Category: How Toos
How To Make A Bubble Implosion Marble
Making a bubble implosion marble is fairly easy and very rewarding! In order to make your implosion marble you will need a 10-16mm rod of clear glass. Melt this rod so there is a ball at the end and then press it down. Then heat this flat part up so you can get your dimples […]
How to make lined tubing with the stick stack method
Making lined tubing is something that we just love as glass artists. In this blog we will go over how to make a stick stack lined tubing section. What you need: You will need a 1-inch graphite rod. This is used to put your color around and hold it as you put the color in […]
How To Sand, form and polish graphite for glassblowing
Glass blowing involves upkeep and maintenance. Today we wanted to talk to you about polishing, reshaping, and cleaning your graphite tools. Any tool made of graphite will eventually see some wear and tear. This can decrease the effectiveness of your tools and can cause them to stick to hot glass. Depending on the kind of […]
How To Encase An Opal & Remove An Air Bubble
Adding an opal to your work will for sure add bling. We personally LOVE opals and how they shimmer in the light. We will attempt to give you a guide on how to encase an opal. HOW TO ENCASE AN OPAL IN A TUBE Get your opal ready by cleaning it. The best way is […]
How to put frit into clear glass for a fritted slug
Frit is an amazing glass form that is easy to use. We have heard people say they struggle with melting in frit. This is mostly because they are not using enough heat to melt in the frit. In this video, we will go over the best way to get the frit melted in so you […]
How To Make Lined Worked Tubing With Stringer
Using Stringers To Make Lined Tubing About 12-13 years ago I learned this technique from @e_stex. Back then, as far as I know, this was the only technique anyone knew to make colored tubing. The great thing about this is you do not need a lot to make it. You can make a section with a […]
How to Put a Window in Glass and Switch the Axis
How To Put A Window In Glass And Switch The Axis We will go through how to put a window on the end of a tube and then flip the axis of the glass so the window is on the side and not the top or bottom. Best to pre-make the window first before you […]
Learn how to make a bender back switch ball reversal with lined tubing.
Switch Ball – Bender Back Reversal Style In this video Steve K. will attempt to teach how to make a switch ball with the bender back style. Why the Bender Back way? There are a lot of ways to make a wig wag on some lined tubing. This is the last technique I learned to […]
How to Melt Frit
How to melt frit into a clear tube of glass. In this video we go over how to melt frit into some 50mm clear glass tube. Once we melt this in we can use the color section to make a pipe, or as the color section in one of our cups. What is Frit? Frit […]
How to Score and Fire Polish 12mm Tube
Learn to score and fire polish a 12mm blow tube. In this video we will show you some of the most basic techniques a glass blower will use. Scoring is how we mostly always crack our glass rod or tube. One thing we have learned from some old timers is that it is wise to […]