Suppliers and Equipment

The folks who supply the studio with everything needed for glassblowing. This list is hardly exhaustive. It is a representation of what can be found and folks I know and use. If you would like to be included please drop me a line. I do apologize if I have forgotten anybody too.


Glass Furnaces
http://effectiveheatglassworks.com/Effective_Heat_Glassworks/Home.html - Possibly the best glass melting furnace available. This is the furnace we own at Blue Sage Studios


Equipment

http://www.hubglass.com/
- HUB makes all types of equipment for the studio and stocks other suppliers too
http://www.nwironworks.com/ 
- Vince makes everything needed for the glass studio. Good resource too.
http://www.ohmequipment.com/
- Doug makes studio equipment.
http://www.denverglass.com/
- My first furnace was a Denver. Chris has one of their glory holes. 
http://www.wetdogglass.com/
- Eddie makes glass equipment. Cutting edge technology.
http://www.theglasshive.com/catalog7.html
- Just found this site. 
http://www.hisglassworks.com/
 - Bob is the supplier for all things grinding. 

Color
http://hotglasscolor.com/ 
- out of Seattle, Neat cups for color. Kugler supplier
http://www.glasscolor.com/
- out of Seattle, Richenbach color and a host of other tools and supplies 
http://www.sprucepinebatch.com/
- from North Carolina. Kugler and Richenbach colors and some tools
http://www.crloo.com/index.html
- Color and a wide variety of hard to find items for glass

Batch
http://www.sprucepinebatch.com/
- We use Spruce Pine Batch in the studio. Great stuff. 
http://www.system96.com/GlassBlowing/StudioNuggets.html
- We melted the nuggets when we had the Denver. Patrick out in Santa Fe is using this now.

Pipes and Tools
http://www.northernheat.ca/
- The Gott Steamer. Cool Sleeves. Graphite shelf liner too!
http://www.cuttingedgeprdx.com/
- Hand tools. Killer Diamond Shears. Super jacks. Great pipes
http://www.steinertindustries.com/
- Optic Molds, pipes and punties. Great ornament pipe
http://www.spiralarts.com/
- High end pipes and Carlo Dona tools
http://www.crmachine.net/
- Great pipes. The "Calley" Pipe (610) is our go to pipe in the studio
http://toolsforglass.com/
- Jim Moore Tools. Molds, jacks, shears. 
http://www.putsch.com/Pu_Ge_Se/englischeVersion/Ebene6/FrameSets/FSPfeif_e.html
- Putsch blowpipes are great. Good tools too.
http://www.hotblocktools.com/
- Great wood molds for shaping glass. 

How to build a Furnace
http://www.flamingthumb.com/FlamingThumb.htm
http://www.mayneislandglass.com/170lbinvestedsicfurnace.htm

Articles of Interest
http://www.penland.org/events/stories3.html
- Article on the technical side of glassblowing