Jeff, as usual, those were beautiful! That combination of colors, vanilla and turquoise is so very attractive and popular. Set in a silver bezel, to the untrained eye (from a distance? lol!) one might think they are some form of the stone turquoise! Brilliant as usual 😉👍💖
Jeff great video. You mentioned placing them on a boron nitrate shelf at the end to give them a smoother back. I found that really interesting and would be really interested about your expertise with boron on shelves
Don't know that I have expertise, but I can talk about my experience. I've used boron nitride on shelves for full fusing and found that it never stuck, but did leave something like separator marks on the bottom. Hence I stopped using much for full fusing. I will take it up to about 760 on boron but limit it for that use. For fire polishing I generally have no problem. I have a dedicated shelf for this as once you spray on the BN you can never use it with normal kiln wash. It won't adhere. I found that using boron gives a smoother back, or as smooth as your shelf is. It will still pick up imperfections in the shelf. I found fibre papers leave more texture. Kiln wash still works, and can give a nice smooth finish if applied correctly, but takes more effort than a simple slight spray. It's just quicker, for me. 😏
@@RocketRoseArt thank you so much for this info. That is so helpful. Maybe you could do a quick video of your experience??? There is not much into about people who use boron on shelves. Thank you again. Very appreciative 😀
Are you using the heavy blade on the ring saw to cut that thickness? I guess a more general question is how thick of material cat you cut with the regular band vs the strong band. Thanks, Steve
What a gorgeous project, Jeff! Thanks for sharing your expertise with us. Is there any way of cutting the blocks without your electric Taurus 'glass saw', or is it vital?
Hi. Hope you're well. As far as the cutting, I think you'll need a saw of some kind. The glass is thick and normal scoring is out. Sorry, my mistake. I moved videos into more specific playlists. I'll have to fix that.
Hi Jeff, I followed this video - thank you! - and made some puddle cabachons, turned out really well. I then fused them onto 3mm dense white bullseye and 3mm clear, to make some coasters - I hope you dont mind me asking this, but...the puddles didn't flatten completely. There were a few bumps - so I think I didn't have the right schedule. Could you suggest a schedule that would make the surface flat enough to be able to use them as coasters? Thanks very much!
Hi Marian. Keep in mind that dense white is very stiff and requires more heat work than other colours. Clear is similar, but not as bad. If you've got cabs sitting on top of dense white it will take a higher temp or a longer hold to flatten out. With dense white I'd be taking it up to 815 C if I wanted it completely flat. Hold until it's flat. If they're sitting on 2 x 3 mm layers, it will take time to go completely flat. Not sure what colours were in your cabs or the temp you used but try either a higher temp or longer hold, or just a longer hold.
Hi Jeff, they are so pretty. First time seeing your videos. I will be watching more. This might be a silly question, did they come out of the oval shape or did you do some stuff. Must go watch more videos. Thanks very interesting. Watching from Ireland 🇮🇪. Have a good week .
Hi Rose. The second full fuse firing forms the oval shape. The piece I put on the kiln is rectangular so it forms into an oval. If it was square it would form into a circle. It's surface tension of the glass that pulls it into that shape when it's molten.
@@RocketRoseArt hi Jeff, thanks for explaining that is brilliant its a amazing how it makes a beautiful shape. And they are so pretty. Thanks again. Have a good day.
Как всегда, много полезной информации в ваших видео. Спасибо.
Успехов в вашем творчестве и хороших заказов!
Thank you
I love the color combinations.
Thank you.
Thanks Jeff. Another great video. Your videos are my fusing go-to’s. Could re-watch them all every day (and sometimes have!)
Hi Gerri. Thank you so much. So good knowing it's helping. Keeps me going.
I love doing this with reactive glass, also great in holiday colors to make my glass stand out at shows.
Hi Jo. I agree. The reaction really adds that extra element.
Jeff, i make pattern bars doing it that way.. but to make jewelry, I press the glass with another shelf on top. makes them light weight
Hi Elaine. I've heard of that but haven't tried it yet. Sounds like something to give a go. A new adventure 🤔
I love it, your work is magnificent. Thank you for sharing with us
Thank you.
Jeff, as usual, those were beautiful! That combination of colors, vanilla and turquoise is so very attractive and popular. Set in a silver bezel, to the untrained eye (from a distance? lol!) one might think they are some form of the stone turquoise! Brilliant as usual 😉👍💖
Yes, I agree. With a little work I think you could make it look even closer to natural turquoise.
Stunning! Just wow
Should make nice jewellery.
These are beautiful!! Thanks for this video
Hi Kay. My pleasure.
Beautiful! It's made me want to try some jewelry of my own. Right now I'm buried in hearts, but maybe in a few months
Now that's something I haven't done much of. Hearts, mmm. Thanks Stephanie. 🤔
@@RocketRoseArt they're addicting. So many different colors and combos
These look beautiful, and the video was helpful and inspiring.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome!
Glad you think so!
Wow this is great ! Thanks again.
Thanks Mellisa.
Jeff great video. You mentioned placing them on a boron nitrate shelf at the end to give them a smoother back. I found that really interesting and would be really interested about your expertise with boron on shelves
Don't know that I have expertise, but I can talk about my experience. I've used boron nitride on shelves for full fusing and found that it never stuck, but did leave something like separator marks on the bottom. Hence I stopped using much for full fusing. I will take it up to about 760 on boron but limit it for that use. For fire polishing I generally have no problem. I have a dedicated shelf for this as once you spray on the BN you can never use it with normal kiln wash. It won't adhere. I found that using boron gives a smoother back, or as smooth as your shelf is. It will still pick up imperfections in the shelf. I found fibre papers leave more texture. Kiln wash still works, and can give a nice smooth finish if applied correctly, but takes more effort than a simple slight spray. It's just quicker, for me. 😏
@@RocketRoseArt thank you so much for this info. That is so helpful. Maybe you could do a quick video of your experience??? There is not much into about people who use boron on shelves. Thank you again. Very appreciative 😀
really great!
Thank you.
Really pretty!
Thanks Susan. Glad you like it.
This is a great tutorial….perfect for jewellery. Thank you
My pleasure.
These are beautiful!
Thanks Kenneth. So much you can do with simple things like this.
Love it
Thank you.
Are you using the heavy blade on the ring saw to cut that thickness? I guess a more general question is how thick of material cat you cut with the regular band vs the strong band. Thanks, Steve
Hi Steve. That's the Slicer blade. It's not omnidirectional. Great for cutting slices like that and wastes less material as well.
@@RocketRoseArt thought so but hadn't used mine yet. As usual, many thanks. Steve
Great video, thank you
You are welcome!
Wow! that works really well. Thanks for sharing
Hi Roxanne. Love sharing and helping. Glad you like.
Very cool! Thank you! Kathie from Mexico 🐢
Hi Kathie. Hope you're well there. Glad you liked it.
What a gorgeous project, Jeff! Thanks for sharing your expertise with us.
Is there any way of cutting the blocks without your electric Taurus 'glass saw', or is it vital?
PS - I clicked your 'Fused Glass Playlist' above, but the playlist is empty - did you post the wrong link by any chance?!
Hi. Hope you're well. As far as the cutting, I think you'll need a saw of some kind. The glass is thick and normal scoring is out. Sorry, my mistake. I moved videos into more specific playlists. I'll have to fix that.
These are beautiful! Thanks for another great video.
Hi Marianne. Hope you're well and thanks.
Hi Jeff, I followed this video - thank you! - and made some puddle cabachons, turned out really well. I then fused them onto 3mm dense white bullseye and 3mm clear, to make some coasters - I hope you dont mind me asking this, but...the puddles didn't flatten completely. There were a few bumps - so I think I didn't have the right schedule. Could you suggest a schedule that would make the surface flat enough to be able to use them as coasters? Thanks very much!
Hi Marian. Keep in mind that dense white is very stiff and requires more heat work than other colours. Clear is similar, but not as bad. If you've got cabs sitting on top of dense white it will take a higher temp or a longer hold to flatten out. With dense white I'd be taking it up to 815 C if I wanted it completely flat. Hold until it's flat. If they're sitting on 2 x 3 mm layers, it will take time to go completely flat. Not sure what colours were in your cabs or the temp you used but try either a higher temp or longer hold, or just a longer hold.
@@RocketRoseArt thanks Jeff, I really appreciate you taking the time to reply. I'll give your suggestions a go 🤞
Great video I'm going to try !
Hi Janet. That's great. Hope it works well.
Hi Jeff, fabulous! A great way to utilise my coarse frit. How do you reckon another layer would go? Cheers 😀
Hi Ed. I think that would be great. Means less turquoise and more pattern. I think you could try a few different variations.
Hi Jeff, they are so pretty. First time seeing your videos. I will be watching more. This might be a silly question, did they come out of the oval shape or did you do some stuff. Must go watch more videos. Thanks very interesting. Watching from Ireland 🇮🇪. Have a good week .
Hi Rose. The second full fuse firing forms the oval shape. The piece I put on the kiln is rectangular so it forms into an oval. If it was square it would form into a circle. It's surface tension of the glass that pulls it into that shape when it's molten.
@@RocketRoseArt hi Jeff, thanks for explaining that is brilliant its a amazing how it makes a beautiful shape. And they are so pretty. Thanks again. Have a good day.
I did not know, that the taurus saw could saw such thick pieces.
Just need to take it slow, and it will wear the blade more, of course.
Are you using the basic blade with your saw or do you have a special blade to cut that thick.