What I do....

[Elizabeth]

Nancy - re: the Barnwood texture - it looks a lot like a blue/green piece I have from Armstrong.  Unfortunately it was a 'rack pack' piece with no number (or even name for that matter!) ,  but it was in the Armstrong rack!   Hope that helps you in your quest!   I ha'vnt checked their site - just makes my tongue hang out for glass I can't get.
Beth

[nansea121]

Nancy - re: the Barnwood texture - it looks a lot like a blue/green piece I have from Armstrong.  Unfortunately it was a 'rack pack' piece with no number (or even name for that matter!) ,  but it was in the Armstrong rack!   Hope that helps you in your quest!   I ha'vnt checked their site - just makes my tongue hang out for glass I can't get.
Beth

I just had a look at the Armstrong glass in the catalogue, but I didn't see it there. I'll have a look this Fall. Pretty glass huh?

[Lady Helen]

Okay I went to see Pete, long story short I will divide each outer side piece in two.
Main reason is that it will be stronger. I will do the cutting.

BTW Nancy, Pete knows the glass as Baroque.

p.s. he said even with his saw the mid section is too deep and too thin, and
this glass is very textured.
He did give it a try and broke just a small part off one of the ends.
He was a bit concerned about birds crashing into the glass, which
is something I had not thought of at all!

Bonus, I was able to pick up a couple of medium sized 3 paned old windows for my glass on glass creations. 

[nansea121]

Yaaa! That's great Helen! I sort of thought it might be Baroque. That would explain the different colour that Diane found in that other website. Spectrum has a great selection of various colours and the iredescent Baroque would be another nice glass to try out for a whirl.
 
A small piece broke off the end when he used the saw? That shouldn't have happened if he started cutting at one end for about an inch - back out and then continue cutting the other side of the arc. If you're the one who will be doing the cutting, give that method a try if it hasn't been done already. By cutting in a short distance first before cutting from the opposite side, the end of your cut won't cause any break-off, no matter how thick or textured the glass is.

Were you able to try a circle cutter on it yet?

Maybe if you put some windchimes either attached below the whirl or near by, maybe that might keep the birds away?

Good score on the window glass:)

[Lady Helen]

Pete didn't use a saw he used his pencil style cutter.
I now know what to do for the whirl pieces,  meanwhile I made one 3D flower.
Not perfect but fine for a first try. Need to figure out a jig for the petals
so they look the same. LOL pushpins and a piece of carboard is not the best solution.

[nansea121]

Pete didn't use a saw he used his pencil style cutter.
I now know what to do for the whirl pieces,  meanwhile I made one 3D flower.
Not perfect but fine for a first try. Need to figure out a jig for the petals
so they look the same. LOL pushpins and a piece of carboard is not the best solution.

Would styrofoam work? Maybe you can push the tips of the petals in at an angle and solder the bottom section when all the ends are touching?

[Audrey]

Nancy, thanks for the advice about starting to cut from the other end first. It makes a lot of sense.

[nansea121]

Nancy, thanks for the advice about starting to cut from the other end first. It makes a lot of sense.

Works like a charm:) It takes the pressure off the other end.

[Lady Helen]

I will try your suggestion.

[Elizabeth]

In the end, Helen,  you must do what you feel comfortable with!  You have to enjoy what you are doing - otherwise it won't work anyway!   Have fun.
What size is your whirl?
Beth

[Lady Helen]

Followed Pete's advice, I divided the outer rings in half.
So the base, and outer rings are all cut.
Did a trial yesterday using the 3D flower tutorial.
Things are slowly progressing! 

Though it has been a frustrating week for several reasons
I feel that I've learned quite a bit this week. In the end it's all good!
I'm reminded of a statement my husband once made to me
"now your beginning to realize how much you don't know"

[nansea121]

That's very much what my late husband use to say.
He said there are 3 stages of learning.

First stage is when you know nothing.
Second stage is when you think you know everything.
Third stage is when you realize you don'd know very much at all. 

Give a hands up to your hubby for me:)

[Elizabeth]

A friend used to have a bumper sticker  "Quick,  grab a teenager whilst they still know everything..."   Sadly,  I'm WAAAAAY past being a teenager....  so guess where that leaves me!
Beth

[nansea121]

A friend used to have a bumper sticker  "Quick,  grab a teenager whilst they still know everything..."   Sadly,  I'm WAAAAAY past being a teenager....  so guess where that leaves me!
Beth

LoL Welcome to the club:)