Product Description

This 2-volume set is an outstanding teaching guide for lampworking glass. The sprial binding allows the books to lie flat while working. Included in the volumes are a glossary of terms and techniques and a reference for locating glass working tools. Hundreds of photos and step-by-step processes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57179 in Books
• Published on: 2003-07-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 511 pages

Review
... the standard by which all future books on lampworking will be measured. --Common Ground: Glass Magazine

... the standard by which all future books on lampworking will be measured. --Common Ground: Glass Magazine

... the standard by which all future books on lampworking will be measured. --Common Ground: Glass Magazine

... the standard by which all future books on lampworking will be measured. --Common Ground: Glass Magazine

If you could have only one book, it would be wise to consider this one. If you have many books, this will be your best one. If you are teaching glass, this book should be required reading for the class because it not only teaches what people must learn, it also replaces some former misconceptions with accurate incormation. --The Independent Glassblower Magazine

About the Author
Bandhu Dunham began teaching himself the art of lampworking in 1975. Since then, he has taught others at facilities worldwide, including The Studio Corning Museum of Glass, Niijima Glass Art Center, Red Deer College, Penland School of Crafts and Pilchuck School. In between Bandhu's production and teaching schedules, he is working on Volume III for Contempory Glassworking.

Customer Reviews

Contemporary Lampworking is definately practical!
During my first year of lampwork beadmaking I found myself going back again and again to study Dunham's excellent textbook. It is well illustrated and goes into good detail concerning process. The book covers basics of soft glass and borosilicate flameworking and compares advantages and disadvantages of the various glass types. There is valuable information I'd not been able to find such as methods for calibration of annealing ovens, the right way to flame anneal, and construction mistake analysis. The photographs of professional lampwork art were both inspiring and humbling for the beginner.

An excellent resource for inspiration, techniques and safety
After reading Cindy Jenkins' humorous and informative "Making Glass Beads", I was skeptical about another publication addressing additional techniques and scientific aspects of lampworking. However, Mr. Dunham's book provides just the right combination of inspirational quotes, technical direction and vital safety information that every artisan needs, from hobbyist to the more serious glass artist. Techniques begin with simple explanations of the physical properties of glass, and move through graduated levels of complexity at a perfect pace. Mr. Dunham's writing style is honest and encouraging, and he willingly shares his own observations in a way that demonstrates thorough knowledge of his subject without the reader needing a Physics 101 course! While exhorting the reader to practice and expand creativity through hands-on experience, Mr. Dunham discusses important safety and ergonomic aspects of lampworking. The illustrations are clear and support the text well; inserting a gallery of contemporary glasswork was a stroke of pure genius. This book will serve as an invaluable resource for technical information on glass compatibility, studio set-up and many other essential components of the lampworking process, all written in easily understandable language.

Bandhu has revoutionized glass information as we know it.
When I first started making glass, there was hardly any information available. You had to pay people you didn't even necessarily like to show you techniques you didn't need to know, but when I viewed Bandhu's first edition of this book, it blew the doors off of anything I had heard anywhere. It introduced me to artists such as Brian Kerkvliet, Robert Mickelson, and Loren Stumph. I have since then taken classes from those artists and have immensely increased not only my repertoire with glass, but also my respect for the art of Glass. I recommend this book to anyone interested in any type of art glass. I'ts benefits are truthfully exponential. thank you Bandhu CHORVAT ART GLASS