Good day all, just wondering if it's a really bad idea to try dunking a hot bead in water to get a cracked effect on the outer layer or is that a bit of a exploding disaster waiting to happen?
Just wondering if anyone has tried it?
Niki xx
I have done it a few times a while back, but might have overdone the reheating, so not as crackly is could be, but it looked nice. Janet
Cool, thanks!
Is it best to go in with the whole bead really hot, or just the surface?
:)xx
Quote from: JKC on June 06, 2011, 02:08:48 PM
I have done it a few times a while back, but might have overdone the reheating, so not as crackly is could be, but it looked nice. Janet
cool, didnt know this was possible, how do u make sure its not just going to fall apart once its cooled? obv u need to anneal it but with so many cracks would it not just fall apart? or am i just being dim?
Hi Niki,I just used this technique that I found on Ehow, http://www.ehow.com/how_5127873_make-crackle-glass.html I dipped the hole bead in briefly, reheated, repeated a few times.
ooh, yay! i understand how to do it when blowing glass, but its such a bigger scale that you have a lot more temp controll i think..... as long as the core of the bead is hot it should hold together......hmm- may be time to experiment! it may also be cool if you can coat the bead in a layre of powder colour... it may crack and reveal the undernieth....
i just got some crackeling nail polish you see, and it looks sso cool i wanted to do it on beads!!
pics to come from people please!
niki x
ah ha! i have said crackling nail polish, it is fab! ::)
I would love to have a go at this, but I would be so worried that they would suddenly break apart!
I made some of these a couple of weeks ago, after drooling over the results of a couple of beads that got dunked. But I didn't keep them as I thought they would be unstable and unsaleable. I think I'll make some more today ;D
I think the idea is to keep the core of the bead hot and just quench the surface for a second or to, then straight into reheat ( but not too much or you will melt out the cracks) it shouldn't fall apart as long as the cracks don't go right into the bead......
I have some old richenbach rods and hotshot powder, so I will give it a try, if it works-ace!
I love taking lamp working techniques into the hotshot..... Now gonna try the other way round!!!! Can only go one of 2 ways!
Xx