Category Archives: Glassblowing Miscellaneous

Earlier this month, on eBay, I purchased a 40-rib glassblowing fin mold attributed to Tiffin Glass Company. Tiffin’s furnaces were turned off in 1980, so you can imagine after 35 years in storage the molds might be a bit dirty, … Continue reading →

I needed and got new prescription eye glasses, and so wanted to get new glassblowing safety glasses which met two mandatory requirements for my glassblowing with a blowpipe: 1. fit-over my prescription eye glasses (unlike the clip-ons I was using … Continue reading →

In making my triple-color raked (feathered) glassblowing footed bowls last semester, I needed to cut a bunch of glass bar (“color rods”) into small sections. To make that process easier for next semester, I wanted to make a simple apparatus, … Continue reading →

I wanted to hang some of my footed glass art on my walls, I hoped they would look nice. I know that there are many professional ways to hang glass, such as the stand-offs from HangYourGlass.com. But those are expensive … Continue reading →

As part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement, the Toledo Museum of Art published on their website Early Studio Glass Publications Toledo Glass National © 1966 (16.6 MB download) Toledo Glass National II … Continue reading →

I’ve visited other glassblowers’ shops and homes, and frequently you will see many unique handmade glass articles hidden in the exterior landscaping. Some years ago I had acquired from West Virginia a “Double Bubble” four-part cast iron glassblowing mold, which … Continue reading →

Blacksmith David Woodward was demonstrating at the Scranton “Arts on Fire” Festival (June 1-3, 2012) and made me this unique raking tool! I am going to make a wild guess: That I am the only glassblower in the world to … Continue reading →

Massimo Pulcini wrote the article below about Tony Patti’s glassblowing. It is re-published below with permission. Massimo, whose native language is Italian (the primary language of glassblowing for the last five centuries), writes in a very Cameron Crowe-esque way. In … Continue reading →

Today I updated my Glass Flowers (Paperweights) web page with this photo of seven pressed (two-part molded) glass flowers, in my garden, on copper stems: Tony Patti www.glassblower.info gaffer@glassblower.info