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Bottle slumping

Made in a front loading Higuchi Kiln, 3 shelves

Schedule:

1. Heat at 300-350F/min to 1350 F (4 hours)
2. Hold at 1350F for 75 min
3. Heat AFAP to 1450 F
4. Hold at 1450F for 15 min
5. Cool AFAP to 990 F
6. Hold at 990F for 15 min

Shut off.


(Yellow #1 Corning Glass Museum 8-8-09 1:30 pm to 8-9-09 11 am)

Items:


"Two thumbs up" Cheese tray (made from old soda bottle)

the mouth was too heavy and there was too much (1.5" fall from the mold I used, so I ended up breaking it :(








" Fire and Ice" Cheese tray (made from Mazza Ice Wine Bottle, Mazza Winery PA)

I'll rate this a 3/5, the lining could be more perfect.




"Trio" tray (made from 3 beer bottles fused together... will have to wait and see if any compatibility issues crop up--didnt test before firing)

So far it looks good...feedback--not to add the labels back on... but I'm not convinced. What say?








"Spa-tool" Spatula/Spoon rest (made from a Wine bottle, Johnson winery, NY)













"Green Tree" Tray (made from Wine Bottle, Mazza Winery PA)


this turned out nice with the wire-work and beads. Booked it for a wedding gift for a wonderful and FUN couple!








Using the same schedule, I did an experimental mid-fuse...(right) will have to slump that into a plate... ah well next time.

(C) Kolika Chatterjee 2009
Warm Glass

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