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Title: Warm Glass: A Complete Guide to Kiln-Forming Techniques: Fusing, Slumping, Casting
ISBN: 1579906559
Author:
Philippa Beveridge
Ignasi Domenech
Eva Pacual
Publicate Date: 2005-03-01
Publish: 2005-03-01
List Price: $29.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: A fascinating book...
I absolutely love this book...I am a glass fuser, and have done mostly tack fused and full fused pieces as shown in most books on the subjects geared towards beginners. However, this book introduced me to ideas that I'd never even considered...I LOVE the examples, and as a former metalcaster, was fascinated with the idea that I could CAST glass and make objects more like what you might see from true glass artists.
A beautiful book...even as a coffee table book. Well worth the money...just feels like a quality book.
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2: Excellent for Mold Making Ideas!
This is an excellent 'How to' Book! Having used only off the shelf molds before, this book really opened my eyes when it came to mold making - something I haven't tackled before. In Philippa Beveridge's book, Warm Glass - there are step by step colour photographs on how to make different types of molds, use inclusions, and kiln casting to name just a few. A great reference book for those fusing glass. Firing temperatures are shown in both fahrenheit and celsius. Lavishly illustrated, this is a book for both the beginner and the glass artist who wants to expand their ideas.
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3: a problem!
I'm having a terrible time with the project described on page 126....Bowl with Inclusions.
I'm using FloatGlass 82 (3mm) by Armstrong Glass Company in a Skutt HotStartPro Kiln.
Page 126 indicates that the temperature is to rise from 590 to 790 degrees centigrade in one minute. I'm unable to have my kiln...or any kiln I'm aware of to make that kind of temperature change that quickly.... If I put the rate of rise at 9999, it still takes over 50 minutes to reach 790 centigrage.
I don't think this is a typo since the graph below the table mirrors the info in the table itself.
The strips of glass in the center of the piece simply melt together and a large halo of air appears at the periphery of the cut-out. I'm relatively new to the world of Warm Glass, but I'm fairly good at following directions. ...this is simply not working out for me.
The piece is really beautiful, and I would like to make it if it is possible.
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4: Limited usefulness
I bought this book at a bookstore as the photography was nice. Once I got it home and read it closely, I discovered it is mostly focused on float glass and isn't very useful if you want to use Bullseye or Spectrum glasses. I promptly returned it to the bookstore. There are much better beginning books out there.
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5: Great Book
Absolutely Great! This is the best book I've read on fusing too date and I read alot. Instead of just "what to do", it explains why you are doing it. It has a wonderful history of glass and an excellent explanation on the nature of glass. It covers the full range of information for working with warm glass, from straight fusing to making your own molds for casting.
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