I made these. lampworked beads. I had to clean them this morning, the dust in this town... Some of them have dichro, some are hollow and even though I am not the best lampworker, they sure were fun to make. I will use them to embellish something.
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261163Please share what you made,these are all very pretty! Being a jewelry craftsman would be a very interesting career, I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up. lol!
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23282318473Do you have a studio set up at home, or do you go somewhere else to make them? These are gorgeous.
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1819Very impressive! How do you do these?
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by cfidl
15 Feb 2014
there are 2 systems, Propylene and minor bench burner. Minor bench burner uses propane and oxygen and is hotter than propylene. They use different glass. You purchase mandrels and bead release. Heat the glass rod slowly on one end and when soft enough wrap it around the stainless steel rod (mandrel).
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360648nice work, I have always wanted to have a go at making lampwork beads. Have added this to my bucket list, I won't have time to die for about another 100 years or so
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by graceandham
15 Feb 2014
That's most of the idea of having a bucket list I think. Always several things more to look forward to and to hang in there for. Good luck with your list.
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