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9 Reddit comments about Contemporary Lampworking: A Practical Guide to Shaping Glass in the Flame (Volume 1 and 2) Third Edition:

u/hooly · 2 pointsr/glassblowing

if you like the disney glassblowers then you are talking /r/lampwork and its not hard to start. You can set up relatively cheap if you are looking to do some small work you can do it in garage with ventilation. Go to a glassblowing message board like the melting pot at www.talkglass.com there you can search all the beginner threads and see where people take the art form whether through beads or pipes. Materials and torches can be purchased at retailer websites like www.mountainglass.com or wale apparatus. To learn without lessons or apprenticing you should look into buying Bandhu's books Contemporary Lampworking 3 volumes with limitless info from the very basic to the very complex. Good luck.

u/miggitykb · 2 pointsr/lampwork

Don't worry about the case right now in my opinion, let him decide what size and shape he feels comfortable carrying around after he has actually made something to fill it with.

What I would recommend instead is this bundle with Contemporary Lampworking 1 & 2, generally considered the "textbooks" for creative lampworking these days.

http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Lampworking-Practical-Shaping-Edition/dp/0965897214

u/starvingglassblower · 2 pointsr/trees

Not the OP but I am a glassblower. I highly recommend that anyone interested in this profession buy these books. They truly are the lampworkers bible. Google lampwork studios near you and go take a class. They will run about 300 for a weekend and that will teach you some of the basics of solid form. You may even leave the class with some marbles and pendants. Don't expect to make pipes overnight. This dude is truly the exception to the rule.


http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Lampworking-Practical-Shaping-Edition/dp/0965897214

u/Necoras · 2 pointsr/lampwork

Oxy is (last I checked, about a year ago) about $25-30 per tank for a 330CF tank. I get about 5-6 hours per tank, but I have a Delta Elite. Smaller torch == longer work time. Adding a foot pedal will also extend your oxy tank usage time.

These are useful if you're teaching yourself. There are youtube videos as well.

Puntys are just clear glass rods. I like 9 or 12mm, depending on what I'm working with. Get a lot, you'll go through it. Good luck.

u/nivek_c · 2 pointsr/lampwork

75 bucks on amazon new, cheaper used

I have also seen it offered in pdf format but no clue what it costs in that form

u/findar · 1 pointr/lampwork

Books:

Start with this:

http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Lampworking-Practical-Shaping-Edition/dp/0965897214/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=02C74CN2YCTEBQD3G80Z

Good for marbles:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/26917255/marble-techniques-for-flameworkers-book?ref=related-3


Magazines:

There are basically 2 big name magazines for learning

https://www.theflowmagazine.com/ - latest issue has a good article on fuming based on a guy who is pretty knowledgable in the industry

http://www.hotglass.com/ - The digital subscription is great because it also allows you to download all the previous editions.

u/Dude_seriously_ · 1 pointr/glassheads

Dont listen to the post above. There's many people who teach themselves who can beat out people who take classes from the masters too early. The truth is getting your own studio set up is gunna cost a lot. Ventilation is huge so you dont fuck up your lungs. Then get some glasses and dont skimp. Get your torch after you have things set up safteywise or your gunna get that thing set up and hurt yourself in the long run. There's plenty of videos and books available. Get these books. They will help a bunch. MountainGlass.com is a great website to grab what you need and they have sales multiple times a month. You're gunna be churning out shit glass for awhile. Dont let it keep you down. Everyone starts somewhere. Go from dabbers to dishes to spoons to rigs or anywhere in between. What else do you want to know?

u/patentolog1st · 1 pointr/gifs

Depends on what you want to do -- lampworking (torch) or full-on "furnace" glassblowing -- and how serious you want to get about it. You can put together a basic lampworking setup for about $1000, maybe $1500 nowadays. For furnace glassblowing, I only ever rented time at existing studios, which ran $100 to $150 per hour. I wouldn't even want to guess what a home setup would cost, probably in the multiple tens of thousands. Not to mention the ongoing gas bills, which are going to be high.

For lampworking, I suggest reading Bandhu Scott Dunham's text, preferably 2nd edition if you can find it (the 3rd edition isn't as good, IMHO).

For glassblowing, his text is probably still a good start, but the tools are quite different. I never saw a text for it, just took classes. If you are in Seattle, I can point you at some local classes and galleries.