Noob pics *open fire*

[James Lewis]

Ive been doing this for about 4 months now so please bear with me if you guys have any tips or advise please share alittle this is all from me trying to teach myself.

[kc-216]

nice your getting it your color looks melted in for the most part although that twisted chilum looks a little stressed out. dont use so much color would be my suggestion, work with fume and shaping until your work gets more consistant

[Aaron Ellis]

Ya it looks like your gettin it but melting it all in is important that first spoon the white and that other color need melting in more that white will pop right off if given the chance. Also are you pulling stringers? It looks like your using the color rods themselves to apply the color wich you by all means can, but stringers are easier to control and saves color. Keep it up bro. All in all for 4 months it looks ok you'll get there.

[James Lewis]

Thanks guys it took alot for me to grow the bowls to post this on here lol. Thats just some work after i got the new torch. I am however starting to do work more with stringer and starting to try some iso work and blow ins. I have been working with the fuming though the bub is fumed i just burn most of it off after i covered some spots in clear. I made another bub last night that i really hit the money on. Ill post the pic tonight.

[Mecha]

Just forget color and try and work with clear for a while. Color is just adding way more variables to an already difficult process.

Use clear and silver/gold fuming for now. Trust me, the fewer things to worry about when you start, the faster you will get to where you want to be. If you try and skip right over the basics, you will struggle for MUCH longer than needed. You definitely should put the blow ins/ISO work on the back burner until you can shape some clear.

[Icarus]

^^^^

Best advice you're gonna get.

[James Lewis]

I actually work better with color it makes me take my time and be more considered about how consistent the the thickness is and how the shape looks i was always taught if its worth doing its worth spending the extra time doing right or at least getting as close to right as possible. Ive only seen torch once first hand and i have very few tools to help with the process. So for what ive done and what schooling i got *which has all been from second hand or even third party* i think im doing a damn good job. Plus it is way to easy to get rippin hot instead of working temp. The color helps balance it out so i dont end up with just molten globs of clear. Everyone learns in their own way at their own speed. And for me i find thos to be the best way

[MUPH]

I actually work better with color

This is exactly why you should practice with clear

[Aaron Ellis]

Why don't they ever seem to take that advice?
Plus it is way to easy to get rippin hot instead of working temp. The color helps balance it out so i dont end up with just molten globs of clear.
If that's happening you need to work better with the clear It's about heat base. Master the clear.

[purdy]

Good start dude!

[James Lewis]

Thank you purdy. Do you guys understand that bub up there is only the second one ive ever done?

[kc-216]

you should really put bubs on the backburner also. ive only made 3 in my year and a half blowing glass, and only one im decently satisfied with. there are so many things to learn before you are ready to put a downstem in a can, make a nice connection, bridge it up and work the seal out nice. if you wana go far in glass start mastering the consistant production fumed spoon. once you can make them the same every time start adding things one step at a time. add color dots for grip, do wrap and rakes, add a horn, ect.. but you have to be able to shape a nice spoon before you can make a bub. crawl before you walk friend.

[James Lewis]

Ill do that thank you for putting it in a more polite manner.

[Torch-Bug]

Its hard to build a shop and get into your first few glassblowing sessions and not want to just do it all.
Screw around till you fell satisfied with well, trying to just make stuff when you have no clue.( Not saying this was you).
Then go to the basics.
Take Mecha's advice.

Every new person post like this one goes the same,

Hey check out my stuff..

Hey nice stuff but work in clear to get shaping down ....blah blah blah....

then the response whatever that is ( usually ignoring the remark)

On down the road we go.

Time melting stuff will give you clues, this place is the tome of glass knowledge .

The folks above know, listen to them learn and it will all work out.

[James Lewis]

Im for the way i reacted about the advice. I just tend to take things alittle personal about cause i havent had anyone teach me a thing and im proud of what ive done. But i will take everyones advice i might tweek it but ill take the advice. Till i make some peices that are up to par heres my last bub for awhile.

[James Lewis]

After trying to make three of the exact same look and basic style of pipe. I now see why you guys are so stern about out of the three only one ended up looking how i wanted it. I have to say making bubs are so much easier then making clear fumed pipes. Thank you everyone for setting me straight.

[James Lewis]

What size of tubing is standard to use for pipes

[Slow]

What size of tubing is standard to use for pipes

Please don't be offended, but that's a terrible question (as in, one without an answer). What torch are you using, and what kind of pipes are you trying to make? For simple spoons, I don't know, maybe 25-32 mm?

I have to say making bubs are so much easier then making clear fumed pipes.

HaHaHaHaHa!!!!

[Aaron Ellis]

I use 25mm mostly on hand pipes with o/s color work 38-44mm for I/O its mostly just what I prefer, there's no wright answer tho .

[MUPH]

Lets review:

if you guys have any tips or advise please share

I made another bub last night that i really hit the money on.

i think im doing a damn good job

Do you guys understand that bub up there is only the second one ive ever done?

i havent had anyone teach me a thing and im proud of what ive done.

You ask for advice then have a melt down when you get it. You brag about how proud you are multiple times. You ask questions that have already been answered many times over on this forum. Get over yourself, do your own research, and keep your nose to the grindstone.





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