Whirled Glass

If you are looking for supplies for your glass blowing shop look no further than Whirled Glass. You can look on this site for some of the best deals for glass blowing supplies like glass rods and torches. If you are looking for something in particular that you can’t find on this site then we encourage you to shop eBay.com so that you are recycling and doing something for our planet. Recycling is a big part of our every day life and we hope yours to. Keep the planet green and alive with recycled products from eBay and many other sites that offer recycled glass rods and tubes.

There are hundreds of companies out there that offer 100% recycled glass that is absolutely made for blowing glass. Just because it is recycled does not mean that it is of lesser quality. You will find that recycled glass supplies are just as good as those that are manufactured for the first time. And if many of you didn’t know … even new glass products are made of some percentage of recycled materials.

To make great glass pieces sometimes you want to add a little color to your creation. Whether you are making pipes or sculptures you want great colors to accent the work you are doing. Where do you get your colored glass rods? GlassColor.com is one supply place online that we found that carries tons of glass rods. Color glass rods.

We were looking through the inventory and are confident that you can find some great deals there. The selection of different color glass that they can supply you with is just huge. There are way too many colors to list here so you are going to have to go check out their site.

If you do end up using them let them know that you saw them here and you want to let them know that they can add their site to our directory for FREE. We haven’t had too many additions to the directory and we are anxious to get a bunch in there so we can bring you the readers a great list of glass supply companies and glass blowing resources.

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The Hand Craft Mall is a new site that I came across today. There are some really interesting things going on at this website. Glass blowing and sculpting at its best. Here we see a “Finisher” adding the final touches to a piece that was made at an earlier time. Adding in some final touches to make this glass blowing piece that much more spectacular.

The Hand Craft Mall Store Online has various different colored and shaped cups and pitchers and some very interesting cocktail glasses. This site carries many other products like ceramic bowls and things of that nature. For the most part we like them for the glass blowing they are creating and the line of products that are being produced by people that are hand blowing these pieces. That means that everything they are making and shipping out is one of a kind.

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If you are going to blow glass you are going to need glass to melt and shape. A website that we found which may be local for some of you is Wale. Wale Apparatus carries tons of supplies for the everyday glass blower. Their extensive choices of supplies make it pretty easy for them to keep the prices down for you and that is always a huge plus in our book.

They will also ship you a catalog so that you can have the paper version of the website right in front of you at all times. In case your internet goes down and you need some new glass rods like right now.

We are sending them out as one of the higher ranked sellers of glass blowing supplies. Check them out and let us know what you guys think of their site and them as a whole.

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Take some advice from the experts. Audrey and Steve Kennedy have been blowing glass since about 1995 and they started out just like everyone else .. one step at a time. Buying your own equipment can be very expensive but this is an investment you will make for a lifetime of glass blowing.

There are tons of sites that offer glass blowing equipment at pretty good prices. No matter where you go you are going to have to spend some money on the equipment it takes to blow your own glass. You might try looking for someone who is going out of business or has lost interest in their glass blowing. I don’t know if that ever happens but it could.

Another bit of advice is to try it before you buy into it. Find someone who will teach you the art of blowing glass. With all the galleries around the United States alone you are sure to find someone who will take you on as an apprentice for a while to see if you are truly interested in making this a life long career or just a weekend hobby.

Remember this stuff doesn’t sell cheap so make sure you are sure before you invest a ton of money that you will regret later on down the road.

In case you are ready to get right into the business and purchase your own equipment, Roach Industries is one of the industry manufacturers of glass blowing and glass handling equipment. You might check them out and shop around some to see if you can get what you are looking for. Contact them and see if they can cut you a deal on a package. You never know unless you ask.

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