Ta-Da!! My first Ameba!!

[treetiger]

Howdy folks. It has been a while since I have posted anything; but there is a good reason-- Friend Charles and I have been working to set up a glass working station so that we can practice lamp work with various canes. 104 coe to start with but we tried boro, but couldn't get it hot enough. Anyway-- Ta-Da!! My first 'marble'! It's almost round, and I gotta start somewhere. It reminds me of an  Ameba in a petri dish.  Best wishes!

 

 

[Steph]

How fun!

And an attractive marble, too. 

 

[Shamrock Marbles]

2 hours ago, treetiger said:

Howdy folks. It has been a while since I have posted anything; but there is a good reason-- Friend Charles and I have been working to set up a glass working station so that we can practice lamp work with various canes. 104 coe to start with but we tried boro, but couldn't get it hot enough. Anyway-- Ta-Da!! My first 'marble'! It's almost round, and I gotta start somewhere. It reminds me of an  Ameba in a petri dish.  Best wishes!

 

 

Exciting!!  Keep it up.

A simple suggestion:

1) Make 100 marbles.

2) Number them sequentially (e.g. 001, 002, 003,…).

3) Put them in gun cases or fishing lure boxes in numerical order.

4) Keep them all for reference.

5) Get a notebook. Make a page for each marble. Describe what you wanted as a finished design. Note the glass colors used. Described the finished marble. Write down what you learned or would do differently. Grading is optional.

Don't worry about each marble and enjoy the journey.

By the time you make 100 marbles, you’ll be amazed how far you have come from your first ten.

Please, keep posting your babies. -John 

[TheVacorFan]

Awesome, can only agree with John!

[Chad G.]

9 hours ago, treetiger said:

Howdy folks. It has been a while since I have posted anything; but there is a good reason-- Friend Charles and I have been working to set up a glass working station so that we can practice lamp work with various canes. 104 coe to start with but we tried boro, but couldn't get it hot enough. Anyway-- Ta-Da!! My first 'marble'! It's almost round, and I gotta start somewhere. It reminds me of an  Ameba in a petri dish.  Best wishes!

 

 

Nice job  

[schmoozer]

16 hours ago, treetiger said:

Howdy folks. It has been a while since I have posted anything; but there is a good reason-- Friend Charles and I have been working to set up a glass working station so that we can practice lamp work with various canes. 104 coe to start with but we tried boro, but couldn't get it hot enough. Anyway-- Ta-Da!! My first 'marble'! It's almost round, and I gotta start somewhere. It reminds me of an  Ameba in a petri dish.  Best wishes!

 

 

How about some pics of the shop?

[Chad G.]

2 hours ago, schmoozer said:

How about some pics of the shop?

Agreed, it would be very interesting to join you on your journey Brother  

[stephenb]

Good job ! I like the way the blue color has dark tracers.

[treetiger]

On 4/12/2024 at 7:13 PM, Shamrock Marbles said:

Exciting!!  Keep it up.

A simple suggestion:

1) Make 100 marbles.

2) Number them sequentially (e.g. 001, 002, 003,…).

3) Put them in gun cases or fishing lure boxes in numerical order.

4) Keep them all for reference.

5) Get a notebook. Make a page for each marble. Describe what you wanted as a finished design. Note the glass colors used. Described the finished marble. Write down what you learned or would do differently. Grading is optional.

Don't worry about each marble and enjoy the journey.

By the time you make 100 marbles, you’ll be amazed how far you have come from your first ten.

Please, keep posting your babies. -John 

Great idea!! Consider it done!! Thanks!!

[treetiger]

13 hours ago, schmoozer said:

How about some pics of the shop?

At the moment, it is in a gazebo in my friend's back yard. We have plans to make a shed to combat the wind nd weather. I will take pics as we progress. Thanks and best wishes.