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The color canes are pulled by casing clear strecthing and finall cutting to length.Marble classes were taught at the Pittsburg Glass center in Aug. of 2002 By Mark Matthews.


Color is cased with clear and marvered into shape


Second punti is ready to attach


Glass is stectched to desired thickness


This strecthed to 40 feet


Second color a little thicker cane


cane is cut to length


core is being forme


marver into cylinder


make adjustments


making it right


final touches


gather clear and shape into cylinder


pick up color canes


pick up second side


reheat into cylinder


shape and form


adding the twists


shaping cylinder


heating cold spot on punti rod


shape and cut marble


cutoff marble and melt punti mark


finish marble off


New ribbon core cane color rod is flattened into ribbon


clear is added and rolled into cylinder


cool end


grab with diamond shears and strech


punti is twisted while second man stretches

The cane was made by Mark Matthews at the Pittsburg Glass Center in PA. for each of us to cut our own marble off of.  Mine is pictured to the left..

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The ribbon cane is gently grabbed and pulled while twisting

 

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