Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
more hand mirrors
john Lucas
I am trying to get caught up making mirrors for 2 galleries. One of them can't sell the high end mirrors so I have to make some out of common woods with techniques that go fast to keep the cost down. OK the one on the bottom left took too much time. It might have to go in the other gallery.
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Sam Scalzo
John,they all look great. You have mastered the mirror making. Sam
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John K Jordan
These are great. I really like the one that looks like the universe. Are these for sale?
Also, those on the left with the red lines - are they inlays or glued veneer?
JKJ
Are they for sale?
john Lucas
Nah, I'm just going to turn several hundred and keep them under my mattress until I die and then the family can pass them around at my funeral. 
Just kidding. Must have gotten too much sleep last night. I'm hanging on to a few of the top quality ones for now but all the rest are for sale or going to the gallery. So yes all of these are. I'm fascinated by the Universe and I'm going to start making more that sort of follow that theme. The airbrushed one was one option that needs more planning to pull it off. I love those photos of gas clouds and other solar systems you see.
The red one is dyed veneer. I cut the mirror blank apart on my scroll saw and then glue the veneer in before turning. Used to be a big pain in the butt but I built a jig last year that takes most of the headache out of the glue up.
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Philip Duffy
Great stuff, John! Have you a source of beveled mirrors of that size? If so I would love to have you share that info. Thanks, Philip
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john Lucas
I buy them from a company called TRipar International. It's wholesale only so you need a tax # and they have a fairly large minimum order.
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Stuart Johnson
I bought some from Display Collections. I'm not certain but I think they might be the retail part of Tripar.
Display Collections
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john Lucas
I believe you are right. I used to buy them from that source many many years ago until I decided I need a much larger supply.
