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Originally Posted by Robinj
The "gradually move them together" method always resulted in thick hollows with a bubble on one side.
Paula Canant's method of building 2 straight disks and then connecting them (making a barrel shape) has given me great success.
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I basically do this, I use a marble mold to help bring the 2 disks together in the right shape, and then again to even and round out the shape. usually a 7/8" ish size is what I lean towards somehow without trying
...(Even if using a puffy mandrel, and use the puffy mandrel just a little to even things out/add a puff of air, not to blow out the entire bead, i do most of the work w/o the blowing doing most of the work, its just there to expand and even the walls a bit. I do this in a marble mold so it does not over expand)
PS I also use a spoon to help bring the disks together before it fits in my marble mold. I find one with a big gentle curve.