StevieJ's Lab :)

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Kraellin wrote: same one from the other thread, yes?

Yes.....it actually looks much better than the pics show.....I sold all of my camera equipment (Pentax 67 w/ all lenses) and haven't bought a digital system yet.....so I had to use Anne's little pocket digital camera to take them.....and couldn't get a good pic out of it.....

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Kraellin wrote: is it more nearly finished now or is it just the lighting that's making it look a bit different? and at what point do you call it/them finished?

It's about 3/4 of the way done.....still have alot of fine tuning to do with the curve lines and texture. Once that is done.....it gets flux washed to remove all residues......then soaked in a baking soda bath to deactivate the flux.....then dried, rough polished, sealed, and finally finish polished.....

Yeah, the different lighting pics was just me trying to figure out how to get a good pic out of Anne's camera.....

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Carl wrote: how many hour in this one

About 100 hours in a small piece like this.....if everything goes smoothly. My larger, free-standing works take much longer....

Embedding glass, minerals, gemstones, etc. in molten solder will crack them if they are not uniformly raised in temperature.....or if they have imperfections that are stressed with the heat.....not good when that happens because I have to melt them out and replace them.....royal pain in the arse when that happens.....

So, do you think this type of art would sell in Hawaii??? .....

That looks way cool Steve. No idea how much it would sell in Hawaii though.

Am wondering how much it weights though? And how big it is etc etc.. And have you done any with barn owls or something similar?

ah, ok. all i had was a propane flame, no kiln. i just kept cracking it, so i guess i was heating too fast.

ah, ok. that makes sense.

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Kraellin wrote: remember back in the 60's or early 70's there were coke bottles where the necks had been stretched, ostensibly by heat?

they had a craze on bottle cutters and making things out of the cut up glass I recall

so, what are you working on these days, steve?

*Gulps* I so forgot Steve had a lab page!!

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Beliria wrote: *Gulps* I so forgot Steve had a lab page!!

Hey, I know this is no "Carl's Corner".....but I try.....

Okay Craig, let's see if I learned from you how to keep a "tease" going.....

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super cool filter steve.... whoops sorry wrong thread I thought this was Carl's Corner, forget I said anything

Glad you guys like it!!!

I'm practicing "The Art of the Tease" originally authored by Craig "NO-FILTERS-FOR-YOU" Kraellin LOL.....

LOL..... I'm ashamed of myself for even trying to hold a candle to you with my pathetic filters.....I'm not worthy, Master.....

i meant with the teasing... you need decades of practice in TEASING! i LOVE your filters! so, dont even start with that junk of self invalidation or i'll come over there and slap ya!

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StevieJ wrote: #2546K-23C.3967

That's a masterpiece! It is so delicious looking, I want to make a wall-size output of it for my apartment. No, better -- make it back-lit.

3D's idea of backlighting gave me an idea. had to try this out

or three

Here's a few more for the road.....

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That was for you.....

yeah, i sorta figured. lol

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Carl wrote: Beautiful

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Beliria wrote: wow cool filter Steve!!

Thanks.....glad you guys like it!!!

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Kraellin wrote: yeah, i sorta figured. lol

LOL..... "I like #75848hfgdt.7446455534436HT556353-1b"

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Beliria wrote: You uploaded it yet? Or is this one of them I'll show but that's all filters?

Currently experimentation in progress.....I will though.....but first, when I get a chance, I want to do some serious "house cleaning" with all my neglected LU filters.....

No.....but I think you said something like "stunning" ..... "exemplary" ..... "gorgeous" ..... "pulchritudinous" ..... ..... LOL.....

Thanks!!!

I'm just joking around, bubba I can't win......slapped for saying my filters are bad.....then slapped for saying my filters are good......may have to remain neutral just to keep from getting whacked, eh??? LOL.....