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Fine. 0965145832. B&W and Color Illustrations; 10.9 X 8.5 X 0.6 inches; 192 pages; Soft cover has blue spine with yellow lettering. Covers have slight rubbing, scuffing. Page are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with 159 b/w figures and 36 color photographs. This is the first edition from 1997. Glass casting is the process in which glass objects are cast by directing molten glass into a mould where it solidifies. The technique has been used since the Egyptian period. Modern cast glass is formed by a variety of processes such as kiln casting, or casting into sand, graphite or metal molds. Glossary; references; index.
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Good. Revised edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. Size: 8x1x11; 2000 2nd completely rev. ed., GlassWear Studios (Livermore, California), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall paperbound in color glossy pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs and drawings, 192 pp. Slight to moderate staining, rubbing, creasing and edgewear to covers. Light dampstain to lower edge of title page and first 20-30 pages, diminishing as you go. Otherwise, a very good copy-clean, bright and unmarked. ~P~ [2.0P] Completely revised with this second edition in 2000, you'll find coverage of: Sculptural work (Learn how to model in a number of different medias, and the ways to transform that model into a finished piece of glass sculpture); Hollow Vessels (With slight modifications, these same techniques will also allow you to form beautiful glass vessels with intricate details); Beads (Learn how to apply them to make gorgeous glass beads and pendants that will really stand out on any necklace); Modeling (Walk through the techniques for modeling with wax, clay and other organic materials. You will learn how to make wax replicas of your model allowing you to make a casting series based on a single original model); Mold construction (Learn about composition of investment materials and what they do, including how to orient your models in the molds, mixing and casting your investment molds, and how to make your molds stronger); Casting techniques (You will learn about preparing the glass frit used in kiln casting. Other topics include how to make and use glass pastes to your advantage, the different glasses and how they behave, and which glasses may be more suitable for your work); Kiln procedures (You will learn about the different steps in a firing schedule and how to determine what you should be using in your work. Other topics include the theory of annealing and how to apply it to all of your work, and how to control your kiln to get good results); Safety (Understand how to safely use your equipment).