Sandcarver Contents

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Sandcarver Contents

1 General Information

1.1 Goals, purpose of the site

1.2 Contents (this page)

1.3 Background on sandcarving and the forum.

1.4 Safety issues - Don Niland

1.5 Getting started

2 Process

2.1 Acquiring images - Rick Martin

2.1.1 Sources

2.1.2 Techniques

2.2 Resist selection and preparation

2.2.1 Cut resist

2.2.1.1 Hand cut vs. machine cut

2.2.1.2 Temporary & permanent

2.2.2 Photoresist

2.2.2.1 Preparing images

2.2.2.2 Producing a positive

2.2.2.3 Selecting the resist

2.2.2.4 Exposing and developing the film

2.2.2.5 Gluing/mounting

2.3 Blasting techniques

2.3.1 Surface etching - Robert Crane

2.3.2 Shading

2.3.3 Multistage deep carving

2.3.4 Contouring, Texture

2.3.5 Halftones/photographs

2.3.6 Remasking techniques - Jim Yount

2.3.7 Multiple resists

2.3.8 Carving through

2.3.9 Flashed Glass

2.4 Finishing

2.4.1 Gold leafing

2.4.2 Painting

2.4.3 Slumping

2.4.4 Glue Chipping

2.5 Presentation

2.5.1 Edge lit bases

2.5.2 Photographing completed work

2.6 Tips

3 Equipment (beginner and advanced equipment choices)

3.1 General Computer requirements, software types, etc

3.2 Substrate

3.2.1 Glass: float, mirror, plate, tempered, etc

3.2.2 Other materials: stone, marble, etc

3.2.3 Fused Glass

3.3 Cut Resist

3.3.1 hand cut – stencil burners, knives, etc.

3.3.2 Plotters

Working with Plotters - Rick Martin

3.4 Photoresist

3.4.1 Printers

3.4.2 Exposure systems

3.4.3 Washout

3.4.4 Dryers

3.5 Blasting

3.5.1 Abrasives

3.5.2 Cabinets

3.5.3 Rooms

3.5.4 Compressors

3.5.5 Guns, nozzles

3.5.6 Hoses

3.5.7 Pressure pots

3.5.8 Dust collectors - Don Niland

4 Resources - Sally Elliot, Michael Wilson

5 Marketing your products - Business Topics

5.1 Business Issues - General

5.2 Corporations

5.3 Galleries

5.4 Creative Products

6 Events

6.1 Calendar

6.2 Group projects

6.3 Workshops/Seminars

First Annual Advanced Sandcarving Workshop in Shawnee OK April 2002

7 Gallery

7.1 Photos

7.2 Members’ websites (both within this site and linked)

7.3 Studios