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Love these argument threads....
So in Paris in June we went to the Louvre for the first time. There was an exhibit on the Mele' people. A culture that flourished in the Sudan around roughly 100AD.
There were several examples of lampworked glass, 2000 year old lampworked glass.
Guess what most of the decoration was? Wrap and wrake..... I couldn't photograph the exhibit, but I got to take this shot from the catalogue out in the hallway.
http://i645.photobucket.com/albums/u..._7601082_n.jpg
Wow!, Well that settles that , I guess acouple thousand years is about as old school as it gets. :chilling:
lol headi's^^^ yea, feathering and raking are not looked down upon in Furnace working, when i was into it, it was kind of a sick technique to learn! Its just so overdone in lamping that it became kinda a stigma that w/r's are poo
so we're bumping 6 yr old threads?
anyhoo, egyptian core formed vessels have been around way longer then that, as early as 1500 BC if not longer. they also used camel dung at one point to wrap glass around the molded poo shape. then bury it under a fire to anneal. and remove the camel dung after. so yeah, true og wrap and rakes really are "poo"
Glad I bumped it now... i learned this...what are you the thread bumping monitor to make sure old threads stay down in the depths of nothing?Quote:
Originally Posted by kage
sure, whatever helps you sleepQuote:
Originally Posted by frillcappa
Hindu KushQuote:
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I knew I'd been overthinking how to go about making me some molds. Imma go make some molds right now! :bouncy:
^ make sure you use fresh stuff, then let it dry and harden.
yo that's the shit
i think pulling a stack on 50x5 is easier than making and io spoon. id imagine its just the same but a bit longer with 70x5 which is where im going next. i can pull down a 6 to 8 inch stack in 25 30 minutes where when i do i/o i tend to take my time and spend about 45 to and hour on it. with the stack i could pull off 15 to 20 full color or fade to clear spoons and crap em out spending 10 minutes each to shape them.
This thread is gold. Pure gold. It puts me in my place forsure - I had never even held a glass pipe when this thread started.
Based on past predictions compared to present actually, it is a wonder what we can conclude about our current predictions of the future of our industry. Where will be in another 7 years from now?
ooo I've got one
Dishes and dabbers are dead XP
There ya go, perfect example of a fadQuote:
Originally Posted by Sketchball
Drop dead thread.
But I think dishes Will stick. Dabbing will stay. I use my dish in my process of extraction. I put my mint xtract in it to purge. Dabbers. I think they will be collectible but does anyone use one? The $0.99 metal dental pick is where it's at.
Stick stacks are just played out. It will go out and comeback over and over. Just like SnapBack hats are. But if you want an easy way to make a piece solid color and no burnt colors it's great. I'm gonna make anothe stack now.
To the uneducated reversals are mind bEnding and impressive. But us glassblowers know we didn't draw those lines.
Man, here oil rig sales are dropping off big time. Oil use is at an all time high, but everybody is moving to gpen styles of smoking. I love glass and I love dishes and dabber, but your completely right the dental picks are way better and cheaper, just like those little dishes you can buy with the screw on caps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulletproof
And "no you damn idiot you're crazy" takes the lead
Bumping this historically old thread because it's at least as good as what's been in the recent feed... :dieslaugh
Oh man! I just realized that I know where to find a camel!!!
Seriously though, I'm gonna make a stick stack right now!
Hey, remember this the first go round. Still stick staking... tho to be honest my prep sits around longer then this thread has :P
..anyone want some tubing pulled in 2005?
ill take it haha