Sweet. That was the reaction I was hoping for from you.
JoDa Glassworks
- Thread starter VaPeD&CoNfUsEd
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Gray Area
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Just wow... now I am seriously impressed
This and the Kraken gong are by far your best pieces to date imo...
I'm an "ex" glassblower myself (long time ago) so know this stuff isn't as easy as it seems watching youtube vids
If I were you I'd seriously be exploring this topic/genre a bit more as it really fits you style of work very very well.
Peas
photobooth
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Any chance you're looking for an apprentice V&C? Love seeing your progression and I'm just getting back into lampworking myself.
Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
Fucking what holy shit that is amazing! I'm so happy for you @VaPeD&CoNfUsEd you're seriously progressing!!! Hey guys, we knew him before he was famousWOOT!! My package has arrived!
Long story short, I had a random (H)idea a few months back when @VaPeD&CoNfUsEd first introduced his carb'd nano stem design. I wanted to see a REALLY worked nano stem with tentacles emanating from the Nano's opening - there was no budget for this design.
It was a long painful wait for him to acquire the tools necessary to finish this order (his new hand torch!). However, I think the end result is fucking amazing.
Allow me to introduce
THE KRAKEN STEM!
I love it! Looks awesome with the nano on top, and sitting by itself. Heating up my Nano now for my first session with a carb'd stem!!
In addition to this stem, I also recently worked a trade with @VaPeD&CoNfUsEd for some glass. I opted for a Steamroller (with a standard 14mm female joint so I can use it with other vapes), and a carb'd 14mm female GonG. In addition to this, he also tossed in an unexpected extra 14mm GonG stem!
Thanks @VaPeD&CoNfUsEd !
Thanks for all the kind words guys.
2clicker
Observer
v&c... can you do percs? i have been envisioning a 22mm hydro tube type of peice to work with my RDAs/mods for errl use. something about 80-100mm tall.
thinking 22mm so it matches the diameter of most mods and rdas. needs to have a female 14mm gong in the bottom and some type of basic perc. this is for errl use so the perc shouldnt be soemthing crazy. just a basic showerhead or something similar.
ill do a "mock up" of this and post it up. basically a "pocket perc" if you will.
thinking 22mm so it matches the diameter of most mods and rdas. needs to have a female 14mm gong in the bottom and some type of basic perc. this is for errl use so the perc shouldnt be soemthing crazy. just a basic showerhead or something similar.
ill do a "mock up" of this and post it up. basically a "pocket perc" if you will.
I know exactly what your talking about. I'm just not quite there yet. When blowing glass and learning how to make a new piece you mess up a lot. You go through a lot of materials and gasses. Right now I just don't have the money to keep up with learning how to do some new things. Gotta save those materials for pieces I know I can pull off. I always want to advance my game, just sometimes you have to slow your roll and do what you do to make the money so you can save for the funds to put back into furthering your craft. It's a vicious circle! Lol
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Here's a piece I made for my mom. She collects angels and tomorrow's her birthday.
It's at about 2 inches tall.
Here's a piece I made for my mom. She collects angels and tomorrow's her birthday.
It's at about 2 inches tall.
is that a greasy blue cheese angel?Can't edit previous.
Here's a piece I made for my mom. She collects angels and tomorrow's her birthday.
It's at about 2 inches tall.
TeeJay1952
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I see where the gong is but where is the mouthpiece?
It is bluecheese. Unfortunately the color is misleading. It doesn't have the opacity that you see in the photos in person. It's a neat blue and all but not quite what it was advertised as.
just make a slice of cheese out of it and call it a pendy. blue cheese swiss cheese.
great now I am hungry for something cheesy.
blankrider
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So does that mean it is more clear than it appears in photos? Is there a way to work if differently to effect how opaque it is?
Yes it's very transparent in real life. A bubbly light cobalt blue color. I was told that if I rage my oxygen it would go opaque but so far, no good. 
bums me out because I was really hoping for a creamy blue. I might try mixing some down with some white to see what I get.
bums me out because I was really hoping for a creamy blue. I might try mixing some down with some white to see what I get.
blankrider
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Damn hopefully you will figure out how to work with it because I have only seen it here and there but it looks sick. This just came up on instagram. I need this color in my collection
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It looks like that in all of the pics I've seen. But they are not that representative of the actual color.
I'm just being honest. I truly had higher expectations for it myself.
I'm just being honest. I truly had higher expectations for it myself.
blankrider
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How does it compare to the blue cobalt? Can you please post a picture of blue cheese next to cobalt so maybe I can get a better idea
is the opacity something you can stike out in the kiln? I know the purple passion he had is wild looking once its kiln struck... goes from a pastel to a vibrant variation of colors... maybe you can kiln stike the cloudiness into it?
I've tried kiln striking, flame striking and high oxy like he said to use to no avail. Just stays crystal clear unless it's under fluorescent. That's the only time it looks opaque.
Regular cobalt is much darker blue but it's almost identical to light cobalt. Except light cobalt is creamier with less bubbles in it.
Regular cobalt is much darker blue but it's almost identical to light cobalt. Except light cobalt is creamier with less bubbles in it.
ohhhhhh it does the same shit that alientech does... looks green and brown unless under sunlight and then its blue blue neon blue!
that is kinda disappointing and interesting at the same time.
you may find an interesting something to mix it with. and create the next big color!
Yes that exactly. Most colors actually look much better under fluorescent or natural light. Pink slyme is a great example of this. As is mega Mai tai. I think mixing it with a bit of white will yield the opacity that I'm hoping for. We shall see though.
And actually I just got some alien tech to strike a nice blue green for the first time the other day. It looks that way in any light. It's kind of a bitch to strike. Especially without making it check all to hell.
And actually I just got some alien tech to strike a nice blue green for the first time the other day. It looks that way in any light. It's kind of a bitch to strike. Especially without making it check all to hell.
vapordab
Medical+FC=Recreational
I just got the notice that my scientific carbed GONG shipped, and i am beyond stoked. I'll be sure to post a pic when it gets here!
Seeing all these beautiful worked pieces makes me jealous! When the funds allow im definitely going to get a classy worked gong.
Seeing all these beautiful worked pieces makes me jealous! When the funds allow im definitely going to get a classy worked gong.
I really really enjoy doing the more worked gongs like @Ratchetts kraken. It allows me to really mix up the heady and the scientific and play with the art a lot. Wish I'd get more unique orders like that.
hopefully we shale see some more artistic stuff coming soon.
I know my request is doozie!I hear your pendy game is strong!!