Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Loving astronomy, and becoming a glassblower, it was only a matter of time before we would try re-creating the planets and Sun in blown glass. It is an interesting challenge to figure out the right mix of colors, the density of the colors and how big or small the chips of color (frit) need to be so that they will mix and swirl together and look like whichever planet's atmosphere.
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Tags: blowing, carve, carving, cats, cutting, etching, glass, glassblowing, moon, planet, ring, Saturn, stained glass, Sun
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009

I got the rocket carved for the Orrery that we're making!!!! Yay!!! It was cold though, but not raining. You can see me all bundled up. I actually have three shirts on and two pairs of sweatpants, and gloves. I'm coated with sawdust, as is everything else. It gets in my hair, up my nose and under my contacts, but it's actually a lot of fun to get
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Tags: carving, lathe, orrery, rocket, woodturning, woodworking
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