Lampworking Tutorial Bumblebee Plant Stake, Glass Blowing Tutorial, How to Blow Glass, Lampwork Demo

In this video I demonstrate how to make a bumblebee plant stake by lampworking borosilicate glass. Thanks for watching!
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[@galtglass]

Awesome tutorial! I usually make these using encalmo, but I’m going to try this method too!

[@metaphysicalcreation]

Thanks! Glad I could give you an alternative :)

[@joannecarson5568]

Thanks for the tutorial. I’m not really sure why you would use glue for the stake though. If you have ever had bead release fail, you know that the glass will weld itself to the steel stronger than any adhesive!

[@metaphysicalcreation]

Lol! Yes you're definitely right about that 😂 I mostly do it to save space in my very small kiln and to not have any marks/discoloration on the steel

[@Dawn-lz4qg]

Would you tell me where you got your grabbers? I love the combo loop and straight ends but, cannot find them.

[@metaphysicalcreation]

I got them online from Mountain Glass Arts- they have a great tool selection!

[@xandert8329]

Why not use a piece of 8mm rod as the steak instead of gluing something on afterward? I have always appretiated using nothing but glass to make my steaks. Not too fragile, as you might expect. I do admit that the thin metal rod makes the bee appear airborne, but clear glass might assist that illusion even more, don't you think? Nice video!

[@metaphysicalcreation]

Honestly for me it's mostly a limitation of workable space in my kiln, which is rather small- Also I ship most of my items all over the country so I would be a bit more worried about a glass rod during shipping- I definitely see the appeal though and think both methods have their pros and cons!