Relief Fusing Video

[Kev]

I found this and though it was a neat process.


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[nansea121]

Good idea posting some fusing videos!

[Anne]

thanks Kev, that was great.  You know me, will have to try that!

[nansea121]

I bought a bunch of punches last winter and gave that idea a try. Works like a charm!

[Anne]

and after you fuse you don't lose the detail in the slump Nancy?

[nansea121]

and after you fuse you don't lose the detail in the slump Nancy?

Hiya Anne:)
Once you place the glass over the fiber paper cutout and the glass slumps down over it, the fiber paper stays in tack. Then when you take the project out of the kiln, you brush away the fiber paper residue and you'd be left with the impression in the glass made by the fiber paper cutout. You can make some nice tiles that way as well. I thought it might be neat to sprinkle some frit into the cavity and refire so you'd get a different colour.

You can also do it in reverse. Instead of using the actual cutouts, use the piece of fiber paper that the cutouts were made from. Lay a piece of glass on top of the fiber paper sheet that has a design punched in and place into the kiln. The glass will slump into the cavity. You can even make the fiber paper last by brushing on 'Fiber Mold Hardener', made by Hotline. Another material that works well is Kaiser Lee Board. There you can actually carve out the design and I think it's reusable. I haven't tried that board yet, but saw one of my teachers using it. Slick!

[Anne]

thanks Nancy, I'm going to put that on my list of to do's - I have to try everything at least once, lol.

[Becki]

This is similar to what I did for the tree plates, Anne.  Very little detail is lost depending on how deep the impression is.

[ct4mom]

Now that is cool and I will also have to try it. Thanks for posting this Kev

[Kev]

I bought a load of punches today.. oak leaves (lg. and sm.), 2 snowflakes lg. and sm.) , spiral, star,and I can't remember the others...lol. I'm looking forward to giving this process a try.

[Kev]

Here are the 2 trial pieces I did using 4 layers of thinfire for the cutouts to give relief. I believe the 1/8" fiber cloth would do a much better job.

[Becki]

I like the 1/8" fiber paper too but I've also done it (in a pinch!) with layers of thinfire.  These look good.

[ct4mom]

I bought some punches too and only one will work with the 1/8" fiber so maybe my next trip to sunshine I get some thinner or use some thinfire.
These came out cool looking though.

[PiscesGlass]

Those are neat. Wow they must have been some large punches!  Nice job!

De

[Kev]

Thanks guys! These 2 are pretty big punches.

[Rebecca]

Another thing you can do is sandwich a punched-out or cut-out piece of thin fire between two pieces of glass.  You will trap a nice white shape between the glass.

Rebecca

[Kev]

Cool idea..I did notice when I removed the glass that they were pretty much still intact, so I could see that really working.

[Becki]

Another thing you can do is sandwich a punched-out or cut-out piece of thin fire between two pieces of glass.  You will trap a nice white shape between the glass.

Rebecca

It does work but in my experience it tended to shrink somewhat and slightly distort. Try a small tester first to see if you like the look.

[Kev]

I'll do a trial the next time i do a full fuse.

[Anne]

hummmm.  still on my to do list, but it'll work it's way up.  Thanks for the additional hints you guys.