FA: scrap glass, vase caps, small bases

Howard, I am curious. do you do any good on ebay? I imagine with the strips you do OK, but with the finished lamps?

Also, if I may mention, the photos, and the ability to see them is a bit weak, can't make them any larger and still show detail, particularly the poppy. Just trying to be helpful on that. and curious on the sales.

Are your shades copper plated and verde gris patinaed? Tiffany type, do you use a commercial foil? I am trying to compare higher end lamp makers to see what folks that are commanding high dollars are doing to make their lamps worth the money that they are charging. Or if it is a matter of making a nice lamp and" this is what I charge."

email me off the news group and I will gladly go into more detail

should be a link on my site OR........

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howard

Well, that one was kicked back, pop up a link to your website please

I'm impressed by your work! Beautiful. I used to work at a mid-range furnishings/home store that sold cheap Tiffany knockoffs... you know, Quoizel, Meyda-Tiffany, Robert Abbey. Junk. Made in China, with "resin" bases. Most of them retailed in the $300-$400 range, and all day long I had to deal with people saying (and I'm not kidding) "WHY IS THIS SO EXPENSIVE??" and "For that price, I would expect a bronze base!" and "I can get this cheaper at Target!" (My [mental] answer; PLEASE go to Target, then!)

I cheerfully told people that the only reason that they were as cheap as they were is that they were made in China and had plastic lamp bases, and that if they were made by first-world craftsmen with bronze bases, they would be in the thousands. I SURE wish I'd known your seller ID, I would have told them to look on ebay and start with you!

I also shudder to think about the number of times I had someone come up to the counter with one of those cheap resin bases that they'd gotten cheap somewhere without the shade, wanting to "just replace the shade for cheap". They they freak out because the shade alone is a few hundred dollars... most of the time they'd tell me they thought it would be IN THE $40-$50 DOLLAR RANGE.

OK, I can stop having flashbacks now, I think I got it all out of my system. Just wanted to say you do beautiful work, it's refreshing to see, and I'm glad there are buyers out there that still appreciate fine artist-quality craftsmanship.

What's your website? I'd love to see it (I know you didn't invite me, but I'd still like to see it!)

Just noticed you're in Portland too. You probably know the store I used to work in. Starts with R...

David Schlicker consigns his work there. Seems like a very nice guy, and I like his craftsmanship.

Thanks for the time an and comments........

I know of David........

I showed a few shades to the owner there, purposely went higher on my cut to put shades in that he did not have, and then decided that I would not cut into his market! Still a little honor among........

I used to have ALL EIGHT WINDOWS at Zell's at Park and Morrison for my work. They were consigned and not bought outright, but a great place to show. The deal was they would refer to me for a small %. Unfortunately a new buyer took over and did not want to exhibit any work that could not be re-ordered and or stocked in multiples.

my web site (very old photos taken with a snappy and a video camera) will be up-dated soon with newer photos:\

Thanks for the link! It's a shame about Zell's... it's amazing to me that someone who deals with fine jewelry would have such a poor understanding of and regard for fine art objects that are one of a kind. Bah. Mass production is destroying our national aesthetic.

Good on you for your honor. I think David would appreciate that and do the same for you; he's a good guy.

Those look really nice.

What do people do with the pieces of glass? Where'd they come from?

anything they want to and from bigger sheets

but seriously........... mosaics, wind chimes, tumble them and so on

initially I was selling ONLY SCRAP and ENDS from full sheets, and after running out of scrap, I am "creating" scrap and have cut glass to size to order

Still have about 1,000 pounds or so in the shop.23+ years of hoarding and buying stuff

HNY, H

Howard

very beautiful and inspiring....

but the photos definitely need updated!

I'd love to see more of those shades up close - and your windows too!!!!

Cheryl of DRAGON BEADS Flameworked beads and glass

Hi Howard

You mention 'tumbling' glass offcuts.

I'm intrigued - I've tumbled gemstones for many years - but I've never heard of people tumbling glass (although I do remember a few 'gems' which on being tumbled, turned out to be glass )

Presumably it's the same process as stone tumbling - silicon carbide grit etc - but what do people do with the finished pieces ??

Regards Adrian Suffolk UK

Hi Adrian,

I live on the beach in Oregon and have tumbled beach agate. Right now the "fossil" bug has bitten and we have "tons" of fossil rock, fossil clams, fossil shells lining our driveway, in planters and so on....all free for the picking up! I have (not using lately) a noisy vibrating tumbler and it did a "fast" job of ruining what took millions of years to make.

anyway, people put the tumbled glass in fish tanks, decorations for the table in glass containers, flower pots, perhaps even mosaics and where ever your imagination leads you to.

Seeing how glass is softer that rock, if you tumble it, you may want to shorten up the time and start with a finer grit......easy and cheap enough to experiment with.

HNY, h

i have an almost new vibrating tumbler i could part with if any one is interested, let me know and i will provide details. i used it to make beach glass out of scrap. m

I am interested. I understand they work good on brass parts, too. E-mail me.

-- Bill Browne

i have a tumble vibe 5 with about 5 lbs of 'grit. used it once. I'm in SC so add shipping, best offer over 60$. m

I have no idea what the relative worth of this is, but I saw a tumbler at Harbor Freight the other day for pretty small bucks. I see on their web site they have a 3 lb tumbler for $25. That seems like around the price I remember.

Mike Beede

Just a quick google, The best price I found for the "Tumble Vibe 5" (processes 4 pounds of rock) is $80 (plus shipping) new and grit runs about $2.75-$3.50/pound. (several other sites run betwen $85/$95 for this same model).