My first piece

Well, we finally got our workspace up and running and I was able to puts around last couple days and try and make something. So this was my third attempt at making a spoon. First couple almost came out but didn't quite make it. I accidentally blew my bowl hole way open on the first one using too much oxygen. And the second one I had done basically but when I cut it off the blow tube I close the mouthpiece. Tried to use a tungsten pick to open it up and ended up pushing a string of glass into the tube. But 3rd times a charm. I've never worked with tubing before this and I also never worked on a torch, just furnace pulls in a beginner class I took. So not too bad considering :P

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Great job , way to go , congratulations and salutations.

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Way to get the ball rolling

Nice!

nice first attempt!! show us more :)

excited you're starting your journey in glass, keep us updated! Its always fun to keep old pieces and look at them a couple years later =)

So I was practicing pulling stringers last night and decided to make a couple different types of cane. Definitely been learning a lot in the past couple days.

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Been working on my shaping. Spoons are coming out much better. Did my first fume implosion also. First time fuming anything. Just used silver and backed it with cobalt 5. Yes I know the bale is jank as all hell. :dieslaugh

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I like the implosion minus the penis and balls shaped bail. Hehe look in the top pic to see it.

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I like the implosion minus the penis and balls shaped bail. Hehe look in the top pic to see it.

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Lmao, damn you're right. It's ok this one is for th girlfriend anyway :D

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I like the implosion minus the penis and balls shaped bail. Hehe look in the top pic to see it.

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OK, that was funny as shit! You need to save that peice forever!

Man, more and more IL people popping up lately.

So I have been trying to do some wrap and rakes. I suck at it. This is like my 3rd one. Lots went wrong here. I think my biggest mistake is not getting a more even layer of wraps/rake. But anyway I think I got a pretty good strike out of the amber purple. That's about all I'm happy with on this one. Any tips on melting in your color better for wrap and takes?

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One more better shot of color

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nice, leveling up :D

Just don't screw up and sell your first piece like I did. My buddy snagged it up for 30$ and I was like why u paying so much for that janky thing. He said. One day you'll want this back... Now he tries to ransom it to me for 300$ every time I see him. Lol

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Just don't screw up and sell your first piece like I did. My buddy snagged it up for 30$ and I was like why u paying so much for that janky thing. He said. One day you'll want this back... Now he tries to ransom it to me for 300$ every time I see him. Lol

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Lmao that's hilarious. Smart guy. Bet he'd be a good stock broker. :D

Wrap and rake I did last night.

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nice work. keep it up.

First iso frit spoon and first honeycomb spoon fresh out of the kiln.

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I made a thing

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Tried my hand at some line tube and wig wag last night.

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keep it up chuck, did you make the line tubing?

Nice, shaping on spoons look on point! keep the good stuff rollin

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keep it up chuck, did you make the line tubing?

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Yep. I had to hand stripe the tubing then I layered clear over it with a 12mm clear rod melted it in and pulled it down. I want to do a vac stack but I need to find an adapter I can use to hook my shop vac up to my blow tube. Was looking on Amazon earlier but couldn't find any the right size. I need like a 1 1/2 inch to 1/2 inch. If anyone knows where I can find one let me know.

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Yep. I had to hand stripe the tubing then I layered clear over it with a 12mm clear rod melted it in and pulled it down. I want to do a vac stack but I need to find an adapter I can use to hook my shop vac up to my blow tube. Was looking on Amazon earlier but couldn't find any the right size. I need like a 1 1/2 inch to 1/2 inch. If anyone knows where I can find one let me know.

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You might find luck at home depot? get a pvc adapter that fits on to the hose of the vac. I'm sure they make 1.5" to .5" adapter

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You might find luck at home depot? get a pvc adapter that fits on to the hose of the vac. I'm sure they make 1.5" to .5" adapter

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Yeah, I've got a menards and home depot pretty close to home. I'll have to see what they have. I was hoping to find something silicon like the blow hose adapters since I don't have an exact measurement of the attachment. I guess I can bring it in to the store though and try shit out.

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Yep. I had to hand stripe the tubing then I layered clear over it with a 12mm clear rod melted it in and pulled it down. I want to do a vac stack but I need to find an adapter I can use to hook my shop vac up to my blow tube. Was looking on Amazon earlier but couldn't find any the right size. I need like a 1 1/2 inch to 1/2 inch. If anyone knows where I can find one let me know.

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I just drilled a hole in a rubber stopper and put a glass tube in it. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...fecd30624f.jpg

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I just drilled a hole in a rubber stopper and put a glass tube in it. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...fecd30624f.jpg

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That's a good idea, I think I might give this a shot! Thanks for the suggestion I think that will work pretty well. I believe I even have a suitable stopper laying around somewhere.

Made some spoons over the weekend.

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Some close ups

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Nicely done!

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First wig wag piece. 3 sections. Thanks for looking!

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Nice color scheme, keep it up.

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Is this the same HMK that invented the ti curve? Don't worry not a fanboy was just wondering. :P

Not sure how I missed this thread. It's entertaining to say the least. :dieslaugh

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yeah thats me man.

Looking good banditt

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Nice color scheme, keep it up.

yeah thats me man.

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Thank you, I ran out of this stuff so I might try my hand at an actual vac stack tonight.

Very cool, was one of the first concentrate accessories I ever bought back in like 11. Loved that thing!

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Looking good banditt

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Thanks dude! :)

Made my first mini tube. It's a bit jank but it functions.

https://youtu.be/-0w7qQ7K_3Q

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