How to Make a Glass Cat

1. Ramunas
   September 12th, 2008 at 9:49 am

   Wow! Yes, it looks like everyone could do it.

2. Sus
   September 12th, 2008 at 10:52 am

   It's not easy. That took a lot of practice.

   I used to blow glass. It's very hot work, but I always wore a long sleeved shirt to protect myself from the heat. I also wore these goggles to protect my eyes from the intense light.

3. Tiago
   September 12th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

   WOW that is really neat!

4. v.dog
   September 12th, 2008 at 3:08 pm

   That it awesome. I bet you guys don't fully realise how hard it is to make something with four legs that all touch the ground.

5. LV
   September 12th, 2008 at 6:07 pm

   Sus is right, i was also a glass blower that takes years of practice. And yes it is hot. In the summer it would be over 120 degrees F. by 9:00am in the shop.

6. Ali S.
   September 12th, 2008 at 10:56 pm

   I've always wanted to learn glass blowing. Any ideas on how one can do so?

7. WillF
   September 12th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

   There sure are a lot of glass blowers that read Neatorama.

8. kat
   September 13th, 2008 at 1:47 am

   and here is another glass blower!

   when sus and lv refer to it being "hot" what they're really saying is you get to stick your hand about 2-3 ft. from a crucible (aka a pot) that has molten glass in it at around 2100 degrees F. its a sweat job/hobby, but so freaking fun!

   a major downside: whenever i tell people i blow glass, the first question they usually ask is "will you make me a pipe?".... no

9. kat
   September 13th, 2008 at 1:49 am

   p.s.... i also weld so i always have at least one extra clean t-shirt as well as deodorant in my bag...

10. Brian
    September 13th, 2008 at 3:18 am

    Ali S, I'm sure you could find a class. I took a black smithing class last year and had the time of my life. I think a friend of mine took a glass blowing class in LA a couple of years ago (my black smithing class was in Austin). Just look around at community colleges and adult education classes.

11. ted
    September 13th, 2008 at 8:08 am

    At Greenfield Village in Detroit, we got to the glass-blowers late in the day, and were disappointed to see that we missed the opportunity to do some. For $25, you could make a flower.

    This guy forgot to make a tiny hole for the anus - that is the point of having the tail up like that, right?

12. Michael W.
    September 20th, 2008 at 9:05 am

    At Urban Glass in Brooklyn, NY you can take glassblowing classes.

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