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Hi, my name is Ed Donovan I'm here at DC GlassWorks. You can find us at dcglassworks.com. We are a public access glass blowing facility, we also do metal and metal-casting and welding. We are primarily a teaching facility. We want to share with people the magic of glass blowing. It is an amazing substance and today I'm gonna be talking to you about glass-blowing. Renting a glass studio, it should be really easy. All you need to do is find a studio in your area, and if they do have rentals, then you want to contact them, let them know what you're interested in. Here at DC GlassWorks, it is a very simple procedure. Once you've taken a class with us or illustrated your ability to blow glass, you go to our website, you click on our calendar and just send us a email to our rental keep. What he'll do is put you on the calendar for your designated slot. Essentially, the information that you want to know or give to the studio, is what time you want to rent, typically when you're renting, there is a minimum that you have to rent. For our studio, it is 3 hours. As you can see, there is a lot of preparation that goes into getting it ready for you to rent. Let's say I want to work at 10 to 2. At 9 o clock, someone will be here to start that glory hole, set the tools on the bench for you if you are going to use the shop's tools. Everything takes time to come up the temperature. So it's very important to follow the shop's rules. Shop rules can be very vague, to very specific. Renting a studio should be very straightforward. You just want to contact the studio, find out their basic requirements, the time minimums and maximums, and how much glass they allow you to use. At our studio, we have a maximum of 25 pounds which is a lot.

1. Introduction to Glassblowing
2. What Tools Do You Need?
3. How to Find a Class
4. How to Find a Job
5. How to Pick a Kit
6. How to Rent a Studio
7. Where Is the Best Glassblowing Museum?
8. How Much Do Glassblowing Artists Make?
9. Is Glassblowing School Necessary?
10. How to Use a Blow Pipe
11. 6 Tips, Tricks & Techniques
12. How to Shape Glass
13. 4 Glory Hole Tips
14. How to Use Puffers & Steam Sticks
15. How to Use Tweezers to Shape Glass
16. How to Use Jacks & Pacioffis
17. How to Use Diamond & Straight Shears
18. How to Get Started
19. History of Glassblowing
20. What is Glass Art?
21. History of Handblown Glass
22. Can Glassblowing Be Done at Home?
23. Glassblowing Safety
24. How Hot Does the Glass Get?
25. How to Pick Supplies
26. How to Dress for Class
27. How to Marver Glass
28. How to Decorate Handblown Glass
29. How to Use Newspaper as Heat Protection
30. How to Handle Hot Handblown Glass
31. How to Handle Fallen Molten Glass
32. How to Color Handblown Glass
33. How to Use Blocks & Paddles
34. How to Blow Glass with Todd Hansen
35. How to Blow Glass with Ed Donovan

Learn about glassblowing from pros Todd Hansen and Ed Donovan in these Howcast videos.