8” bronze standard jacks The concept of using bronze

The concept of using bronze occurred to me in the mid 90’s when I tried a friends pair of shiny new jacks from Italy

which is the number one cause of wear on jack blades

These jacks are a dream to use

And I was right

8” bronze standard jacks The concept of using bronzeThese have Beefier blades and are a stouter version of the cup jacks which have finer tips. Why bronze? Theres a bunch of reasons why I chose to make jacks with bronze blades. Firstly, bronze is softer than steel and gives you a very smooth experience when working hot glass with them. Bronze does not chill glass like steel does. The result of this is that you gain working time, which means you might be able to make a piece in less reheats. Because the