how to blow glass

hey does anybody have any good links about how to get a small furnace and blow your own glass?

i mean my aunt has a furnace in her garage and she can do clay stuff, why not try glass??

You should take a class.You'll need propane burners and an annealing oven to slowly cool your projects,or they will crack.It's a real process.
There are glass blowers here somewhere.Maybe they can give you more detailed info. gl

Yea man its always been a note in my head to take a class or something. It just looks so cool and seems like a fun hobby to have... gotta be hell of a lot better than TV or video games!! Check your local city for glass head shops or classes. Ask around

mate if you need a hobby, why dont you take up growing?

you should try joining a glass blowing forum, im sure they are just as helpful in giving information about blowing glass as rollitup is for growing, everything I have learned about growing was from first hand experience and reading this site and asking questions

buy this book set. even if you never stand behind a torch it's sill a cool book, .... http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Lampworking-Practical-Guide-Shaping/dp/0965897214

nice work fdd... that would be cool making them and selling them for cheap...

thanks guys for all the input, ill be gettin that book! last week i looked for a place to take lessons but couldnt find anything in my immediate area.

ive been blowing glass for two years now. its a whole lotta work and frustrating to get the glass under control. I can make basic spoons, bowls, one hitters and bats, all with only a little color. I only worked on it a few hours a week tho, so i couldnt devote the time it needs.
Check out fdd's thread on his progress, its glorious. someday ill be as good as him.
i got my setup(torch,hoses,regulators,air tank,propane tank,and tools) for around $1800 said and done. good luck