Float glass pictures

[handmadeheaven.biz]

Helene asked for some float pictures. This is the only one I have at the mo but I'll add more when I've done my float tests over the weekend.

This was a project called 'kiln carving' using a square of 6mm fibre paper and cutting into it with a scalpel to achieve reliefed effects. I was v pleased with the results. This photo shows the 4 different tiles stacked up. I need to take one of all four individually...



I'll dig out my float schedule and put it with the others for bullseye but I'm waiting on the updated schedule if someone has that?

[Caroline]

*drool*

anyone got a tissue?

those are fantastic Steph

[BeadyBugs]

Ooo they're lovely Steph. ?I had a root around for the float schedule, but no avail. ?I've got a few other ones, but not that one, soz.

HP x

[handmadeheaven.biz]

thanks girls. i was surprised at how a plain bit of window glass can be transformed! it's just a single 6mm sheet. i will write a tute for this one day.

HP - who was it who told us?

[BeadyBugs]

The ones I found were by Beck (Chameleon), she was fount of knowledge for all things float.  I don't know if Debbie (Silver Zebra) might know too?

HP x

[Helene]

Steph they are stunning.....im gonna have a go now for sure  thanks for posting the pictures.....I love pics me xx ....What else can you stick in there with the float glass?...copper, silver? anything else??

[handmadeheaven.biz]

ah yes, it was Beck. will nag her about it as i think she's here now

[handmadeheaven.biz]

Steph they are stunning.....im gonna have a go now for sure thanks for posting the pictures.....I love pics me xx ....What else can you stick in there with the float glass?...copper, silver? anything else??

float is a new thing for me. i'll let you know how it goes as i'm trying copper over the w/e. i think you can use the same metals as for art glass but they may react with the tin side of the glass

[littlegiggles]

  ?They is fab

[Su]

Those are gorgeous, Steph! 

I'm amazed at what glass can do if asked to nicely.  I definitely want to try fusing now!

-Su

[handmadeheaven.biz]

i knew i'd break you Su muhahaha!

[Su]

You fiend!  I'm waiting for Mike to go away for the weekend and the studio will be MINE, all MINE!

Actually I have a huge bag of very cool pieces of leftover cane from a paperweight artist, they're sitting in the studio waiting for me to do something with them, and I wanted to try fusing them into little patterns. No idea what the glass is so that means testing them first. 

I'm hoping I can get kiln time when Mike's not annealing, we have a Paragon Caldera with a bead door but it shuts completely and seals well so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

-Su

[handmadeheaven.biz]

good luck! photos of results a must

if you want to check glass compatability you'll need polarising filters

[handmadeheaven.biz]

for anyone who doesn't know what compatability filters are, they look like this (2nd page).... http://www.bullseyeglass.com/pdfs/catalog4/bullseye_cat4_36-37.pdf

[xtweeksx]

Ah now thats something like Ive wanted to try..... saw it in a workshop/studio I visited in Australia. He made some amazing things using that technique (or something very similar)....

Looks brill...... give the glass a totally different look, love the though of using different textures on glass.

Look forward to seeing more in this area...

Jenx