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making slumped items from wine bottles
Someone that I know had a slumped wine bottle that she bought to be used as a
bowl, or dish. I am really a potter, but thought I might like to try to make one of these, but don't know a thing about it. My question is could someone tell me of books I might buy, or give me a brief instruction on how to do this? OR, even tell me of a web site that would be instructional. I have an electric kiln that is computer controlled, so I can fire to any cone, and program as necessary. Thanks. Martha |
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There is a tutorial online at http://www.warmglass.com
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http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/bottle.htm plus you have to be able to
program you kiln to cool slowly - like over 4 hours from 900-600F -- Mike Firth Hot Glass Bits Furnace Working Website http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/NTBowl.htm Once again, Empty Bowls for the North Texas food banks will collect money in February by charging for donated food and bowls at artsy events in Dallas & Fort Worth. Check out your area if not near here, Empty Bowls was originally and still is mostly a pottery project. All it takes is a box stuffed with newspaper and one bowl a week to collect a dozen by then. $23,000 raised last year. "Marmaj40" wrote in message ... Someone that I know had a slumped wine bottle that she bought to be used as a bowl, or dish. I am really a potter, but thought I might like to try to make one of these, but don't know a thing about it. My question is could someone tell me of books I might buy, or give me a brief instruction on how to do this? OR, even tell me of a web site that would be instructional. I have an electric kiln that is computer controlled, so I can fire to any cone, and program as necessary. Thanks. Martha |
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Thank you all for the information. I will try it, and if I have failures, I
have a good supply of wine bottles. :) My husband has a wine cellar!!! Martha |
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It's pretty easy. The hard part is getting the old label off the
bottle. It leaves an ugly residue if you don't take it off, so see to that part any way you can. The "slump" part is very direct. 300 degrees an hour in a pottery kiln to about 1300 will give you a very nice slump. Different bottles will come down differently so you may need to experiment. Afterward, tie some Christmas ribbon around the neck, add an inexpensive cheese knife and you've got a present unlikely to be seen elsewhere, unless I made it. Good luck, Jerry Marmaj40 wrote: Someone that I know had a slumped wine bottle that she bought to be used as a bowl, or dish. I am really a potter, but thought I might like to try to make one of these, but don't know a thing about it. My question is could someone tell me of books I might buy, or give me a brief instruction on how to do this? OR, even tell me of a web site that would be instructional. I have an electric kiln that is computer controlled, so I can fire to any cone, and program as necessary. Thanks. Martha -- ? Angel Antics Glass Crafters ? Fine Art Glass, Kaleidoscopes and Tiffany Lamp Reproductions Jerry & Ann Maske 3 Garden Way Sullivan, ME 04664 Phone (207) 422-2250 Web site http://www.angelantics.net/ |
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Thank you all for the information. I will give it a try.
Martha |
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