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Hi everyone. My name is Jim Robins. I have been a woodworker for over 35 years but I had only used a lathe a couple of times in my high school shop class many moons ago. I now have a Jet 1840 EVS which I use daily to build my skills. I also have been working in glass for around 25 years, as well as metal and ceramics for going on 10 years. I want to incorporate a mixture of materials in my work, but first I need to improve/increase my turning skills.

I live in Phoenix Arizona and my shop is in our 2 story barn that is attached to our house. I only have pictures of some of my glass and ceramic work. Hopefully soon I will have some turned pieces worthy of posting. I really appreciate the forum discussions and sharing of knowledge. I am constantly searching for answers here as I am learning, and the AAW training sessions have been great as well.

I look forward to getting know everyone.
 

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Welcome to the forum. There was an article in American Woodturner maybe 3 months ago on using glass in turning, but that was flat glass. You could always make a bowl to fit exactly half of the glass. Brings up some possible . Maybe @hockenbery will have some ideas .
 
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Welcome to the forum. There was an article in American Woodturner maybe 3 months ago on using glass in turning, but that was flat glass. You could always make a bowl to fit exactly half of the glass. Brings up some possible . Maybe @hockenbery will have some ideas .
Thanks Gerald. I was thinking of something along those lines. Also in glassblowing we often use wet wood like cherry to shape hot glass. So I was thinking of shaping some glass elements to fit in a specific space in the wood (or an identical piece that I get wet first). I might be able to get some cool organic elements added that fit very well (or if that doesn't work well I can make the glass parts and then carve out the piece to fit them. I really enjoy the science and experimenting that goes with making art.
 

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I like your eye for art that shows in your glasswork. You're going to have fun with what you can do turning wood.

Here's something I did a while ago, glass plus wood.

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Made several, most of them sold - this is the one I have left. I used thrift-store glassware and cut the stems off (would be so much better with better glass). Hard bit was fitting the inside of the wood to the profile of the glass - you can see in the photo where this one didn't quite get complete coverage with the epoxy between the wood and glass.
 
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I like your eye for art that shows in your glasswork. You're going to have fun with what you can do turning wood.

Here's something I did a while ago, glass plus wood.

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Made several, most of them sold - this is the one I have left. I used thrift-store glassware and cut the stems off (would be so much better with better glass). Hard bit was fitting the inside of the wood to the profile of the glass - you can see in the photo where this one didn't quite get complete coverage with the epoxy between the wood and glass.

That is great Dave! It elevates a basic wine glass to a whole new level!
 

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Welcome.
Glass in woodturning is something we are seeing a little more of.

You might be interested in seeing som of Binh Pho's work. Binh passed away a few years ago but he was quite innovative in piercing and airbrushing wooden pieces. He did quite a bit with glass - mostly replicating his wooden pieces as castings in glass. I think Binh got someone else to do the castings.

you can google - Binh Pho glass To see a quite a few,
This link has a mix of wood and glass pieces.
https://www.pinterest.com/debsb75/binh-pho/

this is a glass bowl cast from a pierced wooden bowl. It is painted too.
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Binh Pho's work is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing the link. I am blown away and inspired.
I have done a fair amount of casting in glass but it has only been things I sculpted in clay (as well as some life castings), then cast in wax, and finally cast in glass. Sandblasting and rubbing in oil paint was the extent of embellishment I have done to a cast piece.
The level of detail Binh Pho put in his work shows he was a master artist no matter what medium he was using. So cool!
 
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I like your eye for art that shows in your glasswork. You're going to have fun with what you can do turning wood.

Here's something I did a while ago, glass plus wood.

View attachment 37482
Made several, most of them sold - this is the one I have left. I used thrift-store glassware and cut the stems off (would be so much better with better glass). Hard bit was fitting the inside of the wood to the profile of the glass - you can see in the photo where this one didn't quite get complete coverage with the epoxy between the wood and glass.
How do you cut the stem off the old glass? Every time I try with a handheld glass cutter it does not break where I want.
 

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How do you cut the stem off the old glass? Every time I try with a handheld glass cutter it does not break where I want.
Yeah, getting the stems off was interesting. I was able to use a plain glass cutter to score around the stem, and tap it to break it off. I happen to also have a small glass grinder (for stained glass - I inherited that from my father in law). Used that to clean up the break.
 

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I turned the inside of the wood piece to match the outside profile on the glass. Joined with epoxy. To me, the critical bit was getting the profiles to match so that the epoxy filled the space and there were no air pockets. I missed a couple spots with the one in the photo - it was the one I hadn't sold when I took that pic.
 
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