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Glass Studio Equipment For Sale - Some new and used equipment - primaily for controlling ovens and glass furnaces - that I have for sale.
Public Announcements Board - Public board for announcements about glass classes, events, and glass equipment for sale. Anyone may post here (see details on the page).
Suppliers - List of suppliers of glass, tools, and equipment for glassworking.
Books and Periodicals - Listing of glass books and periodicals with brief reviews, recommendations, and links. This page also contains a book search engine for amazon.com, or you can use the one at the bottom of this page.
Where to Learn Glassworking - Places to learn to work with glass - i.e., glassblowing classes.
Brad Shute's Page - Info about the guy who designed (and wrote most of) this website. Description of my shop and my work. Links to photos of my glasswork.
Gus Abel's Page - Page about the Master Glassblower I apprenticed under. Links to photos of him and some of his work.
Start Page - The opening page of this website with an overview of the site.
Q and A Page 1 - Questions and answers about making glass and colored glass.
Q and A Page 2- Questions and answers about lampworking equipment.
Q and A Page 3 - Miscellaneous glass questions and answers.
Q and A Page 4 - Types of glass furnaces.
How to do Stuff - A little technical info about how to do different glass related stuff.
Cynthia's Pnuematic Cane Cutter - Photo's of the pnuematic cane cutter Cynthia Daiboch-England uses to make quick work of chopping murrini.
Parker's Automatic Blowing Bench - Photo's and text about the automatic blowing bench Parker Stafford built and uses. This is a great idea for someone who works alone doing production blown pieces in the hot shop. An ornament maker's dream...
Tom Ash Gloryhole - Photo's and brief description of the setup equipment maker Tom Ash uses on his parabolic opening gloryhole doors. I use this type of door on one of my own gloryholes and love it.
Glass discussion board - The glass discussion board of this website. For glass related messages, questions, and answers. You can follow threads and search for text in past and present messages.
Bulletin Board Archive 1 - Messages from my original bulletin board - May 29, 1997 - July 24, 1997
Glass Care Page - Tips on caring for your glass.
Hand Coolers - Some interesting handcooler (glass egg) history. Background info on the glass handcoolers I make.
Search Utilities - Can't find what you are looking for here? Now you can search the entire Web from this page. Give it a try.

Links to other places I like (These outside pages will automatically open in a new window in your browser.)

Glass discussion/bulletin boards - A caution about discussion boards: The quality of information varies widely. Some people posting on a discussion board may not have a clue what they are talking about when offering technical advice. Others may be trying to disguise marketing hype as solid information. And some seem to post just to watch themselves type. Keeping those things in mind while reading can save you unnecessary problems.

Handmade-Glass.com Discussion Board - The glass discussion board of this website. While posts about all aspects of handmade glass are welcome, the primary focus is on furnace glass and lampworking. Some very experienced and well-respected glass professionals from around the world share their knowledge here. The full text of past and present messages is searchable, which can be very handy if you are looking for something specific.
Warm Glass Discussion Board - Intended for warm glass (fusing and slumping) only. A very active discussion board on an excellent website. If you want to converse with others about fusing and slumping glass, this is the place to do it. Brad Walker, who built the Warm Glass website, is also the author of a great book about fusing and slumping glass (aptly named "Warm Glass"). If you are relatively new to the online glass world and have heard someone's puzzling reference to the "Brad Boards", this (Brad Walker's) discussion board is one and mine (Brad Shute's) is the other.
Lampworkers Etc. Forum - Discussion board focusing on lampworking in general and glass beadmaking in particular. As of this point I have just discovered their board so I can't offer too much info, although it looks to be a pretty popular place for beadmakers and some other lampworkers.
ISGB Forum - Once a very active discussion board focusing on glass beadmaking, it has seen quite a drop in users over the last couple of years as newer boards without some of the political baggage have sprung up. Still offers some useful info for beadmakers.
Glass Line Discussion Board - Glass discussion board for both furnace and lampworkers (although content is primarily about lampworking).
Krypton Neon Bulletin Board - Glass discussion board for neon benders. Very active. I don't know much about neon myself but it is apparent that that many of the people hanging out here do. Many technical questions and answers about neon production.
Crafts Report Discussion Board - Discussion board about all kinds of art/crafts, not just glass. Geared to the business end of the art/crafts field and how to make a living selling your work.

Corning/Finger Lakes area

The Corning Museum of Glass, the premier glass museum in the world. The Rakow Library, the premiere glass library in the world, with the premier library staff in the world (at least I like 'em, as does everyone else I know). The Studio of the Museum of Glass, the teaching studio of the museum. The gift shop at the museum sells my paperweights, too. <------ blatant commercial plug!
Rockwell Museum - Overshadowed by the larger and better known Corning Museum of Glass, the Rockwell is a wonderful place in its own right. Formerly comprised of three different collections - antique toys, over 2000 pieces of Frederick Carder's (Steuben) glass, and the largest collection of art of the American West east of the Mississippi, the Carder glass was moved to the Corning Museum of Glass in the spring of 2001 and is now resides in the same building as "The Studio". In spite of the loss of the Carder glass, the Rockwell is a great museum that you shouldn't miss if you are visiting Corning. I passed it by for several years and was amazed when I finally went through it. Their collection is wonderful.
Corning Area Info - Information about the Corning, New York area. What to do, where to stay, etc. This site has many good area links. If you are considering visiting the Corning, NY area, this is a good site to check out.
Allegany Artisans Open Studio Tour - Each year, on the weekend after Columbus Day, the Allegany Artisans (a group of artists and craftspersons in Allegany and Steuben counties in upstate New York) open their studios and invite you to visit. Many of the studios are open to the public only on this weekend. This website has maps and info about the Artisans and the tour. While I no longer "officially" participate, my studio is usually open during the tour.

Other worthwhile websites

Beadnet - This is a very good place to check out if you have an interest in glass beads. There are lots of links to other bead sites. Mucho bead info!
Drew Fritts' Marbles - Site with some excellent how-to information about making marbles with a torch, much of which appeared as a series of articles in Glass Line newsletter. Unfortunately, site navigation is difficult due to the layout, but there is a site search box which helps. Drew makes some very nice marbles.
Krypton Neon - Very cool neon site. Has bulletin board for neon info.
Akron Marbles - Website for marble collectors. Lots of info, primarily about antique marbles.
Mickelson Studios - Website of lampworker and glass instructor, Robert Mickelson. As I mention below in Paul Stankard's link, I don't usually include the websites of individuals here, but this one has some very nice articles about glass, as well as many photos of his awesome work. I especially liked his interview pages, which are reprints of articles written for his column in Glass Line newsletter.
Paperweight Collectors Association - PCA home page. Non-profit organization devoted to - well, take a guess....
Paul Stankard - I don't normally include the websites of individuals here, but if you like paperweights this is a site you shouldn't miss. Paul Stankard is one of the best paperweight makers who has ever lived (although nowadays he prefers the description "glass artist" - which may be more accurate), and there are some very nice photos of his work on his tastefully done website.
Warm Glass - This is a truly excellent website filled with information about glass fusing and slumping, commonly referred to as "warm glass". There is "how-to" information from the beginner level through advanced. If you have an interest in glass fusing and slumping, you won't regret checking out this website. And even if you don't have an interest now, you may after seeing what is there.

Online Publications

Glass Line - Newsletter for lampworkers. Classified ad page. Some content is available only to Glass Line print subscribers, but there is enough accessible to anyone to make visiting worthwhile. The website has great links page(s) to all kinds of glass related pages.
Crafts Report - Magazine for those trying to make a living in the art and/or craft biz. Some very good articles and useful information.
Sunshine Artist - Another magazine specifically for those trying to make a living in the art and/or craft biz, the reviews they publish about craft shows around the country being their primary claim to fame. The quality of the content varies. Most of their website is unavailable to non-subscribers to the magazine, but there is still enough info to make it worth checking out.

Newsgroups (you need a newsreader or newsgroup capable browser for these - except DejaNews, which is a news archive.)

DejaNews - Not a newsgroup, but a search utility for them. DejaNews archives newsgroup messages and allows you to search past postings. If you are looking for info about a subject this is a great way to find it. I recommend using their power search (which is the page this link will take you to) to zero in on the info you want. After finding a post about the subject that interests you, you can display the thread of other postings about it. Once you get the hang of using it, this is an EXTREMELY useful tool. (DejaNews was recently bought by Google.)
rec.crafts.glass - Glass newsgroup. Primarily used by flat glass people these days. Hot glass info is limited at best.
rec.crafts.beads - Bead newsgroup.
alt.crafts.professional - Some good advice from some experienced craft professionals. Do some lurking and get to know the group before you post or be prepared for some to vent their wrath upon the newbie, if they don't like what you've said. From what I've seen there these guys can dish it out pretty well, but they also have enough humor and good sense to be able to take it too. Good place for info about doing serious craft shows.

Can't find what you are looking for? Search the entire Web from here.

Search tip - if you are entering a phrase instead of just one word, it often helps to surround it with quotes. For example: "handmade glass" will search for and return that particular phrase. Searching without the quotes returns occurrences of the words "handmade" and/or "glass", not just the phrase.

Infoseek got so bad that I dropped it from this page. I have added AltaVista, Hotbot, and, most recently, Google. (I prefer Google for its speed and good search relevence.) In addition to searches, AltaVista has their "BabelFish" language translator, where you can translate text, and even web pages, to and from several languages. Google is usually pretty fast. You can also search for books, videos, music, and more using the Amazon.com search box. Recently, Amazon.com has added several new "stores" - it is worth checking out.

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