the piece I made this morning

got a little reduced spot, see if I can strike it out in the kiln later

about 3 months of glassblowing. self teaching myself

Nice piece! I like your torch, I almost got the wildcat but the guy at the shop talked me into the nortel midrange plus instead.

Very nice piece bro

Lookin good dude!
I have a buddy who taught himself and within a year he started blowing some really nice pieces.
Good luck with your future work..

Looks great, man. I love pipes in that style. Glassblowing is very high up on my list of things I need to learn to do. It looks like rockin' good fun.

thanks for the positive feedback.
I figured this would be a good intro post

I got the wildcat off ebay for $250. I think maybe I shoulda went with a different torch though, not much of a pinner flame and lacking penetration unless I crank it up.
the midrange would be a better choice for sure

my first 2 months was spending hours a day trying to make a pipe, once I got it it was a matter of melting in smooth and trying to understand the flame characteristics,
now I'm trying to make the pipes faster

thanks again for the props, more to come for sure

Nice! Keep it up!

Awesome man.

Good work..like it!

Good job.