Topic: How does one identify "rock-crystal" glass?

[glasseyed]

Hi Sue

Rock crystal cutting has a kind of soft look to it - not necessarily deep - it gives a smooth polished look rather than a cut look. The link below to wiki shows a real rock crystal ewer (scroll down the page to find it).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz

Link below to my rock crystal decanter.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CC02V9vvR_HRu2qdnNIB8w?feat=directlink

Hazel

[Lustrousstone]

In truth, resizing and attaching is simpler (once learnt) than uploading elsewhere IMHO. I use Photobucket (and don't delete or move or even file properly) but find if I don't resize my high res images it takes forever to upload them.

[glasseyed]

Sorry, I forgot to say - your decanter is lovely and from the pictures looks like rock crystal to me.  :chky:

[chopin-liszt]

Thanks!

My eyesight isn't what it was even a couple of years ago - and I'm not sure I could tell the difference between a soft cut and a hard one (they all look fairly harsh to me   I like hot glass work rather than glass being used as a surface to "draw" on). Just been fighting with my light tent, trying that out.

meanwhile...

[chopin-liszt]

It was very precarious (the tent), but I think it's produced better images.

[chopin-liszt]

 :phew:

[Lustrousstone]

 :thup:

[chopin-liszt]

Thanks!

I should probably say that the fit of the stopper and the inside neck is absolutely perfect, put it in any way you like, there is not the tiniest hint of a wobble. Both surfaces are polished completely smooth and shiney, when I put my finger in the neck, there is a ridgey bit where the bottom of the stopper sits, where the glass widens into the rest of the neck.

The bulb of the stopper is hollow - it contains a perfect tear-drop shape bubble, but the plug is solid  - you can make all that out in the last image.

[Leni]

My gosh, Sue!    I really, LOVE this decanter! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Well done on the pics, too - they're super!  :hiclp:   :kissy:

[chopin-liszt]

My bunches of grapes don't have as many stick bits holding the bunch in place as your John Lloyd, Leni - but it does have some - they're not suspended in mid-air.
It is quite something, whatever sort of something it is! :spls: