Lookin' good, Bones

**misled youth** · 09-14-2014, 10:07 PM

Nice crispie!
I have a miracle product named Ching wan hung. It is a Chinese remedy and I have never had anything work better for severe burns. The hospital will give silvidine cream and it is ok, but Ching wan hung works miracles.

I have never heard the dish soap remedy before but will definatley give it a go.
Any certain soap to use or avoid?

IMO the worst part of the burn is when ya have to keep working or get back to work soon after the burn. The heat from the torch just aggravates it so much, drives me nuts!

We should have a burn thread stickied, it would be awesome to see all of them from over the years.
"Yes I am a little off, mom always says I am special"

**paulsafo** · 09-17-2014, 09:44 PM

Flower. NS orange with silver fume stamen (out of shape)

Needs more practice than once every 3 weeks...

Glow in the dark pendy for Halloween. Enjoy. Will get back into the grove of things soon. Moved shops this week and still getting organized.

Cheers everyone and thank you for the tips.

**ApeironCreations** · 09-17-2014, 10:35 PM

Man those are both awesome!!!! Great detail on the flower and cool design for the glow!! Smart use of negative space!

**paulsafo** · 09-17-2014, 10:36 PM

Thanks Holmes !

**GhostWorks** · 09-20-2014, 12:37 PM

Nice! I dig the flower!

**paulsafo** · 09-20-2014, 10:18 PM

I got one piece out today and got called to play a gig right in the middle of my bail. Sigh. Next time. Maybe tomorrow i can get some peace and quiet and burn.

Enjoy the terminator skull!!! Hasta la vista baybeh.

**paulsafo** · 09-20-2014, 11:09 PM

**GhostWorks** · 09-20-2014, 11:40 PM

How do you make these skulls?

**paulsafo** · 09-20-2014, 11:41 PM

Very carefully. And with fire. LOTS OF FIRE!! I'll send you a thing.

**GhostWorks** · 09-21-2014, 12:14 AM

Magic involved as well? Lol thanks dude.

**paulsafo** · 09-21-2014, 12:16 AM

Nah it's just a push

**paulsafo** · 09-25-2014, 01:34 PM

Had to get through a bunch of shit to get to something good.. Here are a couple of failed attempts before something actually turned out. Experimenting with color/stringers/encasements and the like. Thanks for your constructive criticism/tips. Cheers.

First attempt at rose implosion using northstar "boil-the-shit-out of me" in different shades. Oops. Will have to work on that. I didn't realize I wasn't adding enough detail to the petals to give them motion and folds. That being said, here's the second try (still boiled like a lobster)

And I forgot how to make a spoon apparently

Ok now to the good one.

I will be changing up the hoop style to burn it in more (thanks for the advice misha)

While I like this look, they are breaking too easily. Can't be having that now!!

Thanks for looking -Scrubb

**Loki Glass** · 09-25-2014, 01:44 PM

Looking good man.

A set of bailing pliers made my life much easier. Nice, clean, easy loops every time. Here's a cheap version from mountainglass to get you started. I've got the pliers but these should work just as well.

**paulsafo** · 09-25-2014, 03:10 PM

Had no idea this existed. Thank you I will look into it. Thanks!

**PyroChixRock** · 09-25-2014, 06:21 PM

Be aware that piercing bails, instead of making them, leaves a metal deposit on your glass on the inside of the hole. It's an eyesore IMHO.

**paulsafo** · 09-25-2014, 06:22 PM

Thank you misha. All great info. Gah I love this forum. You guys iz the beztfriends a superman can has.

**paulsafo** · 09-28-2014, 03:36 PM

First up is my slymie flower! Pink slyme/slyme/ and boiled star white. I worked more with the white today on my eyeball pieces and I'm starting to learn the color and how to not boil it, but even working in the furthest back part of my flame on lowest center fire torch setting it was still boiling on the rod. Once it's up to temp it's fine, but as soon as you start a new part of the rod... Anyways. Figuring it out.

Next up is a prototype bishop for a chess set I'm making. That was ultimately why I got into flameworking was to make a chess set so hopefully it will happen before too long. Still getting my skills together.

Thanks for looking everyone. I have a pipe in the kiln as well, but tubing is not my strong suit. Gonna start making a few more spoons here before long and get more familiar. Will upload pics later once it's out of the kiln. Thanks!

**paulsafo** · 09-28-2014, 09:39 PM

Spoon.

**paulsafo** · 10-03-2014, 10:53 PM

Getting there. First larger implosion. Started on 28mm. Took some hot hot HEAT. I'm surprised at how well it came out for how upset I was about it the entire way through.