Been working on the lathe for a couple weeks now and my overall impression is still positive.

Hard to say much more about it than that it runs true, as that's my primary concern when working on a...

I drove down to fullerton over 600 miles last week because I was skeptical that a lathe with such a budget price could run true. I wanted to watch it run before I handed over the cash. We wanted the...

Here's an update on the double Klein as well as a more recent refined Klein. I'm really enjoying the builds on these and getting the welds down smoothly so I can shove as much plumbing into one tiny...

i break so many things. anything with internal drains/welds has a high rate of cracking. i break lots of stuff trying new things. Glassblowing is often super frustrating for me but i think that's one...

Took a break from the torch for a little but trying some non-bongs got me excited again, so here's a little of what I've been up to!
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Thanks for noticing the shade fade! Color theory was my favorite to learn about in painting classes.
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Just popped this pendy out from last night. I'm stoked on the retti but my favorite part in the color I used for the rest of it. I did a blow in of unobtanium into purple lollipop. Kinda like an...

Thanks everyone for the compliments!

I started to mess with reticello's again and I'm having a lot of fun. While doing a sock flip on one I realized it was an easy transition for a fab egg design,...

My buddy came through with his dslr so I got to snap some shots.

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Got all the UV pieces together

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I've heard membrane and blow out seal as well

Fumicellos are lookin real clean.

Here's a piece I just pulled out of the kiln using the vac stacks I've been doing. I'm addicted to UV
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Made some more uv pulls and made a Klein.

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Not really. Synthetic has a pretty clear definition: not naturally occurring. The opals from profound are manufactured in a factory as are the resin based opals you can't encase. Growing opals in a...

Profound's opals are synthetic as well.

Quad recycler with no Jesus seals?? Pics!

Did my first vac stack yesterday. Although the pull didn't go great, I still was able to make this little jammer out of the resulting tube.
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Yes I most definitely have a kiln, however, I didn't for the first 6 months on the torch and that really taught me a lot about heat base and relieving stress in the glass.

Also thanks again for...

Here's a group shot I took of some pieces last month on my Boro Birthday! In April it was 1 year since I lit my torch. I'm more in love with the medium than ever, and my life completely revolves...

Here's the piece from the last post all finished up.

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I like the bubs. If I had to critique anything I would say make the stripes of illuminati oppose each other or have a more equal spread across the wig wag reversals. They look a little off balance...

Thanks guys! Here's a little bridge porn..

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Here's a recent Klein I did with fume prep my roommate made. The marbles are sweet in person.
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That's been the big question lately fifdeez lol. But seriously, I haven't sold any of my glass since I started melting and these are the first things I'm actually taking to market. I've been asking...

Here are the matching carb caps to the pieces pictured above. Chapstick for size reference

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