I use my inexpensive stained glass for fusing sometimes. The only way you can really get away with it is to make sure that you only stack up pieces from that one sheet of glass. Glass from the same piece will be compatible with itself. So if you like the pattern on the glass and want to make a pendant (or whatever) from that glass, just cut the pieces from the same piece of glass, stack them on top of each other and fuse. You are limited on what you can do, but it does work.
Thanks for the video, I was wondering where I can just buy glass to Knapp, I don't have a kiln so I just be looking to buy preforms or something I can make in to forms, thank you.
Seth, you can usually find them on Ebay. If you can locate someone in your area who fuses glass I am sure you could work out something with them. It's not hard to do.
@@seth6700 if you are just going to fuse it for knapping it does not matter if it is COE 90, 96 or float glass, just don't mix them. Depending on your skill level, you will need a thickness of at least 1/4 inch to pressure flake. If you are going to do percussion it will need to be thicker.
I assume you are refering to the knives. I do sell the at shows and such, but have not updated my store web page in a while.If you are interested, send a request to my FaceBook group and I will accept you and then I can send you photos of what I have available. Go here: facebook.com/groups/161038851286152
awesome vid Cap. This is exactly what I'm trying to do. I recently came into possession of a vulcan 3-550 furnace which gets hot enough for glass melting, and I'm a huge knapper. My question is this tho. How do you prevent the glass from sticking to the inside of the mold? I made a mold out of steel, and that glass stuck to it like there was no tomorrow. I'm just getting into this, so any help is appreciated.
Regardless whether the mold is stainless steel or ceramic, you have to coat it with a glass release agent. You can start with regular kiln shelf wash (test it first!) or use Boron Nitrate (ZYP) or Glass Separator from Uniqueglasscolors.com. Just follow the instructions for each and you should be good to go!
Larry, if you want to fuse glass to make knife blades and points, you will need a kiln. A conventional oven will not get hot enough to melt the glass. Glass begins to fuse at about 1290 to 1510 degrees F. If you want to make small points, you can use a microwave kiln.
Rudy,knappable plate glass is usually 1/4" thick and also available in 1/2". A good place to start looking is at a commercial window replacement store. They usually have all the scrap you will need . Just make sure use get regular glass, not tempered.
@@CaptMike i want to do what you are doing. Fusing glass and melting glass to make jewelry and knives. I like knives that look like they have been knapped. Working with willow and bone and antler
@@furymc9368 a 110 volt glass kiln will work great for that. You can also bisque clay and glaze with 06 glazes. A new one will cost about $1200 US from Olympic kilns in Atlanta, but similar kilns are sold by other companies.
I do sell my knives occasionally. They run $35 for small ones to $75 for a regular sized one, depending on the blade material. Glass blades are one thing, but stone blades of exotic material may run more. Check out "Flint Knapped Knives" on Ebay and see what is going on there.
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I would start with a full fuse schedule The one I use is 6 segments 300F to 1150 no hold 200F to 1370F 20 minute hold 400F to 1450 - 140F 20 minute hold 9999 to 950F 60 minute hold 150F to 800F 10 minute hold 300F to 100F no hold Depending on your kiln and the type of glass, your schedule may be different.
@@CaptMike Sorry. I had no tone on my PC so I couldn't hear your excellent explanations, but on my mobile it works. Now I found out that the tone is only on one of the two stereo channels....
