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my summertime outdoor glassblowing studio
my main glassblowing studio is inside my home. i have both an offhand and a lampwork studio. during the summer i can still use my lampwork studio because it does not generate much heat, but i cannot fire up my offhand glassblowing studio because it generates way too much heat. so i build an outdoor studio that i use in the summer. i had to do some remodeling outside this summer because my old shed died, and i needed a new one. so while i was building my new shed, i made a new area for my outdoor glassblowing studio. i made a small gloryhole out of a 10 gallon steel garbage can, and i made a small crucible that sits inside the gloryhole for melting glass. it is made from mizzou and can hood about 10 pounds of glass. currently, i am melting ruby red cullet in it so everything i am making right now is red. i add highlight colors by preheating strips of glass on a heated marver made using a camping stove. the gloryhole burner was made from steel plumbing parts and stuff i salvaged from an outdoor turkey cooker. my work area is a 6 foot table covered with cement wall board. my bench is made using steel plumbing fixtures. here are some photos.
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2007-07-16, 5:51am
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here are a few more photos showing my burner, and my bench.
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2007-07-16, 7:21am
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WOW!!!
Wonderful place, great gob!!!
Enjoy your working,
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2007-07-16, 7:32am
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Cool set up.
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2007-07-16, 7:34am
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. . IMPRESSIVE. . and a beautiful place to work!
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2007-07-16, 2:44pm
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Nice outdoor fun zone, McGyver.
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2007-07-16, 6:30pm
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Nice outdoor fun zone, McGyver.
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 McGyver!! Perfect for Mike!!! I didn't understand half what you were talking about, Mike, but I love it when someone takes relative junk and makes something outreagous with it!!! You should write a book!
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2007-07-17, 4:02am
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Nice setup Mark! I bet you have al the neighbors peeking over to see what your up to. Looks like you'll have a great summer out there!
 Cherine
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2007-07-17, 5:03am
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McGyver!! Perfect for Mike!!! I didn't understand half what you were talking about, Mike, but I love it when someone takes relative junk and makes something outreagous with it!!! You should write a book! |
my name is Mark!!!!
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2007-07-17, 9:33am
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Very nice work area. Kudos for being so inventive. Hey the turkey cooker is a terrific idea. Lol, MarieAnn
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2007-07-17, 9:41am
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Yowzers! I wish you lived next door to me. You'd never get rid of me! Any chance you'll move to Maine?
I'm amazed by how close the plant pots are. What a great way to show how well you've contained the heat. Not to mention that the plants are pretty, too!
Glad you shared.
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2007-07-17, 9:44am
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Yowzers! I'm amazed by how close the plant pots are. What a great way to show how well you've contained the heat. Not to mention that the plants are pretty, too! Sue
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actually those potted plants are my son's. he is a chef and wants a supply of fresh herbs. each pot contains a different herb like sage, chives, dill.... i will post some photos of my wifes guarden that surrounds my studio.
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2007-07-18, 4:24pm
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Sooo sorry MARK! I knew that!!! (husbands name is Mike) Forgive me?? huh.. huh.. please? 
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2007-07-20, 12:33pm
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Hi Mark
I wish I had a bit of your ingenuity!!! Hope you have oddles of fun!!!
Cathy
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2007-07-21, 10:40pm
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Mark, it looks fantastic! By the way, thanks for your tutorial over on the other site for building a kiln controller - DH is in the process of building mine and is using your instructions. Your help is much appreciated!
-Diane
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2007-07-23, 5:01am
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thank you all for your comments. i mentioned earlier that my outdoor studio is in my wifes garden so i am posting some photos of her garden that surrounds my outdoor studio. i make a lot of colorful garden balls that you will see peppered around her garden. these balls stay outside 24/7 all year. during the winter they are the only color we see outside.
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2007-07-23, 5:04am
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besides the garden balls, i have also been making glass fish, starfish, eggs, and pulling red cane to use in my inside studio. the ruby red glass i am melting has the most beautiful blood red color.
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2007-07-23, 10:41pm
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Oh Man! That is one beautiful garden. I so love the Ruby Red colors and look at those star-fish.
Your set-up is over my head but it sure looks fun! And what a wonderful workshop. It fits perfectly with the gardens. Looks like something you would see in a magazine, or on a garden home tour.
Angela
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2007-07-25, 4:50am
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Really cool Mark! I started glassblowing in June - now the class is over and I am suffering from withdrawal. This set up looks reasonably affordable for a newly addicted glassblower. Thanks for showing it!
Sals
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2007-07-25, 1:28pm
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What a great set-up! And you are just a genius for creating your own tools 
Love all the garden glass!
Thanks for sharing.
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2007-12-28, 11:45am
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Dude you are awwesome!!
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2009-03-11, 3:18am
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Very innovative Mark,I've memorized your pictures and ideas and put it all on my wish-list for down-the-road. There's a real advantage to having Male Genes. We think" How can I make that "as opposed to "Where can I buy that".
Now put some Christmas lights in your garden ornaments and plug them in during those gloomy winterdays,whooeee! TIM
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Beautiful place!!! I'd love to work in a garden!
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2009-03-11, 1:53pm
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your set up is inspirational. I would love to see more pics of your work as you go.
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That's rad.
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2009-04-05, 11:19pm
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You are truly amazing. To have half of your intelligence and talent.
Your wife is also an incredible gardener. I would like to have a green thumb, too.
Not going to happen. Live in the High Desert in California. Too much water. We have lots of brown and ugly greens.
C'est la vie.
Way cool. I bet your mind is always spinning.
Enjoy.
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2011-02-12, 4:45pm
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Hay
Can you give the info on how to make the small glory hole you have? I'd like to make one. Thanks
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2011-02-12, 5:17pm
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Wow! What a beautiful place to have your outdoor glassblowing studio. Great job.
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My father was always able to do stuff like that... Amazing!
What a wonderful and pleasurable work space!
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2011-02-16, 4:55am
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Can you give the info on how to make the small glory hole you have? I'd like to make one. Thanks
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i took photos while i was building the gloryhole. i have posted these photos along with lots of other stuff at yahoo groups glassblowing_topics. look in the files area. there is a zip file in the files root directory.
its real easy and cheap to build a system like i made. BUT THIS CAN ONLY BE USED OUTSIDE. if you want a inside gloryhole, you will need to get a better burner with safety systems.
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