Kato's work and progress

**smolder holder** · 05-12-2011, 12:48 PM

Sweet kato I dig the mouthpiece on that one.

**Chris Vargas** · 05-12-2011, 03:51 PM

nice rack... i mean bub

**Tsnider** · 05-12-2011, 05:58 PM

sweet stuff dude! are you doing those air bubbles by rolling your color ball over a pin frog? looks sweet man, keep it up, how long you been at it?

**Kato** · 05-12-2011, 06:50 PM

Thx for the compliments everyone. Silly, im using the ever elusive Cheese grater

**Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio** · 05-12-2011, 06:57 PM

Kato, That's sic Bro!...Gearshift Carb...Nice!..

**Chris Vargas** · 05-12-2011, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by Kato

Thx for the compliments everyone. Silly, im using the ever elusive Cheese grater

i bought a cheese grater weeks ago... still havent used it... soon

**Kato** · 05-18-2011, 10:43 AM

I was going through some of my old posts and found this http://http://www.talkglass.com/foru...ight=Kcoop%27s
It's my old progression thread lol. It's only got one post of mine but it has my earliest work

if anyone cares. \\//

**Kato** · 05-25-2011, 11:19 AM

I went big again... inline to stemline. That's a mini bic for reference.

**Chris Vargas** · 05-25-2011, 11:36 AM

fuck yeah... i was waiting to see the pictures... that thing is tight... im gonna have to try and do a hand spun some time....

**Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio** · 05-25-2011, 11:38 AM

Nice Kato, The the whole Damn thing is kiccen but really diggn the face in mouthpiece! I bet that fukker pulls like a dream!...=)

**smolder holder** · 05-25-2011, 11:42 AM

Biggun there! I think half of that would fit in my 99ls lol!

Nice work kato

**Kato** · 05-25-2011, 01:35 PM

Thx guys I just took a measurement and it's exactly 21 inches from base to mouthpiece.

**IndiePendent** · 05-25-2011, 01:42 PM

Beast.

**Coal** · 05-26-2011, 06:08 AM

Wow that thing is HUGE, do you have a kiln big enuf to anneal that beast. I love the mouth piece especially! Rock on

**Kato** · 05-26-2011, 10:35 AM

Thx guys

The top of the mouth piece was annealed first than worked and attached at the weld. The very top of the mp was out of the kiln but the rest was in for the second annealing. Also forgot to give props to Sara! A local glass artist who came by the shop and worked a couple bridges for me on the hand torch when the big assembly happened and my hands were too full to run the torch. Thx Sara! You rock!

**IndiePendent** · 05-26-2011, 11:17 AM

What hand torch you workin with?

**Kato** · 05-26-2011, 11:36 AM

Uh victory? It's a welders torch that far and beyond could be better. After really using it for the first time with this piece I'm looking for a better replacement. I'll prolly try and scoop a lynx hand torch sometime this summer.

**IndiePendent** · 05-26-2011, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Kato

I'll prolly try and scoop a lynx hand torch sometime this summer.

LOL! I wish pu the best of luck with this endevor. People who have been on the list for like a year are just now seeing em show up and I dont think they even have enough this run to cover the current wait list. Call GTT and get on the list ifyou think you want one. Then sell a kidney or something when they call for payment

**Kato** · 05-26-2011, 12:27 PM

That's a good idea I'll give them a call this week and get on a list. I would go for a smith little torch but I think I'm going to need more firepower. Maybe a used lynx will pop up sometime here. I've seen them before.