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2013-07-27, 9:43am
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How to strike colors and how to reduce
Hello! I am new to the forum and quite new to the lampworking hobby as well. Started at it 3-4 months ago and taught myself by a couple of books and watching youtube. I am from Norway so please excuse my English spelling isnt always perfect!
Here is my questions: I have some colors that are striking colors, how do I strike? And I have Terra2 double helix color, and I managed to get a beautiful purple and bluish color from it over canyon de shelly, but now I can not make it again, it turns green and blue or it turns very dark almost brown. How do I get that lovely purple that came that first time?
Irene
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2013-07-27, 10:15am
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Hi Irene. Striking is a process of heating the glass really hot, cooling it until the orange glow is gone, and wafting it back in the flame to make the color bloom. It also can help to put clear over the striking glass. Dawn (Art Insomnia) has a great tutorial on silver glass.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1516923...shop_home_feat
Well worth it!
Reducing is changing the flame to more propane and less oxygen to bring out the silver. Hope this helps!
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2013-07-29, 1:43pm
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also, have you looked at the Double Helix website?
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2013-07-29, 3:55pm
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http://youtu.be/nGt9jAkWi
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These videos are very helpful. Brad that owns Striking Color made them.
http://www.youtube.com/user/glassmakerx?feature=watch
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2013-07-31, 1:04pm
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Thank you for good tips!
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2013-08-02, 8:14am
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Double helix has a striking and reducing tutorial on their website made very simple and well. Also hints on working certain colors.
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2013-08-24, 6:39am
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Does anyone have a link to the double helix site? I only found a site that was "under construction".
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2013-08-24, 6:43am
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I think DH is down while they move maybe?
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2013-08-24, 6:46am
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Bummer, okay. Thanks!
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2013-08-24, 7:23am
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Here is a link to Double helix's youtube channel with all the videos from their website
http://www.youtube.com/user/DoubleHelixGlass
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2013-08-24, 8:06am
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I just went to double helix and their site is down.
Bob
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2013-08-24, 8:26am
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But the youtube channel is up!
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2013-08-24, 6:45pm
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Patsy Evins did a YouTube video for striking silver glass.
http://youtu.be/VLBwV_o4SnM
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