antigoth24 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 hey guys i normally do knife and tool work but im trying some more artistic things and im thinking about getting into a bit of glass blowing/ glass work and i was thinking of maybe doing metal flowers and dripping or wrapping a mostly clear glass over the petals so its like its frozen in ice...have any of you seen this/ done it or thought about it before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge9001 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I've never heard of this before,. but it sounds great please when you get it done post some pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Sounds related to enameling. Should prove interesting if you can pull it off. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 never heard of it either goth but sounds interesting - glass goes nice with metal but you usually seen it set into spaces like you would set stones in jewellery... will look out for the pictures! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 These are the nearest I have ever seen to what you are describing, when you see and feel them it feels like glass applied to the surface of the steel. These were on show at the Three Counties Show earlier this year and made by Michelle Parker who does some great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I saw a demo by Shawn Lovel a couple years ago. She was putting round bits of glass in steel and fusing them there. I looked at her site and couldn't find it right off, so here is a link: http://www.slmetalworks.com/port_hm.html Very nice affect if you can get it to stick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 You may have to anneal the glass once blown. At the '05 "IronFest" in Dallas, the glass shop collaborated with the blacksmiths and made a piece for the auciton. The high bidder had to wait til the next day, Sunday, to get the piece as the glass had to be annealed for 24hrs or it could blown up. Not sure if this would need to be done on what you are talking about doing but you may need to check into it. I love the idea and have wanted to put "dew drops" on my roses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Sounds like a fun idea AG but Thomas is right - study up on it a bit - temp differentials between the disparate materials may give you some fits. Make sure to share some pics of the results and have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 It's not the temp differentials between the 2 materials but with blown glass. There are stresses in the glass after being blown that need to be relieved, no matter what the final application of the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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