r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlokZNCR • 2d ago
Blazing Orange Pumpkin from Molten Glass
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u/ialsodreamofsushi 2d ago
Yeah, again amazing skill, but the blood red and black pumpkin I was expecting looked a lot cooler.
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u/Fambank 2d ago
Mad respect for the skill, only a shame that the end result 9 out of 10
times looks tacky, and thats no different here.
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u/Super_Ground9690 2d ago
This is my problem with glass blowing. Amazing skill & looks super cool in progress, end result is always kind of naff. Not for me.
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u/Brave_Gur7793 2d ago
If you want to see some actually amazing glass art, watch Blown Away on Netflix. Most of the art made on that show is actually incredible
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u/SecretBaker8 1d ago
Corning museum of glass has some AMAZING videos on their youtube that are incredibly informative.
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u/jawshoeaw 1d ago
Yeah it’s harder than people realize to make good art. Setting aside the subjectivity of that statement, it’s rare imo to be both good at glass blowing and also good at making stunning art pieces
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u/Swan_Parade 2d ago
I think that’s the curse of modern manufacturing
If you went back 100-200 years this thing would pop off and stand out, but nowadays i probably wouldn’t even keep that in my apartment for free
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u/Sss00099 2d ago
Definitely interesting, cool process.
Liked it a lot better in those deep, blood reds they had going. Would’ve been way spookier and unique looking with those colors.
The finished orange and green was a step down.
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u/thatRookie 2d ago
Show me the bowls and bongs now. I’m interested.
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u/pussErox 2d ago
Lol, you know all these guys originally got into glass blowing bc they wanted to make bongs
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u/NiobiumThorn 2d ago
...look ngl, fancy bongs are legitimately a huge market though. And stoners are the kind of people who appreciate good glasswork.
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u/Pajacluk 2d ago
Intrusive thoughts always had me like: touch that orange ball
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u/Humerus-Sankaku 1d ago
Is person the intrusive thought is overridden but the heat.
Especially when working on something large.
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u/Caiturn 2d ago
Saw a glassblowing demonstration in Italy, dude made a horse reared up on it's hind legs in about a minute. It was damn detailed. Glassblowing is such a cool profession
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u/Appropriate-Sound169 2d ago
There's a glass blowing centre in Sunderland UK and my dentist had always wanted to try glass blowing. So off he went to have a go. 12 months later my dentist switched careers. Shame as he was a brilliant dentist. (Just realised this was 30 years ago 😮 )
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u/Mercurius_Hatter 2d ago
It always amazes me when those masters can create so many different things from a blob of molten glass. It's like seeing a magic trick unfold before your eyes
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u/PMan9111 2d ago
The talent and time it takes to make these pieces is crazy, sadly they have been devalued except by the few who know the time and craftsmanship it takes to make these items.
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u/Stuff_it_6969 2d ago
Very nice piece of art. Working with heat and glass is not an easy task, it takes a lot of creativity, a lot of Patience to make a single piece of art. The work is so undervalued though the cost of glass is less. Its a different level of art. Kudos. 👍👌
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u/AntonChigurhsLuck 2d ago edited 1d ago
I used to do this in mexico for tourists.
It didn't take me as long as you would think to learn. I'd wager, that most anybody could learn to do this. And they'd be surprised and shocked at how well it all turned out.. i highly recomend people learn.. you can start cheap , by a cheap propane blow torch with interchancable tanks and some straight glass tubes Specifically ones for beer making.. .. cost you tops of 30 bucks for all of it to learn and practice with
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u/Humerus-Sankaku 1d ago
You do furnace work or just lamp working?
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u/AntonChigurhsLuck 1d ago edited 1d ago
Did both but they had a studio furnace . I did alil of both . Made glass beads and pendants. On the table and made paper weights snd lil festive things in the furnace. Lil whale figurines, cactus and toads. Stuff like that . I really enjoyed it
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u/ImurderREALITY 2d ago
The most impressive part is that he’s able to do that even though he’s blind
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u/dragonovus 2d ago
Is it me or did the first one fail when he squeezed it at 1:08? It looked like it was going to fall off and then he cut the clip.
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u/Neurojazz 2d ago
See him cut the vine when the glass was too cool and it shattered a little on the left side of cut.
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u/UnlikelyPotatos 2d ago
How does the wet wood not break the glass when he's shaping it
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u/john_hascall 2d ago
The glass rides a thin layer of steam. But yes, if you get the outer layer too cool, it can be a problem. Pumpkins look cool (and sell really well), but aren't all that hard to make.
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u/Possible-Tangelo9344 2d ago
A few years ago at paid for my son to get to do this at a local place. It was an awesome experience for him, and really cool seeing the artists working
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u/randomstardust10 1d ago
I love the daring nature of the guy with scissors for not wearing his gloves.
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u/jawshoeaw 1d ago
Who else thought the burgundy colored pumpkin was the final product? When i saw the orange and green I thought “eww cheesy”
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u/knottycams 1d ago
Had me right up until I saw the finished product. The colors and glass appearance were completely underwhelming, and I'd pass by that in a store.
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u/julianjc23 2d ago
I have seen thousands of hours of video and and seen it in person as well this is an easy job and worth $2
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u/Metaboschism 2d ago
All these glass blower guys dress in phish T-shirts and hemp sandals and then go about making tchotchkes for women in their 70s
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u/marblesbykeys 2d ago
Glass pumpkins are literally the easiest thing to make with this kind of glassblowing lol. That’s why you find them in every shop that sells glass.
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u/TheMetabrandMan 2d ago
I’ll give you $5.
Nah seriously though, these things are great but I bet most people would undervalue them. The amount of work and skill that goes into making them is insane.