Wahine

**blackstoneglass** · 09-09-2008, 06:28 PM

You have done it again, Nice to raise the bar to the next level. That one is going for the big dollars

**Jupiter** · 09-09-2008, 09:05 PM

Amazing!!!! i was wondering if you were immune to cracks, glad to here it happens to you as well

how much does it weigh? pyrex, simax,schott...do you have a favorite? love it!!!

**Robert Mickelsen** · 09-09-2008, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Jupiter

Amazing!!!! i was wondering if you were immune to cracks, glad to here it happens to you as well

how much does it weigh? pyrex, simax,schott...do you have a favorite? love it!!!

She weighs about ten pounds, Jup. I think the 4mm was simax. It does not really matter what brand... they are all pretty much the same at that diameter.

- RAM

**Robert Mickelsen** · 09-09-2008, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by Buckeye

I've been to scared to try this tech for fear of it breaking on me during assembly. Any hints or tips you might want to share about doing this?

Keeping cracks to a minimum means using small diameter rod. 4mm is about as big as you can go without encountering major crackage. The key is the framework. I had to estimate surface contours by bending rods. Once the framework is done, it is just a matter of filling in, which is unbelievably tedious.

Try something smaller first.

- RAM

**vetropod** · 09-09-2008, 10:47 PM

Wow!!! Nice work, and good luck chasing those cracks down to zero.

**The Glass Fish** · 09-10-2008, 07:05 AM

Again, this is awesome. What kind of torch do you use for this? I need a good hand torch and wonder what you have. Thanks.

**Turning Point Glass** · 09-10-2008, 07:55 AM

That is unbelievable. What does the name mean?

**Buckeye** · 09-10-2008, 08:17 AM

Thanks for the info RAM.

**Robert Mickelsen** · 09-10-2008, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by The Glass Fish

Again, this is awesome. What kind of torch do you use for this? I need a good hand torch and wonder what you have. Thanks.

Actually, a good hand torch is next on my equipment acquisition list. I currently am using a very old Carlisle hand torch with a single orifice tip. I want a triple-mix... something like a linx or phantom handtorch that will give me more heat when I need it.

- RAM

**Robert Mickelsen** · 09-10-2008, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by Turning Point Glass

That is unbelievable. What does the name mean?

"Wahine" is Hawaiian... means "woman".

- RAM

**cc_bob** · 09-10-2008, 06:13 PM

Do you have any pics of her in-process? Did you build her in sections, arms, legs, ertc and then put her together?

Is your wife jealous? Mine would be, LOL.

Frankie Hess · 09-10-2008, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Robert Mickelsen

Try something smaller first.

LOL....for sure!

**Jupiter** · 09-10-2008, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by Robert Mickelsen

"Wahine" is Hawaiian... means "woman".

- RAM

This word shows you just how amazing Polynesians were/are at sailing to and settling new lands. Wahine is and was before european contact the word for woman in new zealand, hawaii, tahiti and throughout the pacific.

10 lbs!! The hair is a really cool touch. phantom hand torch?!! i guess when you can fit in your kiln the scale of everything has to change.

i really need a larger kiln, 12X10X10 aint cutting it.

**Robert Mickelsen** · 09-11-2008, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by cc_bob

Do you have any pics of her in-process? Did you build her in sections, arms, legs, ertc and then put her together?

Is your wife jealous? Mine would be, LOL.

The framework for the entire figure was constructed first. Then I filled in for the next four weeks. My wife is not jealous and will be thrilled if/when it sells, but like I said earlier, my request for a live nude model was summarily refused.

- RAM