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Offline D. Tiller

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Glass from Glass Blowers?
« on: August 18, 2008, 02:37:49 am »
Is the un-temperred glass that glassblowers produce knappable?
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Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2008, 09:49:39 am »
Obsidian is untempered glass produced by a real big glass blower!!! :o ::)
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Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2008, 11:23:57 am »
 ;D Pat. I imagine so David, glass is glass and aughta knap easy whether tempered or not - just make sure it's not safety glass, that stuff's just hard to work with ::).
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Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2008, 12:15:31 am »
yea fiberglass is tuff to flake too  >:D
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Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2008, 12:51:20 am »
Oh! Great! A bunch of flakey comedians!!!  ;D
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Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2008, 05:03:03 pm »
Funny! ;D

I've knapped tempered glass as well as the regular stuff and I like the tempered glass better...it seems to be more predictable.  The regular stuff is easier to knapp, though....less knapper's cramp.
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