On 10/23/2019 12:04 PM, Gary wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> I just looked and there is a place not to far from me. Beginner
>> classes, 3 days, 3 hours a day for $300. Advanced classes too.
>> https://zenglass.com/store/#!/Classe...=0&sort=normal
>
> I played with glass blowing many years ago. Bought a book and
> basic equipment. It's not nearly as easy as it looks. I
> dropped it after doing a few projects.
>
There was a show on PBS that highlights craftsmen and one was a glass
guy. He had one gob that he stretched into 30' long rods about 1/4"
thick. They they cut them about 10" and laid them in glass, rolled it
and twisted it to make a lamp.

He made it look easy but the timing was really good and smooth. I'd
like to make a goblet or a mug, but chances are it will end up as a
free-form paperweight.