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Soft glass blowing
Breath of life ⏳
Oct 27, 2017 7:46 PM
VampirezKing
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Breath of life ⏳
Quaxx
Nice BJ
TotallyNotYourTeacher
Vorlon
isildur
As opposed to hard glass blowing? https://youtu.be/2o8ZnG19rV4
DealinBurgers
Molten glass always looks so tasty
YouJustWastedTwoSecondsReadingThis
Bong bong! Bongitty bong bong.
TehButternaut
Cant they make bongs out of an apple like normal people?
SirAngry
Dont put chilli on your willy
Steffn
Ruik
Thought it said, "soft glass bowling". I was ready for some shattering candy glass.
rhinofire
I know it will burn but I ... just want... to... touch.... which is why I don’t Glass blow
Tilthend
Who is the dead person on the floor?
quietwalker
Looks like Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle. Stadium seating.
Hardalor
I won't lie. If I ever became true immortal(Invulnerable and whatnot on top of eternal life), I'd touch so many hot things because they look
DamianWinters
Id go swim in lava.
Hardalor
It just looks so soft and inviting!
Hardalor
SO soft!
Ihavewaytoomanyfavoritestosort
I see the burn marks on his arms showing he has leaned on those things more than once.
InfiniteOso
10/10 would probably end up flinging molten glass on myself and screech like a dying vulture.
Sm9yCg
Something about being brave enough.
kinkycombatcutie12b
I would like to try this one day
loupgarou21
I did it as an event at a local glass blowing studio, it was a lot of fun, and now I have a pretty lopsided glass that I’m really proud of??
ipickmynose
My college had a glass studio. It's really fucking hard. At the end of a semester I had three lopsided cups and I use them for toothbrushes
3RsReadingRitingRithmatic
Corning museum of glass. They have classes.
Valshe
They do! Back when I was in high school I did this a couple years in a row. It’s surprisingly heavy to do.
steppmeister
recommended! Went down there last year for a day class, ended up making 6 awesome looking paperweights with no prior experience whatsoever
pyr666
it's pretty easy to do the shaping. the hard part is keeping the piece from exploding as it cools.
beckakeesh
It's really hard to blow lol
kinkycombatcutie12b
Not in my experience;)
jelliekane
Love his Tusker shirt!
sub80
What happens if you inhale imstead of exhale?
KezefTheChaosHound
nothing really, it makes the piece collapse which is actually done on purpose to make swedish footed bowls like this one. But im sure (1/2)
KezefTheChaosHound
someone has been dumb enough to push it and burnt the shit out of their hands and mouth trying to suck back all the air. (2/2)
QueenAmy
Death lungs
TheDarkChemist
Sauce: gmanonfire on IG
IWannaBeGuinanWhenIGrowUp
@Thirstylemur1
Loudscreamingorganism
10/10 That person in the back isn't doing the task they expected to be doing when asked..
ISupportYourViews
Well, that was disappointing.
horsehuh
Gloves?
faqurug
Hard glass blowing is way more extreme.
harrisonfjord1
Is this the Tacoma glass museum op?
MossyBadger
MOG! Neat, kinda expensive.
wbeuthry
that girl looks like she's enjoying blowing that rod
notanevilgenius
expected this to be top comment
serperior3
I love glassblowing. The people that I know who are really good at it are really cool.
tothineownselfbetrue
He's wearing a Tusker shirt. That alone makes his extremely cool!
shreddedking
sad that they usually end up with getting cataracts
zapsdiputs
That’s not soft glass... I mean sure the glass gets soft being heated so much, but it’s not “soft glass”
DisbandedRhyme
It is soft glass. Anhthing gathered from a furnace is classified as "soft glass"
serperior3
Well it ain't boro
serperior3
At least I'm pretty sure
Tdog74
Middlesbrough?
ReadOnlyMemories
Borosilicate
serperior3
There's two kinds of glass, soft and borosilicate. Boro is much harder than soft glass (and I'm not sure you can blow with it?)
DisbandedRhyme
You can. Flameworkers use boro. Glassblowers use soft. Flameworkers can also use soft glass though depending on their skill level
serperior3
Well yeah but you have to keep boro in a torch while working it right? So you can't work with it on a pipe in the same way as you can work
AbbySomeoneAbbyWhoAbbyNormal
10/10 would forget how hot the glass is and grab it with my bare hand.
legna880
You only do that once
blacksmithymcblacksmithface
As a blacksmith, you'll only do it once
hammersquirrel
They should call this book Johnny Deformed!
DoNotKnowJack
Or inhale when you are supposed to blow
nopenopeyno
In chemistry class we had to make glass stirring rods. I burned myself so many times the teacher felt bad and gave me an A anyways.
nopenopeyno
I was the only one to not make one. I was covered in burns. Pretty sure the teacher was just afraid of a lawsuit
RokosBasilisk
That guy has a burn on his arm and he knows what he’s doing. I’m sure it happens all the time.
BuddahsBrother
Once.
Playinlax
5/7 probably would
JoeytheDuck
That's the first thing I learned in my chemistry glass blowing class. Hot glass looks just like cold glass.
l1ghtgr3nade
I feel that’s one of those mistakes you only make once.
CasualJitterparty
Yes pour that shit into my mouth please
GeezMomEnlightenUp
I’ve totally done that. While showing my son how to make glass beads with map gas.
GeezMomEnlightenUp
“Now remember no to touch the glass with your fingers, even when you think it’s cool”. While picking up glass. With fingers.
xionthegreatone
I accidentally touched the rod while doing this, had to hold my hand under cold water for a solid 20 minutes. Super fun though.
shigetsu
i wanna squish it but i know it will destroy my hand :(
fistermatic5000
Top comment on every glass blowing and metal forging post.
steviEa
I know you're joking but trust me that never happens. Even if you try grabbing it you feel the heat a good foot away from the glass
DisbandedRhyme
I've done it twice this week....
pesticidefree
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steviEa
well shit...you might be missing some nerves lol
CaptainBenjaminFranklinHawkeyePierce
Well yeah, he touched hot glass
DisbandedRhyme
Was finishing a vase, tapped the end of the blowpipe to hard on thr bench and it popped off the punty. Been blowing for 4 years and still
DisbandedRhyme
Reached to try to catch the piece before it hit the ground. 2nd time I was pulling cane and went to put it away...
WoefulWombat
I work in a kitchen and honestly I'm surprised I've still got all my finger prints at this point.
INeedAnUserNameButNoneIsFree
Good think is that you do that only once.
WorkSleep
I would assume the learning curve on that is rather steep.
TheWonderfulWizardOfOs
10/10 would accidentally inhale
SausageAddictedKookaburra
That's actually one way to make those kinds of bowls. If done right, its harmless. Doesn't taste good, though.
passbuspass
And causes cancer in California. But if you're out of state, its cool
SoupCanMan
Being alive causes cancer in California. I just chose to never go there. Everything is cancer.