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Re:Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired? by Apocryphon on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:52PM (#34728148)
Wonder how hard it is to get started with glassblowing
Re:Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired? by 83 on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:27PM (#34728821)
If you aren't a homeowner the facilities are the hard part. Need a large space where you can have a glass furnace and concrete floors that won't get damaged by molten glass. Lampworking is easier to get started in, but still need a place to run a torch (ideally with a vent hood) and store oxygen/propane cylinders.
Re:Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired? by coldpie on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:20PM (#34728681)
As a hobbyist? Not hard at all! If you're in a medium/large city, there's almost certainly one or two glassblowing studios around that have classes. As a career? That's a whole lot harder.
Re:Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired? by mmcgaha on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:16PM (#34728595)
You should visit the coast of Maine this summer and find out: https://www.haystack-mtn.org/
Re:Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired? by ElfinTrousers on Thursday February 09, 2023 @01:10PM (#34728467)
The late Ezra Zygmuntowicz was a glassblower by training and trade long before starting Engineyard.
Re:Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired? by itronitron on Thursday February 09, 2023 @02:07PM (#34729442)
Definitely go to a glassblowing camp if you are interested. If you have prior experience trying to control a fluid medium, like pottery for example, then that may help. In order to set up your own shop you'll want to be somewhere with low fuel costs.