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martin.margaret•4mo ago

Warning: Got a stuck blowpipe from a cold punty weld and nearly lost a piece

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troy_adams•4mo ago

The day I stopped using a hand torch for punty work changed everything

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linda305•4mo ago

Hit 50,000 pounds of broken glass recycled from my shop last month

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king.jordan•4mo ago

Switched from a cheap graphite paddle to a proper brass one for shaping and the difference is night and day.

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troy_adams•4mo ago

A retired guy at the studio said he misses the smell of hot beeswax

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caleb_gibson•4mo ago

The day a stray cat walked into my hot shop

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gonzalez.rowan•4mo ago

I finally gave up on my old way of making a foot on a small vase

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lee_butler•4mo ago

Honestly, my kiln shelf cracked on a Friday and I had to finish a big order over the weekend.

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ray_patel27•4mo ago

My old teacher in Philly always said to heat the pipe end before adding color, but I tried skipping that step yesterday.

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davis.mia•4mo ago

My buddy in Austin said my clear pieces looked 'cloudy' for years. Switched to a new annealing schedule last week and the difference is insane.

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park.wyatt•4mo ago

Tried a different mix for my color frit and got a wild surprise

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jamierodriguez•4mo ago

This guy at the Tacoma studio meetup said my punties were too thick

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miles798•5mo ago

My entire 12-piece color bar order from a big supplier arrived completely crystallized last Thursday.

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jason_stone•5mo ago

My teacher insisted I keep my punty rod at a 45 degree angle for transfers

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sandra693•5mo ago

My studio partner keeps cracking his marble bases and I think I know why

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