Comments on: How to Make a Glass Cat

By: Michael W.

Michael W. — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:05:51 +0000

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

By: ted

ted — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:08:42 +0000

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?

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:18:53 +0000

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.

By: kat

kat — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:49:12 +0000

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

By: kat

kat — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:47:02 +0000

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

By: WillF

WillF — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:26:42 +0000

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

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:56:52 +0000

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

By: LV

LV — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:07:16 +0000

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.

By: v.dog

v.dog — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:08:47 +0000

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.

By: Tiago

Tiago — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:35:04 +0000

WOW that is really neat!

By: Sus

Sus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:52:52 +0000

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.

By: Ramunas

Ramunas — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:49:08 +0000

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