my progression

I try and rework the the area and to no avail it is still foggy, so i scrap it. I think I am done with bowl pushes on chillums because I can't rework the hole with a pinpoint flame. I don't know why, I get a nice pinpoint flame and point it right at the hole and what happens? nothing! it doesn't even get the hole hot it seems all the heat is going around the hole and back out towards me making the bowl fucked up looking and thick in the wrong places, I give up with that shit for a while. I am going to take your advice and open and flare. I wanted to punch something tonight. I haven't felt like that in a while....like college. Thanks for the input James, I know they are only chillums and I shouldn't stress over it and I take it as a learning experience.

had a buddy in the studio the other night, had a relaxed session. trying to take it easy lately. heres a honeycomb and a onie, my apologies for the terrible photo.

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trying to get sherlocks down. One of todays with a honeycomb mib. I wish the honeycomb came out better but I didn't blow out the bubble even.

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The shaping on that thing looks great!!

Thanks AC. I have been trying to get a decent sherlock for a while now. This torch is helping me big time. I have not really attached marbles to my pieces yet and I think this one might be protruding a little bit. I don't have a marble mold so I am trying my best to keep a round shape.

Made a few fumed honeycombs. Still need a lot of practice to get them to pop I guess. I like the look of the double amber frit honeycombs. Still having a lot of trouble with overheating the glass, like the io frit spoon. Looks aweful. Still having trouble getting that double amber frit to pop purple. I'm using a oxy rich flame. Not sure where I am going wrong?

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Those honeycombs are looking tight man!!! I haven't even made my first one yet so your doing better than me

check out northstars website, thier is a TON of good info for working all their colors and the tricks to achieve the different variences, deff a bunch of info worth printing t and rereading, your combs are lookin sweet!!!!

Thanks guys. I guess I just need more time working with double amber purple. Hope to get some cobalt tubing in for some sherlys and throw some fumed honeycomb marbles on them. Need some oxy and propane first :/


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Ohh man that's going to be so sick with that dark cobalt to back the honeycombs on!! Maybe a fumed one on one side and an amber purple one for the other!!

Ohh and about the amber purple I use it in rod form and I've noticed these things about it.

Once it gets molten it goes clear and bringing from cold back up into orange range generally strikes it back to that deep purple. But it also has a reduction thing that it does. It'll kind of boil up the metals on a reduction flame and surface has the glass with purple/silver now I've heard contrary on weather you can reduce colors on the inside of a tube or not.... but I can see a good argument for both sides but haven't worked it enough to know for sure

typically the act of putting clear over AP makes it reduce some, and often a lot.

The HOT single piece Sherlock tip.....

I would guess you pull the shape of the lock with a tube handle on the mouth piece. ( rod on the bowl head)

Try to pull a lock with the tube on the bowl head ( no bell yet )and a rod on the mouthpiece.

Pull it so the bend is closest to the floor. Handle up most of the time it's still hot. ( yes you have to move it around and finesse it still)

Yes it is a pain to put a perfect bell on a pre shaped lock .... But way worth it for the final shape you get in the end.

Also , starting with a thicker diameter /thickness tube right before you hot shape it always helps me.

This may not work for some ... But was night and day for me when I finally figured that out.

Boro, I blow a slight bubble on the bowl end and punty up. my blow tube is on the mouthpiece. I shape the mouth piece a little and then condense and stretch to make my shape while my punty is upright. Remove the punty and blow a hole then bowl push and carb. Seems to be working great, not sure me putting the blowtube on the bowl end would help my case but I might be confused as to what you mean? Ive had great luck using my method.

Nice progress!

first hollow pendy. im liking it. need to order some glass pretty bad....

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Sick , I really dig the hollow style pendants

Very nice!

Arr! That looks nice, matey. :pirate:

Thanks guys! Misha you on a pirate kick? Is it national talk like a pirate day already?


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It is pirate day indeed, scallywag. Arr! :pirate:

Been super busy but got some interest in my glass soooooo.........

I cleaned and rearranged my entire studio, ordered some glass and got to work. I am trying to setup a meeting this weekend with a potential customer that I am really excited about. Started pumping out some wrap and rake spoons, made this sherlock for a buddy of mine. Looking forward to more progress! Thanks for looking.

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Too fucking good man!!! It's all looking great, can't wait to see what you can do!!

Thanks man. Here are some of the wrap and rake prodos I am doing for my potential customer. If I get them to buy it could lead to consistent orders. I am going to sell these for $12 wholesale. According to my spreadsheet this still gives me $20/hr and pays for my supplies but I am not making a profit for my business. It takes me 25 min to make these right now. If I cut that time down significantly I will be able to make a better profit but I don't want to go lower then $12 a piece. What do you guys think? Thanks for looking.

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Working on some prodo. Loving this blue tubing!

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Sweeeet spoon man

What kind, color, etc is that blue tubing??

Thanks hawk! Snow it's china blue tubing from mountain. 32mm about 22 a tube I think. Awesome to work with I like it more than then the clear.


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Cool, I actually got one laying around un-touched, be a minute before I get to it..

new honeycomb pendy. came out a little weird but i like the colors.

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Thanks man. Here are some of the wrap and rake prodos I am doing for my potential customer. If I get them to buy it could lead to consistent orders. I am going to sell these for $12 wholesale. According to my spreadsheet this still gives me $20/hr and pays for my supplies but I am not making a profit for my business. It takes me 25 min to make these right now. If I cut that time down significantly I will be able to make a better profit but I don't want to go lower then $12 a piece. What do you guys think? Thanks for looking.


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shop owners in my area would not pay 12. i have noticed that they would offer me 4.50 5.00$ each for those.
if i was going blazing fast i could do each in 15 mins which would equal out to about 10 $ an hour; with me taking all the risks and investing alot to be able to make basically minimum wage. if i got really lucky and rolled a + 10 in speech spell i might jedi mind trick them into giving me 6$ each and make up to 16 an hour :)

Yikes man thats rough the cheepest well made spoons around me are going for 25-30 Retail i can easily make 10$ off one

i got 12 for those. 32mm extra heavy wall. bout 4.5" long 2" wide. they said i was reasonable. that was only one place i haven't tried any other shops. i could squeeze these down to maybe 15 minutes

Dig the new pendant! I like the colors, and the weirdness. :D

Thanks Misha :)


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Congrats on the sale. Bend over backwards for those people if you have to. 12 bucks each for wrap n rakes is awsome.

ya except they are net30 and I still haven't gotten a check :/
i would rather sell to a shop for $10 each and get cash in hand. oh well I have a lot to learn.

Made an inside out chillum using some advice from you guys on here. Love this place. Made a hummingbird too. I liked making it I think I'll try some more of that.
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Nice both look good

Great looking honeycomb pendant! Make more of those!

Finally got my flame set right for io work without overworking the glass. I was using too much oxy. Made these chillums and a little unobtanium elephant for my lady. Going to make more of these chillums. Liking the shape of the blue one the best. Thanks fer looking.

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