Casting Glass For Forkville
Wednesday morning, November 9, at 8am, Greg and I began casting, looking a little ragged so early in the morning, each of us having stayed up late to watch election results. I was interested in sandcasting “houses” based on the shape of 1 pint milk cartons, and also making a 2 to 3 inch thick slab of glass to waterjet cut into fork shapes. I had already taken two thicknesses of window glass to Bradley’s, Hornell, for cutting, but since they were unsure about whether window glass would shatter during the process, it seemed a good idea to provide a thick piece of glass. Here you see a “house” cast into the sand, and in the next image, sand-covered “houses” on one shelf and the slab on another shelf in the annealing kiln.