+ Studio Glassmaking Art Glass Furnace Blowing How-to + Start Price USD 59.97 Current Price USD 59.97 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 30, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 11, 2008 Location Just down the road from Pilchuck Glass School See more about '+ Studio Glassmaking Art Glass Furnace Blowing How-to +' Description Studio Glassmaking As a sometime glassblower, I really like this little book! It gives a lot of very useful information in a compact, well illustrated format.   The illustrated step-by-step glass blowing techniques and the plans for a simple glass furnace are well worth the investment!   Please visit my About Me page to learn about my Glass Library, my favorite Glass Book Sources, and more Glass Links. And what in the world is GlassWEAR? Studio Glassmaking by Ray Flavell and Claude Smale Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY, 1974. 108 pages, hardbound. 118 black and white illustrations, 15 in color. Aproximately 8 1/2 by 8 inches. "Ray Flavell and Claude Smale show how simple it is to set up a studio workshop for glassmaking. They discuss the physical nature of glass..., the historical development of glassmaking, and then describe the various techniques and equipment that can be used. Each topic is accompanied by clear line drawings and photographs." Chapters include: What is Glass? - the chemical and physical properties of glass, with information on the raw materials used in various types of glass. Glass and Colour - addition of various metallic oxides to the glass batch to produce different colors. Historical Techniques - from ancient Egypt to Rome; from Venice to Bohemia and England. The Glassblowing Process - Basic techniques including gathering, reheating, marvering, blowing, necking, blocking, puntying, annealing, and common faults. More advanced techniques include: forming a bowl or platter, making a simple foot, stemmed pieces, making a handle, lids and knobs, composite forms, rods and tubes, trapping air bubbles for decorative effects, molding methods using wooden and metal molds... Lots of easy-to-understand diagrams and illustrations. Decoration - Hot methods: trailing, prunts, embossing, coloured canes, casing, making the glass iridescent, enamels. Cold methods: cutting, wheel and diamond engraving, etching, sand blasting. Glassworking without a Furnace - Kiln-firing, lampworking. Setting up a Workshop - The "chair", hand tools, marver, glory-hole, grinder, construction of a furnace (very basic, but highly usable!!) Craftsmen and Design Considerations Ex-library with minimal markings. Dustjacket has been protected with plastic, taped in place; still has minor scuffs and bumps. Corners bumped. Binding is solid. Contents are complete, clean, and in very good condition, with no underlining, highlighting, or notes (just a few library stamps). A very good copy of this hard-to-find how-to. Buyer pays $3.99 Media rate shipping and handling within the U.S. Add $1.75 for insurance if desired. We are not responsible for uninsured packages lost or damaged by the Post Office. International/Priority shipment costs more. Ask before you bid. We usually ship once a week, on Saturday. Be sure to check our other auctions for more books about glass and glassworking © 2008 www.FledglingStudio.com Place a Bid!