Topic: Advice needed please

[chopin-liszt]

Ooooh, goody goody! - more eddication!

[TxSilver]

Carolglass, how often will a chance like this come along. Buy away! And they don't even have to be shipped. It's not really so much money. You won't even miss that amount in a month or two.

[aa]

These are made with a series of cast on stems and feet and the discs are made with a foot-board. Actually Eddie King demonstrated these at Leni's request during one of our Whitefriars Days a few years ago. Eddie made them at Wedgwood Glass.



If you have seen a stem being added to a goblet and then a foot, you have to imagine an extra stem added to the foot, then a stem, then a foot, etc and the gaffer has to keep the whole thing warm enough not to crack but cool enough not to move off centre.

In theory , quite easy but in practice they are very difficult to make. As you may know "in theory there is not much difference between theory and practice, but in practice there generally is". This certainly applies to glass!

[Anne]

As you may know "in theory there is not much difference between theory and practice, but in practice there generally is". This certainly applies to glass!

Adam, I do like that quote, I might steal it from you! :kissy:

[chopin-liszt]

It applies to Science too, I can assure you!

Thanks ever so much Adam. :kissy: for clarifying the complexity. :clap:

Which also explains the true value of the sticks with many rings.  :smg:

[carolglass]

 :hi:  Many many thanks for the informed and funny replies-
 usually I am not so precious about making a decision but my glass dedication has gone under a sea change of late. All my usual qualifications (for acquiring glass and ceramics and artworks and other stuff) are by the board.
Even with a sleep overnight I am still sitting on the fence with this. When I bought all my Wedgwood candlesticks I did do the knowledge gathering but it is relevant to be reminded of the complexity of making them-so thanks for that aa.
 A new abode that is ALL mine but so many things to spend money on!! Do I get a cat door installed/ do I buy a ladder for outside/do I get the cabinets earthquake proof- ya see where I am coming from-arrgghhh!!!!
I did do a trawl through the net but apart from highly priced coloured ones in the UK-nada, so still rock/hard place.
 Anik I love the spicey noodles- you know the Thai ones, I usually add more chilli. Again many thanks for the various insights.

 regards from a still sunny Napier-Carol   

[Anik R]

Oh Carol, I wish I knew what to advise you, but I don't.

Whatever decision you make will be the right one.  Just follow your heart (but remember to take your brain with you).  :kissy:

[flying free]

In that case I would stand by the old adage 'when in doubt...do nowt'.
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[carolglass]

Anik- that's the thing-I truly don't know in this case- and I am too old to loose brain cells pondering this one- darn it's too early for wine- ha,ha. I have shoved a few items on TradeMe and am waiting for three buyers to pay so that might tempt me.
Aha flyingfree that's what I should have said to myself-when in doubt-do without-BUT.....
TTFN Carol :t:

[Lustrousstone]

Perhaps some of this thread (the wisdom of Adam) should be extracted and moved into British glass