« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 43 44 [45] 46 47 ... 113

Author Topic: Point of The Month - Sticky  (Read 629448 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline cowboy

  • Member
  • Posts: 7,035
  • Paul Wolfe. Springtown, TX
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #660 on: December 22, 2013, 08:40:41 am »
Looks like some Fenton slag. That stuff does make some very cool points.
Logged
When you come upon a track or trail you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing.

Offline Zuma

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,324
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #661 on: December 22, 2013, 02:59:51 pm »
Hi Cowboy,
If you are calling the point I posted Fenton slag you may be correct.
I actually don't know what it is called. I got it in Franklin NC. (Gem Town)
The guy said it was art glass from West Virginia. Yes it is very pleasing to look at
and knap. Last time I went buy to buy some they wanted over $4 a pound.
To heavy for me.
Logged
If you are a good detective the past is at your feet. The future belongs to Faith.

Offline Outbackbob48

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,752
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #662 on: December 22, 2013, 03:58:42 pm »
Nice, an appropiate for the season 8). $4 per pound , I believe you can get obsidian for 1/2 of that. Bob
Logged

Offline Zuma

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,324
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #663 on: December 22, 2013, 05:29:22 pm »
Hi Bob,
Did you say "natural glass" lol. I have one close--- Dasite
Logged
If you are a good detective the past is at your feet. The future belongs to Faith.

Offline cowboy

  • Member
  • Posts: 7,035
  • Paul Wolfe. Springtown, TX
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #664 on: December 22, 2013, 07:20:59 pm »
Hey that ones looking good! Yes I was referring to Fenton slag glass. I bought some in Branson one time and looked very similar to what you have there.
Logged
When you come upon a track or trail you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing.

Stringman

  • Guest
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #665 on: December 22, 2013, 09:32:58 pm »
Those look good Zuma! I always have trouble with dacite.

I found this piece that had a little color to it.





Logged

Offline Zuma

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,324
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #666 on: December 22, 2013, 10:29:39 pm »
Thanks Scott,
Yours is quite awesome. I hope to see more Dasite finished like that!
You didn't loose a smidge on length.
I had no idea it had a color range. Live and learn.
Hat off to all the other contributions here as well.
Logged
If you are a good detective the past is at your feet. The future belongs to Faith.

Stringman

  • Guest
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #667 on: December 22, 2013, 11:38:07 pm »
That was misleading. I meant to say that was a piece of Burlington (not dacite.)
Logged

Offline cowboy

  • Member
  • Posts: 7,035
  • Paul Wolfe. Springtown, TX
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #668 on: December 23, 2013, 10:08:31 am »
Well great Scott! Lol.  That's amazing you took that lil ole square rock and got that big ole point out of it. I need to focus more on efficiency. Great point!
Logged
When you come upon a track or trail you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing.

Offline caveman2533

  • Member
  • Posts: 640
  • Steve Nissly
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #669 on: December 24, 2013, 10:55:06 am »
That is most definitely Fenton slag glass. There was a scrap yard in West Virginia right near the Fenton Factory that bought all of the slag from the plant and resold it as art glass. Place was called Gabbert Cullet. It is my understanding that the plant is now closed and will no longer be producing Fenton Glass.   I have been there several times and it was like being a kid in a candy store.

http://www.gabbertcullet.com/backlot.html

 I don't know what they still have available and I would be leery of buying it over thru the mail.  The annealing on a lot of the glass was questionable and I used to try to take small flakes off some of it before putting it in the bucket. Some was under incredible tension from not being annealed properly and would literally explode in you hand when struck. It was sold all across the country to Gem stores and arts and craft places. May soon be harder to get.  I am not even sure they will sell it  in small lots.
Logged

Offline Zuma

  • Member
  • Posts: 4,324
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #670 on: December 24, 2013, 01:39:18 pm »
I hope it's ok to continue a bit along the Fenton glass path. Although it could make a thread of it's own.
Steve, your info is the best I have heard off.
I think I was to that plant but it was closed. Happenstance while driving through WV.
If the plant is in a gorge sorta setting with a river nearby. Lol could be anywhere WV.
Any way I wish I had bought more when I found it in Franklin years ago.
Look on ebay they want like $10 @lb. (not sure any is fenton)
I will include some pice of the stress Steve made us aware of and a few other
points. Well atleast they are very Christmasy
Logged
If you are a good detective the past is at your feet. The future belongs to Faith.

Offline caveman2533

  • Member
  • Posts: 640
  • Steve Nissly
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #671 on: December 24, 2013, 08:58:04 pm »
Thats the stuff, if you have a kiln and can read up on annealing a bit it is not hard to fuse it and make  new glass it helps get rid of the stress. Do not mix colors tho. I always called the brown jaspery looking stuff   Glasper.
Logged

Offline cowboy

  • Member
  • Posts: 7,035
  • Paul Wolfe. Springtown, TX
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #672 on: December 25, 2013, 10:30:36 am »
Yep same stuff I have. Gave sparrow a blade made of the red.
Logged
When you come upon a track or trail you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing.

Offline mullet

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 22,886
  • Eddie Parker
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #673 on: December 25, 2013, 12:21:31 pm »
That red is the first stuff I ever knapped. There is still some small pieces in the knapping pit.
Logged
Lakeland, Florida
 If you have to pull the trigger, is it really archery?

Offline Outbackbob48

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,752
Re: Point of The Month - Sticky
« Reply #674 on: December 31, 2013, 05:58:07 pm »
Last of the month and last day of the year, so I thought I would make one more try for the Lost Lake, wasn't real happy with my other one, I like this one a little better, anyways heres  my last point for this year. Thanks for lookin an what's are new point going to be? Bob
Logged
Pages: 1 ... 43 44 [45] 46 47 ... 113
« previous next »