So I tried cutting a wine bottle for the first time. Not a lot of success.
I believe it had nothing to do with the technique I saw on Make, but with my scoring. I need some practice, but I stand by the idea of this making a decent lamp shade.
I entered the Get Lit lighting competition held by Tree Studios in Chicago. I didn’t get in, but after seeing the winners I can’t feel too bad about it. Some of them are incredible.
I make a lot of lamps, but I always have a hard time picking out the right shade. Usually, the only shades you buy are crap. So I decided to learn how to make my own. I got my hands on some how to DVD’s on stained glass making. Glass cutting aint easy folks, so I decided to go simple: clear glass rectangles in a cylinder shape.
The glass cutting went ok, but the soldering was a mess. I used plumber’s flux, which is some messy stuff. It also left a lot of gunk on the glass. Not the look I was going for, for my first lamp shade. Back to the drawing board.
I also probably shouldn’t solder next to my pots and pans.
