Goodbye 2007
We had our last class of the year on the 26th. It was a small little gathering with just 2 people– Cheryl and Joey. Instead of just having 2 pictures for this Blog entry we have 3. Janice and Grace had more or less finished their window the week before with washing and coloring being the only thing left to do to finish it. During the week I gave it a bath for them which brings us to our first picture this week. It’s Janice and Grace’s finished window. Doesn’t it look GREAT!
Joey finished off his Aeroscope this week. He came in and wrapped the last wheel and then soldered it together. The wirework that forms the struts is a little tricky and we ended up running a little late trying to get it finished by 9 o’clock (he finished at 9:08). 
The end result looks great though. I have to give Joey credit for making the most perfect set of wheels I’ve seen. He ground them perfectly and then soldered them into absolutely perfect circles. Here’s a look at his first Kaleidoscope.
Most people don’t realize that these planes are actually working kaleidoscopes. There are 3 mirrors inside the body of the plane and when you look in the tail end of the plane and spin the wheels you see something like this:
Cheryl came in and got to work on the angel she piched last week. It’s got a lot of small pieces so cutting it took a bit of time but now that it’s all cut out the hardest part is complete She’ll start grinding it next week but you can see what it will look like even before it’s ground in the picture below.
So that about does it for 2007. We’ll have plenty of great things to see during the coming year though so be sure to come back and check out everyones progress.
Lastly, we have a modified class schedule for next week. We’ll be a day class and a night class on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008. Both classes will occur during their regular hours: Day class from 10 to 1 and Night class will be from 6 to 9. We hope to see you all soon!
Paul
Bayou Salé GlassWorks