Item Name:
Making Paperweights with Schott
SKU:
DVD128
Description:
Making Paperweights with Schott Ophthalmic Glass is an advanced instructional glassworking DVD by Lewis Wilson that focuses on the technical process of making paperweights using Schott Ophthalmic Glass without using a furnace. Schott glass gobs are heated in an oven and picked up on a steel punty, then the outer surface is skinned to produce a crystal clear gather used to encapsulate a setup held in a heated vacuum cup. A foot activated vacuum system is used, along with mechanical rollers and torches to keep one half of the paperweight hot and centered on the punty. The video also covers common mistakes and shows four paperweights being made. Total runtime is 1 hr 17 mins.
How it is used:
- Watch the full process to understand paperweight construction when working from preheated Schott glass gobs instead of a furnace gather.
- Follow the skimming method to remove the outer surface and produce a clean, clear gather for high-clarity encasement work.
- Use the vacuum cup approach to hold and heat complex setups so they can be encapsulated cleanly and evenly.
- Apply the centering and heat-management techniques using rollers and torches to keep the form true while working on the punty.
- Study the common mistakes section to troubleshoot clarity issues, alignment problems, and heat control errors before they ruin a finished weight.
