Reflective Sunglasses

[4ND3R5]

I carved this guy a couple of months ago and thought he looked kinda creepy. .....so I decided to practice making glasses on him. I used 19 ga wire soldered together, glued on a piece of card stock to the back of the frames, trimmed it and painted all of it black, then I filled in the front of the lenses with clear gorilla glue. They are a little rough but I found out the clear gorilla glue makes nice reflective lenses. I haven't soldered anything in probably 18 years. Glad it worked out. I think it looks a lot better than the wire glasses that are just twisted around in one piece. Lynn Doughty has a great tutorial on YouTube on making them, except he used epoxy for the lenses and painted on a nice reflection of a beach on the card stock. Thanks for looking.

[joepaulbutler]

Don't you just feel good when a project turns out, Well done & good info

[Randy]

Nicley done Anders. looks good.

[woodburner807]

Fine carving, Anders, and good info on making the glasses. Never did that, though you have planted the seed.

[JoeVM]

He looks good in his new glasses.

[Arthur C.]

Anders, those sunglasses just make the carving come alive! Inspired!

[Eddy-Smiles]

I've made them both ways. Which way depends on the intent of project. Have you ever tried Triple Thick in lieu of the super glue?

[JerseyGirl]

Nice way to “save” your carving. He made me smile… so no longer creepy. But I can identify with the creep factor… I have to hide those in the back of the shelf.

[4ND3R5]

I've made them both ways. Which way depends on the intent of project. Have you ever tried Triple Thick in lieu of the super glue?

Hi Eddy, I don't know what Triple Thick is. I didn't use super glue. I used the regular clear gorilla glue to make the lenses. Thanks.

[4ND3R5]

Thank you all for the comments. Appreciated.

[Claude]

I like the glasses - well done!

Claude

[yolli]

With the glasses on he looks much more interesting!! (look a bit of Heino https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heino )

[Eddy-Smiles]

Hi Eddy, I don't know what Triple Thick is. I didn't use super glue. I used the regular clear gorilla glue to make the lenses. Thanks.

I'm going to have to claim stupidity on that product. I've never seen or used the clear verity from Gorilla Glue. I had to look it up. I will need to try and find it during my next trip to Lowes or Home Depot.

As for the Triple Thick, I love it. Since I very rarely carve eyes and paint them on instead, the Triple Thick as a finish coating over the eye really makes the eyes pop!



DecoArt TG01-36 Triple Thick Gloss Glaze, 8-Ounce Triple Thick Gloss Glaze (Jar)

https://www.amazon.com/DecoArt-TG01-.../dp/B000WWM6QM

[4ND3R5]

Thanks Eddy, I added it to my Amazon cart. I see that people paint it on rocks as well to bring out the coloring and design. I love collecting cool rocks and petrified wood with my kids.
I use titebond 3 to glue wood, but wanted to try this since it is clear and says it does plastic and metal too.

[Glenn Jennings]

Another nice job done there Anders.