MrNiceGuy's progression thread

**MrNiceGuy** · 12-21-2013, 09:27 PM

**MrNiceGuy** · 12-22-2013, 05:27 PM

mmm... kiln dust

**KLAW** · 12-22-2013, 05:58 PM

Lookin' Good Brotha... Love the Coloring you been using lately...

**MrNiceGuy** · 01-04-2014, 06:30 PM

ISO frit pipe

Critique away!

DAP frit with queen bee dots

**Aymie** · 01-05-2014, 10:31 AM

Shape your mouthpiece first thing, before you do any other shaping on the pipe. If you have it already even walled and tapered, it's much easier to clean and remove at the end. That will clean up the bit of extra thickness at the opening, which is the only thing I could find to critique.

I reall like the larger frit…not as many folks using that these days.

**MrNiceGuy** · 01-05-2014, 06:43 PM

Thanks Aymie!

I love the big frit. Especially striking colors.

The mouth piece is something i'm still working on. I was practicing the technique I saw on the revere glass video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYTrysWsK_s
Obviously I still need to work on it.

I'm practicing though. Last night I did my first colab on a hammer style oil rig. I'll get pictures of that tonight.
In the meantime, here's some more pipes.

**MrNiceGuy** · 01-07-2014, 07:03 AM

These are actually selling
Have someone taking them to AEG and someone else taking them to champs
So excited!

**MrNiceGuy** · 01-08-2014, 06:26 PM

Here's my first bubbler colab also.

**KLAW** · 01-08-2014, 09:51 PM

The Blue Tube Dotted Up Fumiez Are Lookin' Great!!...So sick some are making their way to AEG & Champs! Sweet Bub Collab too, love the colors and patterning that came out on the can...

**jr23** · 01-09-2014, 07:14 AM

Hammerwith ground joints sticking up are harder for the typical user.

Switch up to a stand up rig and you can get better views for the user.

**MrNiceGuy** · 01-14-2014, 05:49 AM

More stuff from last night.
I'm trying to teach myself to coil pot

**Madcap Glass** · 01-24-2014, 09:36 PM

Really nice pieces man! Need to get my garage finished!

**MrNiceGuy** · 01-29-2014, 06:30 PM

Let me know if you make it to Eugene!

tried my hand at a gandalf last night.

Also, a 7.5" mini tube and a standing bubbler.
Just trying to get the shapes and welds down,

I also started a second instagram. This one is for pipes.
@pipes_mcgee

**MrNiceGuy** · 06-02-2014, 06:39 PM

Haven't updated this in awhile. Been pretty busy and just signed up to make ~100 dichro spoons per week so my free time is getting even rarer.

July 7th marks the first anniversary since my friend talked me into getting behind the torch for the first time. If I keep working at it, I think I can go full time glass blower before my one year anniversary. I'm super excited. It's hard working a full time job AND pursuing something I love. I'd much rather just do something I love AND make a living from it.

anyways:

Been doing pendant rigs for the last week or so. I've been getting pretty good feedback but i'm still working on their design.

**KLAW** · 06-05-2014, 08:52 AM

Lookin' good man, I like the pendy rigs for sure...How big is that paddle they are sitting on? You know just for reference...Oh and that's sick abt the dichro spoons order!