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Tag Archives: glow
Made a steamer
Pardon the vulgarity, but I’m understandably cranky. I’m not in my shop much lately (working on it…) but I was out last night to do some prep work for a project I’m starting. I finished what I needed to … Continue reading
My preciousshhh
I went out to the torch for a quick session last night and made up a replacement queen. Now I’ve just got to sort out the packaging, take pictures, collect underpants, __________ ,and collect the profit.
My white whale glows in the dark
Gather round me mates, it be story time. As some of you know, I’ve been trying to make a glow in the dark chess set. I’ve had design issues, technical issues, supply issues, and now I’ve got a space … Continue reading
Deep breath..and exhale
OK, so a little problem with the glow in the dark chess set I made and was so thrilled to finally have done. The black king developed cracks yet again. After some cursing under my breath and a little time … Continue reading
I finally got it done!
**UPDATE** I’ve taken the set off of sale for now; the black king has developed cracks in the glow. Again. Assume (and rightly so) there’s a lot of cursing implied here. It was a lot of trial and error I … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s good to do test pieces
I’m working on a new chess set, one to actually list for actual money (the first two went as a gift and a fundraising donation respectively) and I still need to make the white side pieces. Well, tonight I started … Continue reading
Evolution of design
How do you create your pieces? Do you sketch them out first? Picture them in your mind and try to push that through your finger tips? Sculpt in another medium first? I’m curious because I think I’m still trying … Continue reading
Glow Glass, all the cool kids are doing it…
A ways back a company called Glow Glass LLC came up with these pretty spiffy powders you could mix into your hot glass to make it glow in the dark. Nice stuff, my wife picked up a sample pack for … Continue reading