Genone's Melting Progress...

**Genone** · 02-20-2010, 01:43 PM

Some more sliders, I tried some seals tonight and my first stab at wig-wags, I tried it on solid rod and got a couple pendants but one looks more like a ying-yang...(I'll post those up tomorrow or next week)

Pushes

**Genone** · 02-27-2010, 07:24 PM

My first stab at a wiggly or a benderback, came out as a ying yang, but someone wanted it quick...

Tried out some pinwheel pendants too, really got the glass itch, can't wait to go over to the studio/shop...

**hippi** · 02-27-2010, 11:56 PM

cool dude looks kinda like a wave!

**Genone** · 02-28-2010, 07:33 PM

I tried out some surface work, I did more last night and some of them look better, I post them when I grab them next time...

The last one is AP but it looks like abalone, some kind of implosion gone weird but looks cool...

**turtleglass** · 03-01-2010, 04:17 AM

Dig the two pics of three pendants up top. Keep Up the good work!

**hashmasta-kut** · 03-01-2010, 06:23 AM

make some marbles, they are cooler than pendants. hippi too, get off the pendants and go round

**Devils Defect** · 03-01-2010, 10:04 PM

Nice, I saw those sittin on the bench when I rolled over there. Good work

**Genone** · 03-02-2010, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by hashmasta-kut

make some marbles, they are cooler than pendants. hippi too, get off the pendants and go round

Yeah Kutster, I've tried them before but hate shaping marbles, but I need a mold too, but I will try some soon, as my better marbs broke in the kiln. But I understand why now, bubbles in the clear and not marveling color flat when backing a marble...

Originally Posted by Devils Defect

Nice, I saw those sittin on the bench when I rolled over there. Good work

Yeah, I heard, next time I'll be over to meet you...

**hashmasta-kut** · 03-02-2010, 05:58 PM

dont hate shaping them, and dont get marble molds right away, till you master shaping them in the flame. i have made about a 100 marbles and never used a mold. you spin a marble directly horizontal in the flame to make it round, its pretty easy. if its too fat tip it down(handle up), if its too thin tip it up(handle down).

**Genone** · 03-02-2010, 09:01 PM

True that but I'm a perfectionist and want my marbles to be perfect and spin true, I have plenty of marbles that are close to round but if they don't spin I get upset...

**Genone** · 03-20-2010, 11:01 AM

Been doing marbs and what not... Still practicing

Didn't make the ashtray, got it at a fair a long time ago...
Honeycomb marbs, AP

*First ones weren't fully round but I'm getting the idea more and more*

**RamblezMarblez** · 03-20-2010, 12:25 PM

keep coming back!

**hashmasta-kut** · 03-20-2010, 01:47 PM

right on bro, i made some trippy marbles lately too. i might make one into a dish. glad to see you are likin the orbular shape, you just gotta have patience and keep spinnin in the flame i find. i work one half, then the other, and its getting pretty round these days

**Borobot** · 03-20-2010, 03:04 PM

those bone pendants are sweet man, also your marbles are looking nice and round...

**Fiorino Glass Art** · 03-21-2010, 01:16 AM

Dude, I second that for the bone pendant....

gives me a good idea!!

You using a marble mold yet or no? Cuz honestly, I would say stick without it, I think you can get a truer marble without using the mold, sometimes it throws of the axis of it. That and if you start rounding it when it's too hot it puts lines in the marble surface and you need to go back and re-polish. Plus, when you wanna whip up a marble real quick to stick on a piece, it's very convenient! Keep up the good work!

**turtleglass** · 03-21-2010, 01:36 PM

Ya your doin great man! KEep it up

**hashmasta-kut** · 03-21-2010, 02:04 PM

i think marble molds are only actually necessary for ones larger, i dont know, say 1.5 inches diamteter and bigger?

**Genone** · 03-27-2010, 04:26 PM

Some dishes...

**Genone** · 04-05-2010, 11:21 PM

Worked on a onie or slider grommet bowl, the restriction came out nice on this one...

I can't wait till school is over for summer so I can spend more time on the torch. I practiced some buttseals and some came out clean, I might buy some gong and try out making a Gong slide.

I was gonna bring some pendants on hemp to a festival I'm going to next week, but ended up selling seven of them to a dude that's been buying my glass, I'll still bring some but unloaded most of them in one transaction.

Marb