From my “it seemed like a good idea at the time” file….

I decided, instead of compressing in the forms for my chess pieces, I’d use a hot piece of glass to burn in the inserts.

Trust me…

DON’T DO THIS

Even under a decent vent sucking the smoke out, it was still a stupid thing to do in hindsight.   The result was ok, but so not worth it.

Ugh.

Next time I’ll just use the doming set to press in the slots like I did for the set I donated.

Maybe I’ll consider trying this: