DD Work

**Devils Defect** · 01-16-2010, 01:07 PM

I was posting some pictures in my shop thread but decided to start one just for pictures of my work. Any advice would be helpful.

**kage** · 01-16-2010, 01:10 PM

??? just post 'em.

**Devils Defect** · 01-16-2010, 01:15 PM

First 2 times ive tried to do a blow-in. Takes me forever. Plus I get some non circular bubbles that are just inviting cracking. Like the amber purple one, cracked on me while flame striking the bowl.

Sorry if the pics are kinda bad, From my cellphone.

**Devils Defect** · 01-16-2010, 01:15 PM

Lol, sorry kage. Was in the process of puttin um up

**The Madhatter** · 01-17-2010, 03:20 PM

Bummer about it cracking! Amber Purple isn't a "cracking" color, at least I haven't had any problems with it. Were you flame striking it after you'd finished the mouth piece and detached the blowtube? Try flame striking it after you're finished shaping your bowl and it's still hot, then move on down to the mouth piece... Or you could garage it to bring it all up to temp... Just my 2 cents...

Don't get discouraged! Blow in's took me a good while to get down, but then it just went *click*

Now, go make 10,000 more

**Bryan** · 01-17-2010, 03:37 PM

i heard breaking off your mouth pieces weakens the piece and the shards that get trapped inside create angles that crack blow-ins...you should prolly stop breaking your mouth pieces off

**Devils Defect** · 01-17-2010, 04:13 PM

Bryan, I will make sure i send you a couple pieces so you can inspect them for shards. haha

The A/p one broke because i did somethin stupid and let it cool to much and then hit it with the flame. I forgot to get blowtubes so im doin this by points.

Somethin new...First one is Carmen red, egyptian sand, and ninja. Second one is Ninja and Pumpkin

**Devils Defect** · 01-20-2010, 05:17 PM

Some more stuff. Tryin to work on the termination. The white ones termination is messy but the rasta colored one actually looks pretty good. I think I got lucky. Also a Honeycomb pendent that I only flame struck the bottom half of. My First ISO attempt that actually had enough glass to make a full spoon. And of course there is also an Octopus with its head blown off.

**hippi** · 01-20-2010, 06:10 PM

nice dude! that octopus is sick its a dish right? i was thinking of making a octopus lil figure... now you should make a lil dabber for the dish that looks like a shot gun for the full head blown off effect haha.. i wanna make some dishes but i dont think the tubing i have is big enough.. again nice work dude! hopfully now that i figured out pullin points i can progress more...

thanks for posting!!

**Slimy-E** · 01-20-2010, 09:32 PM

i love the head blown off octy. made me laugh due to the name and description, but its cool.

**Devils Defect** · 01-20-2010, 10:11 PM

Nope, not a dish but I guess I could make it one. lol. Thanks for the compliments.

**dorkeedude** · 01-20-2010, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by Devils Defect

I think I got lucky.

I think you would know if you got lucky!

I know I would.

Ha... haha I made a SEX joke!

**Devils Defect** · 01-20-2010, 10:51 PM

You wont always know if you got lucky. You could be blackout drunk and not know it...I dont know how lucky you would be when you woke up with a dude next to you tho.

**Slimy-E** · 01-21-2010, 12:33 AM

man this one guy i know made all these nautical things to decorate some guys boat and one of them was a squid. it was awsome. i forgot about it till your octy-- i got to figure out how to make a squid like his--it was a sick purple too. thanks for jogging my memory.

**dorkeedude** · 01-21-2010, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Devils Defect

You wont always know if you got lucky. You could be blackout drunk and not know it...I dont know how lucky you would be when you woke up with a dude next to you tho.

That is a good point!