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GLASS NOTES: A REFERENCE FOR THE GLASS ARTIST was written by PROFESSOR HENRY HALEM, DIRECTOR OF GLASS STUDIES AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1969 & AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GLASS ARTIST. This one-of-a-kind book explains in easy-to-understand language & illustrations how to build & run a glass blowing studio. Descriptions include how to construct furnaces, annealers & glory hole. There are also chapters on glass enameling techniques, copper electro-forming, adhesives, & lustering as well as various types of molds including CO2 sand casting & constructing a pate de verre mold. Learn how to use Bob Carlson's "breakaway" blow box or the Libensky/Brychtova Czech casting techniques. Find information on glass calculation, electrical requirements for your annealer, annealing, linear expansion & glass durability testing. One of the most useful chapters includes a list of suppliers & products for the glass artist. All of the above information & more is found in this comprehensive 165 page reference for the student, independent artist, collector & hobbyist. "YOU'LL FIND IT ALL IN GLASS NOTES." This book is available for $30 plus $4 shipping; quantity discounts available from: Halem Studios, Inc., P.O. Box 906, Kent, OH 44240-2303. 216-673-8632 or FAX 216-677-2488.Halem, Henry is the author of 'Glass Notes A Reference for the Glass Artist' with ISBN 9781885663009 and ISBN 1885663005.
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