translucent red sushi plate

I had a request from a friend for a translucent red sushi plate. This is similar to one I had done in the past, but instead of just the black and red I added a yellow stripe.

This was a three step process where I had to do a bubble squeeze to make sure there were no air bubbles between the red and clear layer below, since it was transparent. I also tried a different technique where the black and yellow stipe were allowed to melt into the red layer. then I had to slump the plate to the sushi plate shape, then I did a fire polish to make it nice and shiny and round the edges so they were perfectly smooth.

original plate

notice the bubbles in the glass, no bubble squeeze here, and the black line is sharper, the black glass was cut to fit in rather than allowed to sink in.

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Large Lawnmower Blade Kinfe

the knife in the top of the picture is one I have shown before. the bottom one is a new knife from a lawnmower blade (most of the blade). making for a pretty big knife. I made the handle from purple heart wood.

I put a mirror finish on it you can see my hand and camera reflected in the blade.

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Kinfe from Remainder of LawnMower Blade

Here is the 2nd knife I made from the old lawnmower blade I had. I patterned this one after a Bowie Knife.

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Cactus Blooms

objects can take on different characteristics based on your perspective. Here is the top of a cactus up close and personal, with some small flowers which otherwise would go unnoticed. But they are quite colorful.

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Non Bone Fish

Usually I make fish with just bones. This fish is different it has muscle and skin. I like the green color of the fish against the contrasting yellow of the fins.

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La Jolla Sunset

I was down at the beach over the weekend and got to take a few sunset pictures. It was cloudy on and off during the day. But luckily the sun was able to get under the clouds as it hit the horizon.

Lots of people come from all over San Diego to this spot to watch the Sun Set every day. From the picture you can see why.

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Ipe Wood Fence

Sorry Computer was on the fritz again. I have repaired it at least for now. New one on the way.

Here is a fence I designed and built for my back yard to give some privacy to the spa. It is made from powder coated steel beams (black in picture) capped with silver tops. The wood is Ipe wood. known for its denseness, bug and water resistance. it is supposed to last 40 years.

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