13-03-2016, 07:42 AM
Before the float glass process there was the cylinder glass where molten glass was pulled vertically from the melt on a cylindrical former. It was then slit and opened flat to form sheet glass, hence the wavey old windows. And the early curved ones.
The spinning method is much earlier still, that's why window panes were very small, eg. georgian. The poorer folk found glass too expensive so they bought the middle of the "spin" where the punty was hence the "bull's eye" panes.
I don't believe it flows either, as I said, I was told. I don't believe in lots of things that other people do, but that's the tale. Maybe its a tall one too!
I do know that skilled glass workers make it look easy, I watched a guy making bowl drinks glasses with twisted colours in the stems, he made 12, all the same pattern and all the same size! And that was in quartz which is a pig to work because of the temperatures needed.
We shall see how it goes, certainly created a bit of interest though, has it not?
The spinning method is much earlier still, that's why window panes were very small, eg. georgian. The poorer folk found glass too expensive so they bought the middle of the "spin" where the punty was hence the "bull's eye" panes.
I don't believe it flows either, as I said, I was told. I don't believe in lots of things that other people do, but that's the tale. Maybe its a tall one too!
I do know that skilled glass workers make it look easy, I watched a guy making bowl drinks glasses with twisted colours in the stems, he made 12, all the same pattern and all the same size! And that was in quartz which is a pig to work because of the temperatures needed.
We shall see how it goes, certainly created a bit of interest though, has it not?
Boater Sam.
