Neither Bottom-Weighted Nor Spherical

Nathan Michaels - Aug. 4, 2019, 6 p.m.

tags: blown

I got a pair of hours solo in the hot shop, so I practiced my bottom-weighted spheres.

I didn't box anything, but I did manage to pick one up with a punty.

puntied

Several "spheres" later...

good1 good2 good3 good4 good5 good6 good7 good8

A bunch of them were even bottom-weighted.

Of course, many didn't turn out quite as planned. Some broke when the fell off the pipe.

cracked

Others were side-weighted

side-weighted

or top-weighted.

top-weighted

One turned out to be more of a cylinder.

cylinder on pipe

It was pretty bottom-weighted, though.

cylinder

Tags

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