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Question: Can someone recommend a book on warm glass casting!?
I want to try to cast a figure of a person in glass about 6 inches high!.

I saw books listed on the subject but I will have to order the book!.
Some of the books had mixed reviews!.

Can somebody recommend a book that covers:
the lost wax process,
investment,
types of glass,
and annealing scheduleWww@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Beveridge on my shelf is a lovely book with lots of details and a rotten index!. Lark Books!.
Although it does have a lot of detail on pate d'verre, it has nothing on lost wax or investment!. I don't recall if Lundstrom's 3rd book on kiln casting does - it may be in the library!.
If you want some notes on investment and lost wax casting, here are mine, although I was doing metal to do glass into, I am told same stuff for glass and plan on trying!. Caution: investment is nice because unlike plaster it washes off after firing, but it is very weak and must be contained in some form - I use large diameter metal conduit and stainless sheet held in shape with SS hose clamps
http://users!.ticnet!.com/mikefirth/castgo!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

"Warm Glass" by Beveridge, et al!.

also Boyce Lundstrom books are good, IMHO!.Www@QuestionHome@Com