Basic Flameworking Skills - Blowing

Blowing the three basic shapes for hollow form projects. The sphere, the onion shape, and the cigar shape are the starting points for most hollow form work and are often further shaped from there.

[@mcbooton]

Its nice to know that there is people out there thats willing to share they skills for no reward other than knowing they have help someone, thank you.

[@NN-tk7uw]

Great video. I especially appreciate that you made a couple of corrections along the way, making this a more useful lesson for beginners.

[@MarjBatesStudio]

Thank you for your generous sharing of your experience and your time !

[@cdub42]

@mcbooton agreed! so many people (especially in this field) are so secretive, when really we need to be sharing as much knowledge as possible in order to advance the craft

[@kickenfarmer1]

you rule! awesome video!! I have learned everything I know from your vids.

[@acroduster]

very good video. I am loving your fundementals videos, they are great.-)

[@erickavila9881]

Nice video...It really got me interested in glass blowing, could be a relaxing and therapeutic.

[@TimiaGlass]

The noise you hear are the solenoids of my foot switch that fires the outer torch. If your glass cracks while working on it you can reseal it but it may be scarred depending on where the break is at. Prevent the crack by keeping the entire piece hot while you work it. For anything over 1/4" thick you are going th need a kiln.

[@catman72]

joy to the eyes, as always!

[@TheCerberusInferno]

Thanks for the lesson sir !

[@sp10sn]

I know this quite an old video but what's the punty for when blowing the neutral (not stretched or compressed) shape? It seems to me that the weight of it pulls your sphere off center.

[@AdamColeman]

Do you have any tips for getting things on center? I struggle with it so much.

[@bM-nt2tm]

do you have to have a .c torch like that or will any flame torch work

[@TimiaGlass]

@MrL33tkoala The torch is a Bethlehem Barracuda Quad. I buy all my glass and most of my tools from one of two places: Mountain Glass Arts or GlassCraft. In this particular video the only tool I used was the torch.

[@zarackshepard7793]

What kind of glasses are those? I had a perscription pair made and they were 2 inches thick!!!

[@ONEOFHAM1]

"Or whatever your imagination... can think of..." hehe, bong...

[@xKody91]

I was wondering is the popping noise is the glass cracking at 1:53? I just got a national 3a torch that I am learning flameworking on, and do not have a kiln yet so heating my materials is difficult...long story short (kinda) my glass sometimes cracks and I stop working on the piece because I felt I had too...but if i melt the area around the crack it will mend itself right? Thank you for your time, and am looking forward to learning more from you :)

[@123kkambiz]

Is it possible a cracked borosilicate vessel be reweld without cracking further the vessel. thank you for your videos.

[@Jeff121456]

You are rather optimistic asking a question on a 9-year-old video. The answer is yes, but. You would need a kiln and would most likely still leave marks if you were successful in welding the cracks.

[@123kkambiz]

@@Jeff121456 Thank you very much for your kindness for replying me, your videos are great and informative. what I understand from your reply that the welding is tricky and chances of failure is more and after successful welding still we have mark on the glass which is not worth for ordinary glass vessel. thanks

[@abracadabrawarren5630]

@@Jeff121456 are you the guy in this video?

[@wowguywhy]

Hey, could you let me know how much that torch was? or if anyone knows

[@xhellabentx]

thanks for posting

[@yusufyesil]

hı ! I live in Turkey. I working glass and ı need some material lıke glases , heater etc.. Can you help me for thıs problem ? Can you send me ıf ı buy and how much ıts coast ?

[@noahnipperus7320]

Thank you sir!

[@chiefbarkontree]

Cigar looks like one of my little swimmers.

[@xhellabentx]

@mcbooton YES THANKS FOR POSTING

[@djjoshua007]

Is this guy still alive?

[@crimsonblood01]

dangit bobby

[@lPOTCl]

propane propanee - mr lahey. r.i.p

[@jonmacdonald5345]

crimsonblood01 that boy ain't right!

[@aydengoode5057]

pop!

[@halogenburn]

Looks like our using lass that's lready been blown. Seems like cheating to me...

[@TheyDrinkOurMlkshake]

Pro lesson.