Topic: Paul ysart weight - misshapen?

[tropdevin]

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It may be just the images, but this Paul Ysart weight look somewhat oval to me.  I wonder if it was too warm when it went in the annealing oven? Anyone else have doubts about the shape?

Alan

[KevinH]

I don't think it would make sense for a "too warm" weight to end up "not round" after being set in the annealing oven. If it was "too warm" then it would very likely have slumped downwards slightly but in an even flow, resulting in a possible change of magnification of the overall design but not a shift in "roundness".

[tropdevin]

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"Up to a point, Lord Copper."

I think the slumping would only occurr as an even flow if the glass was uniform in temperature (which would not necessarily be the case) and if it were placed so that it was exactly level (again, not necessarily the case). But thinking more about it, I do agree that it is more likely to have become misshapen shortly before removal from the punty.

Alan

[RAY]

to me it just looks like the backlight is making it look distorted with the glow around the edge

[KevinH]

It's the images - see the addition to the listing re my question and the seller''s response.

[Frank]

Having cut out many thousands of paperweight images from their backgrounds I can assert that perfect round-ness is a rarity - but does exist. Although in many cases the distortion is slight, using a circular mask rarely cuts the background thus needing some final hand adjustments.