Lampworking | Glass Blowing | Junk Cane | Fusing Shop

[@elizabethwatson71]

Love this, junk rods are the only thing I can make. Love you are using my official technical term…”smooshing”

[@FusingShop]

Lol. They are really fun to make and it gives you great experience with home the glass moves. Plus, each rod comes out different and unique which I love!

[@michaelmccown6857]

I just sit back and watch! I like using my junk to make pendants because it’s such a random pattern

[@FusingShop]

Yes! I love seeing what comes out. It's either junk cane or the trash.

[@ExpandingConciousnes]

This was a great video, I've been blessed with plenty of scrap from a teacher of mine. I cant wait to do different things with the cane!

[@FusingShop]

Sounds good! Send me some photos of what you come up with, [e-mail].

[@alexsanchez7091]

Hey thanks for the shout out man! Appreciate you brotha! 🙏

[@FusingShop]

You got it dude! Been watching your posts on Instagram and your pieces are looking good!!

[@alexsanchez7091]

@@FusingShop thanks brotha I really appreciate the support man! Wouldn’t be doing the things you m trying without the help from your videos man! Thanks for everything you do!

[@FusingShop]

@@alexsanchez7091 Good stuff my friend. Hope to be posting more soon.

[@ejgrace420]

You answered my question I was going to ask you if you could turn it into a marble instead of a rod. I'd like to see you make a video of a pipe out of your homemade rods. I appreciate you making these videos. Even thought I don't blow glass yet I'm learning for when I do get the chance. Thanks again

[@FusingShop]

Hey Eric! Ok I'll add this to my video list. The best way to do this would probably be to coil pot the rods into a tube.

[@kenlane6655]

When u make the stems for your kids, what do you then use for/as as goblet to then attach to the stem. I'm so new to this I'm pathetic.

[@FusingShop]

For goblets, I blow a bubble on the end of tubing and flame cut off where I want to form the rim. You can make the goblet and stem for whatever glass you want as long as it's the same type of glass. I use borosilicate in my shop which has a COE of 33. As long as the COE is the same, you're good to go. All the best! Sim

[@jeffrey9102]

Do u pop it into the kiln after all that?

[@FusingShop]

Hey Jeff! Yes, always anneal. There is a lot of stress in the glass after being melted together and twisted so definitely anneal.

[@jeffrey9102]

@@FusingShop thanks I did just that. I melted down a bong that broke, it worked perfectly. Now I have a rod of cobalt blue !

[@FusingShop]

@@jeffrey9102 Ah the magic of glass. I love how you can recycle it and how it melts together seamlessly. All the best! Sim

[@MrMesr]

Why no tweezers in the flame?

[@bucketsbotanicals8310]

the glass will sticek to them

[@FusingShop]

@@bucketsbotanicals8310 True, but they also release chemicals at high heat. Same process when you use silver or gold for fuming. Plus it ruins the tool.