Forum: Glass
June 24, 2009
Wheel cut glass
I was in the process of posting the following comment to a post on Wheel Cut Glass by Tomas Tisch (the post was removed):
I don't normally comment on posts by vendors etc but this is a special case. Tomas reproduced 3 panes in our house that we needed to complete the sets in our parlor floor entrance & pocket doors (2 missing when we got our house & 1 I broke during our renovation *$&%*##!). Because he uses the same tools/techniques used in making the originals (& knows how to use them no less), the results are outstanding / indistinguishable. The glass is a pleasure to look at with its play on light passing through the cut design.
I did research (incl with Brownstoner) on alternatives both in terms of cheaper more approximate reproductions and also other wheel-cut glass specialists. Some alternatives would have cost less (though I feel his pricing was reasonable) but would not have matched at all / been very poor substitutes. I believe we are very lucky in Brooklyn (if I remember correctly the next closest alternative was in Pennsylvania somewhere) to have someone who has the skills & tools to do this dying art.
PS one of my old question posts on brownstoner is below (though the photo doesn't do justice to the end result):
http://www.brownstoner.com/forum/archives/2008/01/glass_copper_wh.php#comments
June 6, 2009
Professional Mirror Hangers
Can anyone recommend anyone who specializes in hanging mirrors? I have a large, heavy mirror that I want to hang over a stairwell, which has my handyman very leery. I think using a pro is the best way to go. There was one recommendation in the archives that was about 3 years old, so I thought I'd do a more recent inquiry. Thanks!