Various shiny objects

Glass and stone sculpture/paperweights/shiny baubles I like to make. I ran across an artist making them on YouTube, looked at what he charged for them, and then decided to learn to make them myself. Hope you enjoy!

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WeevilFriend@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 264d (4 replies)

That's so cool! What are they made of and how do you make them?

NotBillMurray@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 264d (3 replies)

Thanks! They are made of stone and laminated glass.

To make them I cut the rock and make a flat face, then laminate multiple sheets of regular glass and one of dichroic glass with UV resin, and glue it to the stone. Once everything is set nicely I shape it on a tile saw, then grind and polish the faces with a flat lap machine and a massive wet belt sander.

WeevilFriend@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 264d (1 reply)

That's a great idea! I feel like I'm not understanding fully though; how do you grind and polish the faces after laminating?

NotBillMurray@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 264d

Once it's a solid piece I can cut it with a tile saw. That kind of saw can't really cut you, so I just do it by hand. Once it's in the right shape I grind it down through various grits and then polish it with cerium oxide.

WeevilFriend@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 264d

Nevermind I get it now! I missed that it was a bunch of slides resined together

GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 264d (1 reply)

The layers look super cool!

NotBillMurray@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 264d

Thanks!

Naz@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 264d (1 reply)

What's the blue one? 😱

NotBillMurray@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 264d

That one used a piece of petrified wood and blue dichroic glass. That's what gives it the color. I wish I could post videos on here, pictures don't capture the effect very well.

Townlately@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 264d (1 reply)

Absolutely gorgeous. I want to collect the whole set.

NotBillMurray@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 264d

Glad you like them!

swelter_spark@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 263d (1 reply)

Beautiful. They look like real gems.

NotBillMurray@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 263d

Thanks!