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Title: Pontil Question
Post by: Gilead on February 13, 2008, 07:39:36 PM

Christine
            Thanks can i ask another question, do all pontil's have to be smooth, or can they be like there is a bad chip on the bottom asking this as i saw a vase with the bottom like this and thought its broken but it looked nice other wise,  ::)

Title: Pontil Question
Post by: Lustrousstone on February 13, 2008, 08:37:01 PM

Pontils can be smooth and polished, smooth and unpolished, broken but heated up a bit or broken and downright dangerous - and anything in between

Title: Pontil Question
Post by: Gilead on February 13, 2008, 08:40:36 PM

Thank you Christine.
                           now i know not to dismiss a piece of glass just because it look as though its chipped underneath, back off to the shop to moz then to see if its still there?

Title: Pontil Question
Post by: Andy on February 14, 2008, 11:50:01 AM

Hi Gilead,
Can i suggest you invest in a glass book or 2, there are some super ones out there, loads of
piccies, and great to have to hand for research etc.

I am going to suggest a couple, others may suggest more,

one of the first i had is '20th Century Glass' by Judith Miller and Mark Hill,  also
Millers 20th Century Glass by Andy McConnell both very reasonable on Amazon at the moment,
(search for 20th Century glass) and well worth the investment ;D

Good luck, and be prepared to have a houseful of glass like most of us on the board!
Regards
Andy

Title: Pontil Question
Post by: Gilead on February 14, 2008, 05:43:55 PM

Cheers Andy
                 they will be winging my way asap,