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Mould Making for Glass: Glass Handbooks

Autor Angela Thwaites
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 apr 2019
An introduction to all the mould-making techniques for casting glass, with detailed information on materials, recipes for mould mixes, methods and applications. All glass makers - unless they are blowing glass - need moulds which can go in the kiln, as part of the process of creating new pieces. This book is your complete and essential reference to all mould-making techniques for casting glass, with detailed information on materials, recipes for mould mixes, methods and applications.Mould Making for Glass helps you to find out which methods are appropriate for different types of work, and covers all the basics of how to make your mould. Discover practical information on sourcing, storing, using and recycling materials, and how to develop your own recipes and methods for particular projects. Finally, learn where to start with writing programmes for kiln firings including annealing and cooling and explore the work of well-known artists working in cast glass through beautiful photographs.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781789940046
ISBN-10: 1789940044
Pagini: 144
Ilustrații: Approx. 110 colour images
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Herbert Press
Seria Glass Handbooks

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Covers all the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for the more adventurous

Notă biografică

Angela Thwaites is an established glass artist who has been working in this field for nearly 20 years. She is currently Senior Lecturer in glass at De Monfort University, Leicester, and has previously been the glass researcher at the Royal College of Art. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions and she was also a juror for the British Glass Biennale, 2008.

Cuprins

Introduction1. Kiln-casting Glass 2. What is Refractory Mould-making? 3. Understanding Ingredients 4. Types of Glass 5. Model and Master Mould-making 6. Mould-making Methods 7. Handbuilding8. Core Casting9. Mould-drying, Kiln-packing and Firing10. List of Mould-mix Recipes11. Developing Your Own Recipes and Methods12. Fusing, Slumping and Pâte de Verre13. Surfaces and Finishes14. RecyclingFurther ReadingGlossarySuppliersIndex

Recenzii

A solid introduction to, and a survey of, the subject it covers

Descriere

Nearly all glass makers (unless they are blowing glass) need mouldswhich can go in the kiln, as part of the process of creating theirwork. This book will introduce all the mould-making techniques for castingglass, with detailed information on materials, recipes for mould mixes,methods and applications.