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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: D. Tiller on August 18, 2008, 02:37:49 am

Title: Glass from Glass Blowers?
Post by: D. Tiller on August 18, 2008, 02:37:49 am

Is the un-temperred glass that glassblowers produce knappable?

Title: Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
Post by: Pat B on August 18, 2008, 09:49:39 am

Obsidian is untempered glass produced by a real big glass blower!!! :o ::)

Title: Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
Post by: cowboy on August 18, 2008, 11:23:57 am

 ;D Pat. I imagine so David, glass is glass and aughta knap easy whether tempered or not - just make sure it's not safety glass, that stuff's just hard to work with ::).

Title: Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
Post by: leapingbare on August 19, 2008, 12:15:31 am

yea fiberglass is tuff to flake too  >:D

Title: Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
Post by: D. Tiller on August 19, 2008, 12:51:20 am

Oh! Great! A bunch of flakey comedians!!!  ;D

Title: Re: Glass from Glass Blowers?
Post by: JackCrafty on August 19, 2008, 05:03:03 pm

Funny! ;D

I've knapped tempered glass as well as the regular stuff and I like the tempered glass better...it seems to be more predictable.  The regular stuff is easier to knapp, though....less knapper's cramp.