass moves. keep it up man.

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Man, I just went bac thru thread and check it out and you have turned a corner and your starting to get that flo!, very nice. Iam tryin hard to get that flo too! I have learned acouple things this week , First Glass ain't fucking easy, its work!. Although very enjoyable work!..and the real shocker for me was how sore I am today after 7 or so hours on the Torch yesterday. My Traps are on fire, more sore than all the house framing I did last week. Man that just seems weird !...lol...

[hashmasta-kut]

it does seem weird. is your posture good? are you sitting or standing?

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Well I ended up doing both but was sitting mostly, gotta a bad right knee so try and stay off of it when possible..I think I was mostly tense since it was my first real day gettn to use the Torch/Flame...I go tomorrow to get some torch time with someone who actually gives lessons so Iam excited..want to stop in Raleigh on way bac and hang with wfs, the Wake Man for a few and check out his stuff too!...gonna be an epic day for me.. hopefully I can get some of this to sink in ultra thick skull!...lol...

[FizZle]

good luck rettis, these dishes are lookin pretty good sleeping...i think you should prolly get rid of the pic of the "little oiler" looks like it violates the TOS....just lookin out...keep it up

[STROKER]

comon dude you know you cant show dirty stuff on this forum.

remove your pic so a mod doesnt have too.

[TlkQ]

It looks like you may be reducing your striking colors a bit too much. Try to stick with a neutral to oxy flame when working with most strikers. This will keep them from going that creamy color.

[sleepingpeople]

good luck on that rettis. i stand when i work and havent had a problem a safety break or 5 minutes couldnt fix.

neutral to oxy flame you say? Thank you much, i was leaning a bit more on the propane side

and thanks to you other cats for diligently making sure im not breaking any rules


really i dont update this enough and theres a grip of stuff you havent seen or has cracked on trials haha. But i starting to get my schedule to allow for more flameworking so well see

[hwcglass]

looking good. keep 'um coming.

[S.HY.]

best one yet

[sleepingpeople]

thanks sold like a hotcake too got some more to bust out tonight after class

[sleepingpeople]

some shots
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6360/dscf4855k.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/4069/dscf4854x.jpg


coll honeycomb designish
http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/1812/dscf4856.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

a momka color and red elvis honeycomb

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4625/dscf4835g.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2388/dscf4834h.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7563/dscf4832c.jpg

some experimenting
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7176/dscf4831j.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4765/dscf4829c.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/5135/dscf4830.jpg

:D
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/7248/dscf4836h.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1070/dscf4838g.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/53/dscf4839l.jpg

on cobalt

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7138/dscf4842i.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7756/dscf4843d.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/821/dscf4844p.jpg

[GlassWithClass]

Honeycombs are lookin good man,
I like that red elvis one.
Keep up the progression!:)

[JohnnyHigh]

I like your dishes man, do you do those from a rod or tube?

[turtleglass]

Lookin good brother

[sleepingpeople]

the dishes are done from tube usually 25mm . I have a new batch i will update tomorrow when not buzzed lol

[TlkQ]

How would one make a dish out of rod? Unless it's a coilpot or something.

[l33t:weasel]

dishes are looking good, and your color inventory looks like its coming along nicely also

[sleepingpeople]

heres a little worked dish i tried
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2733/dscf4858t.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1308/dscf4859u.jpg

lol tube pull
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4227/dscf4860.jpg
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2991/dscf4863u.jpg

new leaf hard to capture on camera
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/8382/dscf4865b.jpg

This one turned out solid
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/9206/dscf4867h.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3605/dscf4868r.jpg

new fave tho
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7486/dscf4872.jpg
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/6090/dscf4875.jpg
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7813/dscf4876q.jpg
http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2910/dscf4877.jpg



---thanks l33t

also even if you coilpot its still using rod applied to a tube. .

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Impressed Man, your dishes have come a long way in last couple months, looking real good..ofc keep it up...really digging the Elvis and the last one!...

[TlkQ]

Well if you coil on top of a flair technically it is rod turned into tubing but yea I totally feel that. Your colors are looking less reduced. In some spots they are still getting a bit creamy but they look good. Try raging the oxy until the very end and then just flash it in a reducing flame

[MarioSC]

Those dishes are pretty sweet man!

[hippi]

lookin good dude! i have to say that elvis and momka dish looks real clean dude!

[sleepingpeople]

thanks haha glad you guys like that elvis dish. to be honest i wasnt a big fan of it but it grows on me :D

so high oxy, then hit it with high propane at the end?

what do you guys do when you find a color just just bubbles. i have been pretty lucky cause nightshade, elvis, and midnight lav dont really bubble that easilly, but some other colors just wanna burn. do you justn ot use them when you making say like a honeycomb

[S.HY.]

when i have a color that just wants to burn i turn down the heat just to the point that it doesn't boil.

[sleepingpeople]

word, but if im trying to make like a 50 cent piece sized leaf or heart pendant which i have someone wanting a grip of them, its not very efficient to work on a low heat. better to just use a better color? i was coating in clear but i found then it wouldnt come out as even when i mashed and i would have to trim

[TlkQ]

Try dropping a piece of the color stick down a piece of tubing. Heat from the closed end and work the air out while collapsing the clear onto the color. The only thing you have to watch for is when you use the rod after you apply a dot sometimes the color will become exposed and boil. Twist the rod when you apply to make sure that doesn't happen.

Sorry if that didn't make much sense, but it helped me when I was trying to work boily colors.

[sleepingpeople]

yeah i understand how to do the sleeving of a color essentially but then the clear always shows up when i mash into my shape and i end up having to spend time trimming it off and stuff when i feel like i didnt have to coat it to begin with.

the black leaf i just made is not coated in clear

[ZombieGlass]

coll honeycomb designish
http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/1812/dscf4856.jpg

Looks like a crop circle! Love it! :bouncy:

[sleepingpeople]

thank you so much :D i love this dish too but sadly it had a leaf handle and the handle cracked, so i fixed it but then it broke off again later anyways lol!

[sleepingpeople]

try @ implosion
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/9046/dscf4901f.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4817/dscf4902v.jpg

try at something weird i guess haha but the colors looked cool

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/9351/dscf4903.jpg

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7637/dscf4904u.jpg

another practice :)
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/5453/dscf4906w.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9607/dscf4908.jpg

and another :)
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7025/dscf4909yx.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4852/dscf4910g.jpg

this one turned out super neato on the bottom :D

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9470/dscf4911j.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2663/dscf4912w.jpg

annnnnnd the bottom of it haha

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6914/dscf4913p.jpg

and a spoon from recent .. still practicing

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1214/dscf4914h.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9848/dscf4921.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/1390/dscf4923u.jpg

and an implosion dish with a hand carved leaf, props to jake c for the tips. ap frit on the bottom as well as some midnight lav dots around it.

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5975/dscf4916o.jpg

http://img858.imageshack.us/img858/2357/dscf4917.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/731/dscf4919p.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1176/dscf4920.jpg

[hashmasta-kut]

some really groovy fuming on that last spoon, and that last dish is getting pretty round too :) i found dishes the hardest thing to make forever, compared to much harder looking things, they were really hard to get nicely shaped for me.

[sleepingpeople]

Hey kut thanks man, i know i am finding it really hard to get a dish nice and round then to keep that shape and work it through. still its good fun :D

that spoon has some ap frit in it too thanks man, still got a ways to go on the shaping. its on 32x4

[CripSkillz]

dishin it up nicely

[sleepingpeople]

thanks man i tried a little bub but how on earth do i do the downstem in it? needless to say it didnt make it lol

[sleepingpeople]

fuck cracks

last night was a long one that only yielded good practice

[sleepingpeople]

heres these tho

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad268/sleepingpeople/DSCF4940.jpg

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad268/sleepingpeople/DSCF4930.jpg

[ZombieGlass]

Perty! Is that clear frit and fume on the spoon? That is pretty badass looking!

[sleepingpeople]

hey thats some AP frit on there that i really worked in after i had the blank closed back up

thanks for looking!! i will keep up the spoon work i had a fully fritted one i did but it cracked on me right @ the mouth piece where i could see one little piece of frit wasnt melted in

[SevenOut]

Love your dishes Sleeping, They're looking great. See you on Stickam, Mano.

[sleepingpeople]

thanks dood i gotta keep up the practice we should set up our torches for a day sometime and do some work. good 2 bounce some ideas and what not maybe. I have been tryin to go a bit bigger lately but pushing myself pushes my potential for cracks

[SevenOut]

I'm totally down 4 that noob-laboration but next week is spring break so got my son home and will be spending alot of time with him. the next week would be great though.



thanks dood i gotta keep up the practice we should set up our torches for a day sometime and do some work. good 2 bounce some ideas and what not maybe. I have been tryin to go a bit bigger lately but pushing myself pushes my potential for cracks

[sleepingpeople]

ok true on that i hear you there.. how old is here just curious?

i wannak now how ur doing those reversals

[SevenOut]

Sleeping:

My son is 13 and is a great kid. The reversals are very easy with a little practice. I used THIS TUTORIAL (http://www.fredrossidesign.com/page7.htm) ( the last set of pictures on the bottom of the page) and applied it to what I'm doing with spoons.

This is a great use of those Momka Multi odds Phyllis sells at Trev's. Twisting them up is fun and i bet the practice / experience MIGHT(what do i know, I'm a Noob!) translate well / help with line work later on down the road?

I'll drop you a PM later this week and you can come on up and check out the studio and do some work. It would be nice to watch another person at the torch, As I have yet to see anyone else melt other than in video recordings / streams.

[sleepingpeople]

yeah for sure i am starting class on the 5th this week. Thanks for that link i will check that out for sure im stoked.

i wont be able to take any pics this week some of my family went to spain and took the camera lol

[sleepingpeople]

so i made a little bub for myself but it cracked at the very very very end of the process :( right when i hit the blow tube for the mouthpiece with a small flame to finish it up it was game over.

i sometimes see people taking pics of their work with their blowtubes still on there, is this because i should have garaged it and taken it off after i built some heat back up, or is this cause they are lazy? i know that while i was working on the piece at some points water dripped down throw the tube into the hot mouth piece and burned away, could this also be a factor in weakening the glass then reinforcing that i should have garaged it? or maybe it wasnt meant to be haha

[p.j.]

so i made a little bub for myself but it cracked at the very very very end of the process :( right when i hit the blow tube for the mouthpiece with a small flame to finish it up it was game over.

i sometimes see people taking pics of their work with their blowtubes still on there, is this because i should have garaged it and taken it off after i built some heat back up, or is this cause they are lazy? i know that while i was working on the piece at some points water dripped down throw the tube into the hot mouth piece and burned away, could this also be a factor in weakening the glass then reinforcing that i should have garaged it? or maybe it wasnt meant to be haha

garage it before you take the blow tube. good progression though, keep it up kid

[sleepingpeople]

damnit that really sucks

it would have been kinda neat. but ok wow thanks. any other tips for removing the final blow tube? or just to garage and let it build up some heat first

[TlkQ]

You don't have to garage it, just make sure it stays warm. If you are taking a while on the bowl end then carefully reheat the whole piece occasionally. All about keeping the thing warm

[sleepingpeople]

well the thing is tho like when the flame touched that area of the blow tube the whole mouth piece cracked down then into the can. I am sure it was just cooling off way too much. but garaging it would be a safer way prob

[TlkQ]

Garaging it is safer yes. But it certainly can be done without it. If you keep it warm through the whole process they you won't have an issue when it comes time to take it off the blowtube.

[JohnnyHigh]

when in doubt, garage it out.

I'm working through the same issue sleeping.

[sleepingpeople]

word yeah talked to some other blowers in person today and had a chance to ask a couple questions that always helps. gonna keep practicing ;)

[sleepingpeople]

bad pic but i only got my phone.. teaser til i get camera back

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/479/imageera.jpg

dishes are getting done differently and some new mibs which i am starting to get a lot happier with. will get new pics soon. phone is not good to post from at all

[BK]

Sweet dollar sign dish

[SevenOut]

Your Crate 'o glass is looking good man. Keep it up!

[sleepingpeople]

thanks dudes.. new pics coming like very soon.. tonight or tomorrow !

[sleepingpeople]

no particular order.. and missing the stuff i sold already.. thanks!! i got a big box fillin up of stuff now haha

example of shaping ive been doing..
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7949/dscf6630.jpg

messing with stringers as well and liking marbles
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/191/dscf6633.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6217/dscf6634v.jpg

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/3850/dscf6637.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/3055/dscf6639.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6415/dscf6641.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/885/dscf6642.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/2209/dscf6652.jpg

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/7436/dscf6651f.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6641/dscf6650.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4343/dscf6648a.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1392/dscf6646.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7858/dscf6645p.jpg

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/3470/dscf6644w.jpg

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7458/dscf6664oj.jpg

hard to show these colors but i dig the mib

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4133/dscf6660.jpg

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/4631/dscf6659.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/162/dscf6658.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4382/dscf6656m.jpg

silver fume with red elves backing imploded
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4383/dscf6653g.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3985/dscf6654.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/668/dscf6665k.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/153/dscf6671.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1192/dscf6672u.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/2184/dscf6673o.jpg

this one was fun

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4418/dscf6666t.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6154/dscf6667.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1945/dscf6670e.jpg

[smolder holder]

The dish with the 3D cube drawn in the bottom is my fav. Nice work and progress sleeping.

[sleepingpeople]

thanks i got more cubes in the works ;) i thought it was neat looking too!

[sleepingpeople]

marble

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/893/dscf6674x.jpg

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/2931/dscf6675.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9564/dscf6676.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9539/dscf6681.jpg

and my first two retti attempts

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/3876/dscf6682.jpg

this one turned out alright

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/185/dscf6683.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3005/dscf6684w.jpg


http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/6020/dscf6686.jpg

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5586/dscf6687.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/9699/dscf6690.jpg

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/130/dscf6693.jpg

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2965/dscf6694a.jpg

some more rettis.. a friend really wanted a rasta slide so i gave it a try.. second slide ive made haha. i may do another before i give it to him.. not sure

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/5765/dscf6695i.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2236/dscf6696j.jpg

new retti dish

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5686/dscf6698j.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/194/dscf6699d.jpg

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/5976/dscf6700.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/261/dscf6701y.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

practicin away :)
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7093/dscf6702p.jpg

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8609/dscf6703d.jpg

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5219/dscf6704y.jpg


feeling pretty comfortable with my clear shaping on the spoons. not sure what approach i will take to them next, but gonna keep bangin them out.. heres one i was just playin with some lumpy china stringer on

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/8921/dscf6705.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/396/dscf6706o.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/554/dscf6707o.jpg

[frillcappa]

your comming along nicely, your crop circle honeycombs are real sweet, and your rettis are comming out way better than any of mine have...keep it up. If i could suggest where to go next with your spoons I would say start doing wrap and rakes for alot of reasons. First, you will start to get the hang of what colors do what, how they look under clear, and without clear over them. you will learn how to melt lines in evenly even when they arent covering the whole surface, which is harder than if you had lines coating the whole thing i think because the gaps have to fill in. you will learn how to pull stringers well, also you will get the hang of laying lines down the length of the tube when raking, which is a huge help when you start to try and color tubes and do tube pulls, clear coats and everything, you will have a head start if not have mastered these techs from doing wrap and rakes. good luck brotha

[sleepingpeople]

thank you much kind sir. i will give some wrap and rakes a shot. i have a lot of stringers pulled.. they were preggos at first in like january and some of febuary, but they been getting a lot more consistent as of late.

[Albino Sasquatch]

yep trick with stringers is wait a second after takeing them outta the flame for the heat to even out then pull. gradually harder till its all the way cool. i also noticed alot of your work looks like its super reduced. which will burn out the colors or give them that milky or somtimes pink look. try running a flame that hisses like frying bacon and doesnt have lots of orange in the top of the candles. that will give you a better chance of not burning out colors that are temp sensitive. looking good buy the way man keep it up and keep the glass in the fire!

[Kato]

nice work sleep! I too really dig those cube dishes you posted up a while ago.. I must have missed them..Keep it spinnin dood! seya in the chats!

[sleepingpeople]

thanks man i gotta do more cubes!

[sleepingpeople]

its hard to nto reduce my retti colors cause they are on the our side. i been leaning more oxy

[Chris Vargas]

good stuff man. i really like a couple of your marbles. and nice rettis. i cant for the life of me do a retti. i will some day... but screw it for the time being. anyway... i noticed on your last pipe that the mouthpiece and the bowl are a lil thicker than the chamber of your pipe. it looks like you heated that up, kinda let it even heat, and then stretched (which is the right way)... but... I would try and keep it in that flame longer, and get that glass to really gather thick, and then stretch it out. My pipes were like yours when i started them, then I got to visit a lampworking friend of mine, and he showed me to do that. Its been working really well. It'll take a lil time to get used to it, but ultimately it will strengthen your pieces. if it starts getting too outa control when you are gathering, take it outa the flame. and when gathering, try to tilt the piece right and left a little bit so it doesnt just get thick in one spot... restrict that chamber, and pull slightly... or even just let gravity do the work for you. (still keep control, dont just let tube just droop down to the groud obviously) but keep it up man... glad you're progressing

[sleepingpeople]

hey thanks those tips are understandable and i will give them a shot. i can see what your seeing in my pipes and yeah them mouth piece is the area i was was more even

[sleepingpeople]

this section got messed up so i just mad it into a marble.. was initially going to be a retti lol
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1313/dscf6708u.jpg

this was my first try at a dome.. not very happy with it though :(

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1863/dscf6711.jpg

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/8189/dscf6713.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9272/dscf6714.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6442/dscf6715.jpg

new retti dish

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9242/dscf6716.jpg

http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/554/dscf6718.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1016/dscf6719t.jpg

some dabbers i was playing with

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9209/dscf6725n.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3897/dscf6727u.jpg

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8075/dscf6721w.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1475/dscf6722a.jpg

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/7339/dscf6724.jpg


http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1423/dscf6731f.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/4098/dscf6733.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7615/dscf6734.jpg

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/2803/dscf6735.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/741/dscf6736.jpg

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3926/dscf6738.jpg

[smolder holder]

Your doing those pulls on a lynx? Damn that takes some patience.

[sleepingpeople]

yes sir that picture is of my studio as of today :)

all done on a lynx, having wayyy to much fun

[hashmasta-kut]

setup looks great, good work too :) i need me a brick so i can stand i think. second time i seen the brick trick for height.

[sleepingpeople]

thanks kut, the bricks nice but i almost might get a bigger one :D i like standing but i still find i straining my neck a little bit. . im 6ft tall.

but on the opposite side.. i dont have a stool lol

[smolder holder]

I have a stool but unless I'm doing rettis or something where I want a lot of stability I stand.

[IndiePendent]

setup looks great, good work too :) i need me a brick so i can stand i think. second time i seen the brick trick for height.

I use kiln refractory under my torch for this purpose.

[sleepingpeople]

hey so side note,

my kiln heats up fine and stays hot fine.. but sometimes you know when you first turn it on it makes that kinda buzzing sound when its workin hard to heat up?

sometimes once mine has been at 1050 a while and its holding.. mine will begin to make that kinda buzzing sound like its working hard to stay at temp. is this a common problem and is there a part i should look to ? i know thats a pretty general description.. let me know if you need more info.. aim 99 ls digi

[smolder holder]

The buzzing you hear at startup is the coils heating up, totally normal.

The other sound you hear is the temp alarm. Mine does this too and it's a minor irritant for me so I haven't taken the time to figure out how to turn it fully off. The controller has built in alarms that will go off when you reach your desired temp, and when the kiln temp gets below or above a certain threshold temp. One of these must be on when the kiln comes new for some reason. I don't think it's anything to worry about.

[sleepingpeople]

hmm okay it just seems like it will buzz like the coils heating when its at 1050 already though. on another note i sold my rasta slide, the white accented pipe, a marble, a dish and a couple other things tonight! sweet :)

[sleepingpeople]

i dont know if that buzzing is just the internal alarm or what? cause last night it was doing the buzzing thing and i actually noticed the kiln going down a degree or two for about 10 seconds then i turned it off and back on a few minutes later. some thing in it buzzes like not like an alarm though, and more than it used to. ill get a vid if i can

[smolder holder]

Sounds like the same thing my kiln does. I could be wrong but try and pay attention to where the sound is coming from. The sound the coils make on startup is obviously coming from inside the kiln but the "alarm sound" doesn't originate there. Maybe I'll look into it this weekend. If you're curious about the alarm settings you can download the full instructions for the controller in pdf from their website.

I'm almost 100% sure we have the same thing going on.

[hwcglass]

Glass is looking good.

Please, please build a hood. You will be happy you did. Little plywood and done.

[sleepingpeople]

Okay i am gonna try to get some more info on it and or catch it on video.

HWC i will do a hood its on my list of things to do for sure. But i will have to move my lights then do a couple other little things and will need my dads help when hes not working

[sleepingpeople]

im back :)

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2931/dscf6789k.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8359/dscf6788c.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/9551/dscf6786.jpg

gave this a try

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/24/dscf6779.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8172/dscf6780.jpg
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/4958/dscf6777.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3351/dscf6774.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9588/dscf6773.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/4505/dscf6768.jpg

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1622/dscf6759z.jpg

[hippi]

nice dude! the dishes are lookin good..same with the dome.. keep it up coolio

[sleepingpeople]

thanks hippi, i just been practicing away fillin up a box of glass haha :D

[smolder holder]

Yup lookin good bro!

[B-Rye-oNeR]

sweet, I just got my first order for domes and accessories, took AWHILE to catch on here locally. Gonna be a money maker for sure. Beware those dollar joints are kinda shady, but I kinda expected it for a dollar...... Gotta watch out for most glass wrapped in paper.

[sleepingpeople]

oh god yeah when i started in january and early feb i bought some china joints but i now no longer use them at all. i have yet to sell things locally yet i just havent had the time, as soon as my school quarter is over i am gonna have to get to it. i usually paying like 2.30 for joints each and they have been schott or another higher quality brand.

[sleepingpeople]

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3906/dscf6822.jpg

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/1273/dscf6824e.jpg

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/6053/dscf6826.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7419/dscf6825m.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/3754/dscf6827.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8898/dscf6829j.jpg

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3513/dscf6830o.jpg

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/2701/dscf6831k.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/2760/dscf6832.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9291/dscf6833j.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/7648/dscf6834.jpg

hey i made an implosion pendant for my friend :) many more to come i think

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/456/dscf6836.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4167/dscf6835s.jpg

implosion dish back with jet black of course... could have came out a bit cleaner so what did i do? made another, pics below!

http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/3241/dscf6837.jpg

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/4600/dscf6840.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4128/dscf6839f.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7134/dscf6838y.jpg


and heres the second one :)

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4492/dscf6841s.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1063/dscf6842f.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4346/dscf6844.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9624/dscf6843b.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2078/dscf6846b.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

and this pic

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/5020/dscf6847.jpg

[smolder holder]

Last one looks cool!

[sleepingpeople]

could be happier with the weld on the 14mm but its my first one


http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/2608/dscf6855b.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/954/dscf6854iw.jpg

clean little dish, hard to bring out the color but from the inside to the bottom its mystery adventurine, ns 09, then a dot of ap all melted in. 4 silver creek dots around the rim. 1 dab rest

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/7140/dscf6853.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1475/dscf6852h.jpg

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/6794/dscf6851d.jpg

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/1364/dscf6850w.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/416/dscf6876.jpg


hey its HARD to photograph these marbles i was making .. but wanted to get pics real quick for the record before i sent them out

will work on getting petter pics down the road.. but for now cause most these are leavin..

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/2607/dscf6877.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1649/dscf6885h.jpg


heres 2 pics of same one with and without flash
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6839/dscf6886.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2699/dscf6890s.jpg

[Kato]

Sick!

[sleepingpeople]

got a TI pen finally..

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8875/dscf6931.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1107/dscf6932w.jpg

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/8886/dscf6933b.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4273/dscf6934y.jpg

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5098/dscf6935.jpg

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/810/dscf6936.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3387/dscf6938g.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1301/dscf6937tj.jpg

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/971/dscf6942.jpg

you can kinda see my signature through the bottom.. sorry

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1873/dscf6943s.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/970/dscf6944f.jpg

same here

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8418/dscf6939w.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7016/dscf6941f.jpg

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/4140/dscf6940.jpg/

[hwcglass]

The butterscotch looking implosion tray looks good.

Don't forget to build that hood.

[sleepingpeople]

Thanks i like how some of these came out, but i also like that i was to improve each of them :)

hood is still floatin around my mind somewhere

[l33t:weasel]

i like the freehand geometry . keep that stuff coming

[IndiePendent]

Nice ERRRRRRRL dishes :) Keep it up man!

[sleepingpeople]

Thanks much guys. I got some prep done and really enjoy practicing on dishes for some reason haha. I wish the lynx was more comfortable on 38 tubing.. been working on 25 and 32

[Zeus]

Hey man I like the colours you chose in that dome up top in post 171!
keep up the good work

[sleepingpeople]

Hey thanks Zeus! Made that for my buddies and I REALLY wish i woulda hit that top 14mm joint a bit better. I dab out that thing almost every day and sometimes it kills me to look at. They love it though and it works so im not in any hurry

[SevenOut]

keep it coming Sleeping, dishes looking sick and loving the mibs!

[sleepingpeople]

pendant and paperweight..

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/6435/dscf6946k.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2474/dscf6948y.jpg

http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/4126/dscf6949.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7629/dscf6982n.jpg

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/7011/dscf6983.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1852/dscf6984ps.jpg

sorry didnt realize the flash washed this pic of NS silver creek honey comb out til after i uploaded and i gotta run now so this will have to do

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/7166/dscf6985t.jpg

heres a new dish shape i am playing with, feedback appreciated

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7192/dscf6987.jpg

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8310/dscf6988.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

lil encalmo

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5092/dscf6993u.jpg

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/2164/dscf6992.jpg

[smolder holder]

Encalmo set is my fav. Nice stuff.

[hwcglass]

Encalmo set is my fav. Nice stuff.

Same, same.

[sleepingpeople]

what ive been up to.. sorry for the fingerprints and flashes on some. . also can peep another one of the new dish style im playin with

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/3149/dscf7007k.jpghttp://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8185/dscf7008p.jpg http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5466/dscf7009.jpg http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/6493/dscf7010.jpg http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/8789/dscf7012o.jpg http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/1328/dscf7013.jpg http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7887/dscf7014v.jpg http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3218/dscf7015.jpg http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/7787/dscf7017.jpg http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/2478/dscf7018o.jpg http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6504/dscf7019n.jpg http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/1233/dscf7020.jpg http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8161/dscf7021t.jpg http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/5987/dscf7022a.jpg http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6394/dscf7023w.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

the ones that are backed, are backed with TAG Mighty Moss. Thanks!

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4282/dscf7037k.jpg

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/8505/dscf7038.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2215/dscf7040g.jpg

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/183/dscf7041.jpg

[Delta9]

Rad dishes! Middle one rocks

[JPlank]

Hell yeah man nice, that mighty moss is blinging . and cool meeting you at the dfo that shit was tight.

[smolder holder]

Looking good man! Love my dish and it was good to meet ya.

[sleepingpeople]

thanks guys, it was nice meeting yall, and if anyone else ever wants to do a dish trade hit me up.

[sleepingpeople]

couple more.. i tried one with some feet.. didnt want to invest too much time into that though because i wasnt sure if i would like it or not.. but sharing a pic anyways :)

trying to build up the case after dfo..

deceptively smooth on the inside :)
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1420/dscf7045k.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1636/dscf7046.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8697/dscf7047u.jpg

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/5066/dscf7048.jpg

footsies..
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2232/dscf7049b.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2782/dscf7050a.jpg

and a honeycomb.. silver creek with mystery adventurine..
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1962/dscf7051.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/97/dscf7052q.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5329/dscf7053.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4845/dscf7054w.jpg

[Boo]

Dude been following your thread, your dishes are lookin good man. Diggin that new one in the first pic.

[sleepingpeople]

Thanks its awesome to hear you been watchin my thread. :D :D

[sleepingpeople]

just a spooner.. more to come.. capped with r ball

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/418/dscf7059.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1990/dscf7057.jpg

[sleepingpeople]

Heres 2 more spoons from last night.. starting to build up a stock of some hehe.

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/2524/dscf7062.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5135/dscf7063u.jpg

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3330/dscf7064j.jpg

and this one has matching r balls

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3853/dscf7065p.jpg

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/5935/dscf7066.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2623/dscf7068f.jpg

nice holes..

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3287/dscf7070.jpg

[Delta9]

Rad coulors brother

[sleepingpeople]

some of what ive been working on.. getting and order of 20 dish dabber sets put together

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4193/dscf7099x.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/3073/dscf7101.jpg

[hashmasta-kut]

nice shaping on those mainly black dabbers, i dont use glass dabbers, but they are cool looking :)

[sleepingpeople]

Thanks I dont use them either but im getting these 20 sets ready for a shop who will sell them as dish dab sets so fgured d play along :)

[sleepingpeople]

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8934/dscf7235g.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9127/dscf7239.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9011/dscf7243b.jpg

a few marbles that i have left from recently.. top down

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6508/dscf7245.jpg

[Kato]

great work sleep, 'dishin' out the sickness for sho! :D

[sleepingpeople]

hey.. finished my order!

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2260/dscf7287c.jpg

playin with a new style, more pics tomorrow

http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/5223/dscf7286.jpg

[B-Rye-oNeR]

feelin those last three. Dots are a nice touch.

[wit]

there ya go bud...was nice seein you on cam blowin glass yesterday... i made some retti dishes while i was at blazes

[IndiePendent]

Nice errrrrrrrl dishes ;) keep up the good work.

[sleepingpeople]

Thanks guys, now that i finished that order i wanted to make something id been thinking about for a while. Used some purple lightning tubing and cobalt tubing. Only had ONE ball of that green in a box. Each dish is separated top from bottom by a line of color as well.

dabbers to match. Thanks

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9307/dscf7296.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9588/dscf7298h.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/610/dscf7299y.jpg

Really fumey effect with that purple tubing which i cant remember much more about

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1186/dscf7300.jpg

nice and thick

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6359/dscf7301y.jpg

[carv]

your shape has come along so well over the last couple months. great progress man, just keep at it.

[sleepingpeople]

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[Concentrated Gallery]

Nice progression buddy. Really digging those dishes

[Zeus]

x2 what carv said.. your shaping is definitely shaping up.. I'll have to own some of your work one day :)

[sleepingpeople]

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[MikeTheSeer]

shoulda stayed on longer and watched u finish these

doh

[sleepingpeople]

thanks man yeah give me a shout and ya can drop by if you still were wantin to snag one!

[n3rd]

horrible pic


agreed lol

[steak351]

hey, sorry i didnt make it in the shop yet to fire on the decals, i am moving to another city where i will have a small apartment near the state glass school where i am beginning my 3 year aprenticeship to become a scientific glassblower, so when its august i need to move 450 km to my shop to make stuff (smoke related), i think ill be able to work at the shop at the school and make sections , they have lathes, saws and all the other great stuff,and take them home with me and assemble them in my own little studio, next week i have the apartment completed and the i have 2 weeks free time to do whatever i want so i think ill be sending out your box end of july - first week of august

sorry again, but its very exciting at the moment for me, havent touched my torch for 3 weeks only the steering wheel of my dodge ram truck :D
kind regards frank

oh sorry for the crazy text ;D

ps: the nails are great , all gone wizhin 2weeks, maybe ill send you a pm in a few weeks asking for more

[sleepingpeople]

sounds great thankss!!! im very excited

[sleepingpeople]

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[smolder holder]

I haven't looked at your thread in a while. Dishes are lookin bo$$. Nice work.

[sleepingpeople]

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[sleepingpeople]

new torch on the way.. gonna have lynx for sale with marver, plus trying to do a package maybe with 5 lbs of shorts, andan old marble mold, a pair of claws and maybe some other stuff. Just an update cause im excited for the newly refurbished GTT!

[smolder holder]

What gtt are you getting?

[sleepingpeople]

delta elite

[FizZle]

delta elite

ooooo snap! congrats on the new torch!

[keys4life7]

wow man, great pickup on the torch

great progress too, i love the dishes for sure

[sleepingpeople]

thanks guys ive been stoked on it. But i need to sell my lynx its like a chunk of money sitting here. That dish ^ is from a fire/ice set i made for someone, just finished last night besides a dabber. I felt it went well!

[sleepingpeople]

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hehe my lynx morphed into a delta!

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[Julian]

Dishes are looking great - love the steel wool one.

[hippi]

woot woot! that fan looks a lil chared lol...

[Julian]

I bet the fan's feeling the heat.

How are you liking the new torch? A Delta's a pretty big step up from a Lynx.

[sleepingpeople]

its a crazy step up. I am loving it. waiting on a foot pedal though so its not too efficient. But wow im feeling comfortable on it. I love the ability to keep things warm

[Campy]

Works looking sharp man! The delta is looking sweet too..l

[sleepingpeople]

thanks.. one more

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[sleepingpeople]

few things ive been working on, more domesets and matching dishes in the kiln now as well..

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made a couple cheap spoons for some people who were going on a trip, had a couple leftover..

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[sleepingpeople]

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[sleepingpeople]

hey all...

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first rig set.. collab with quave..

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[smolder holder]

its a crazy step up. I am loving it. waiting on a foot pedal though so its not too efficient. But wow im feeling comfortable on it. I love the ability to keep things warm

Deff looks like your keeping stuff warm :D

[Kato]

nice colab sleep! the encalmos on that one are so clean!

[Julian]

Sick, collab with Quave sounds like a good plan. What's that red on the dish all about? It looks purple on one side like a normal silver color, but bright red on the other side.

[sleepingpeople]

its the rick moss, its a light purple haze over og moss, so the inside looks all mossy and really reflects well with the light purple haze which you can see from the outside and strikes out nicely. i think thats the one you mean?

edit: i think you mean the linework in the color pull? Its a pull that has a striking color i wanna guess silver creek but totally wrong i think and the inside of the dish shows all the colors melted together.. especially noticeable in the teal. the bottom of the dish still shows what the pull looked like before i worked it for some reason, you can see all the lines and the color looks normal. i think its sweet

[MaidenOregon]

Nice oil rigs, and I like the strike out colors.

[sleepingpeople]

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[Lefty]

i really like that jar. what colors did you use for it?

[sleepingpeople]

thanks

from the top to bottom its Rick moss (light purple haze over og moss), then lazer blue (cobalt over og moss), the rick moss again, SLYME, then RM, LB, RM, then kryptonite with silver fume, then in the base there is mystery adventurine. each section separated by jet black pinstripe

[B-Rye-oNeR]

dope

[Riley]

definite progress being made. you really tightening things up sleeping. this thread is proper. props, per being pro.

[Kato]

are you making color cups for your jet black pinstripes, and just doing encalmo's off of that? or are those lip wrapped? very clean very nice work sleep. looks like quave has been showing you a few tricks-