This was a requested design (Dove with a wing) and they are fun, but a bit tricky. Each Dove cane will come with one wing cane.
Here’s one of the tricky parts. They are a little bit more difficult to snip. It took me just a few tries to figure out the best wheel placement and I made a little video to show you how I do it (see the Nov. 1 Blog). Once I got the hang of placement, they behaved well.
Here’s another tricky part. IF your Dove isn’t snipped flat, your wing may not sit still during firing. I didn’t have one to slip, but my tester friend did. Remember, if the only thing holding your wing in place is glue, when that glue burns off the wing may fly away. So I didn’t put any glue on the Dove, I just put it in its final position and then gently laid the wing on top and made sure the wing wasn’t slipping off. Keep your wings snipped extra thin if you can.
They were hand-pulled by me in my glass shop’s vitrigraph kiln, annealed and tested. See photo with dime for size reference. They were photographed in the best lighting possible to show accurate colors (however all computer monitors render colors differently). I used Oceanside fusible glass. COE 96.
If you have any questions just chat me up! I’m always happy to help!
