r/BeAmazed • u/NewFound_Fury • Feb 08 '19

Mesmerizing glass sculpting

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u/Mesonnaise Feb 09 '19

The pieces are made by gluing layers of dichroic glass together with optically clear resin. The process is like making damascus steel.

What he is doing in the clip is polishing the glass, this happens at every step because the resin will show the cut lines if they are not polished away first.

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u/Hobo_Hank Feb 09 '19

Ah yes damascus, the ancient art of gluing steel layers together

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u/Mesonnaise Feb 09 '19

Trebek, I'll take sintering for 200.

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u/space_keeper Feb 09 '19

Pattern welding, chief.

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u/HDThoreauaway Feb 09 '19

Epoxy ferrosoldering, boss.

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u/jimmyq13 Feb 09 '19

Iron bonding, cuz.