Hi everyone, I have been collecting stangl kiddieware for a long time but I had never seen a set in it's original box. I found the box in a trunk in the attic of an old farmhouse in northern Vermont. The trunk was very old and covered with a thick layer of dust that had not been disturbed for...

Hello, I have started some simple glass etching, and right now I am simply using Armour Etch on top of contact paper. I trace a design onto the contact paper, and then cut out areas out with a razor. It's rudimentary, but it works. However, the design can only be cut so finely before I either go...

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Hi, I want to make sme fixtures for outdoors. I'm doing copper foil. Can the patina and whatnot be weatherproofed in any way? I thought about paste- waxing the lead lines, or lacquering the whoel assembly, but any info would be great. Thanks! - Kris

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Hi Everyone Just thought that I would like to let you know that I have recently setup a blog dedicated to craft tutorials. URL is Http://crafttutorials.net if you would like to blog for us you can let me know!

Hi Group I am trying to shed some light on the artist who created this lovely piece and what it is called. The colours in my photos are fairly close. There are some hand engraved inscriptions on the reverse in three groups which I am having difficulty in reading, they a

2/3 of wholesale price, you name the pattern, if I have it, it's yours at a bargain price. I have most of them and multiple copies of some. This is the only post I will make about them, don't want to beat a dead horse, if you like building lamps, this is a heck of a deal, includes Mylar...

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Seems they were around some years back. Anybody know anything about them? Jack http://www.glasterpiece.com

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What happened to the string about bullies in this group? When i saw it i didn´t have the time to read it all. And n ow it´s gone Hmm

Hi, ALl, I was wondering whether anyone is familiar with air- filtration/fume hood type systems suitble for a very small in-home glassworking bench. Best would be somehting that coudl be lifted onto the working surface during soldering/grinding (tho' I intend to do most of my grinding outside,...

I am trying to replace some glasses which I use. They are tourquoise-blue and have a distinctly curved appearance and apparently were made by a company called Valentino. Or the line was called Valentino? (They seem to defy googling except that Neiman Marcus does show something by this...

It's odd to call other posters bullies. We're just little words on a pc screen, just emails. Only one glassworker I know has ever posted to this group. I'm just another old turkey, doing glass by myself and knowing only a few others who do it. Once in a great while I may have an idea. Once in a...

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Hey what's shakin' folks? Looking forward to hearing the latest on the industry, etc. I'm guessing prices are up up up, and the regulars are still hangin in there? Should I take my stimulous chack and invest it in lead rather than gold? LOL -- "When you win, nothing hurts".... Joe Namath JK...

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I hope my question is within the topic of this group. Could anyone tell me if glass tubing can be fused to stainless steel tubing with a hermetic seal? If so, are there special techniques/methods that need to be followed? Would a scientific glass blower be able to do this. Any advise...

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