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drmeow

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11. It is about 1/4" thick

Reply to summer_in_TX (Reply #6)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 08:04 AM

Aug 19

that's what makes it so heavy. In general glass is reasonably heavy but with glass blowing it is easier to make thinner pieces than with glass fusing (which is what I do).

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It is about 1/4" thick drmeow Aug 19 #11

Ah, no blowing glass involved I guess. summer_in_TX Aug 20 #15

It may actually be closer to drmeow Aug 20 #16

I can understand why that was hard summer_in_TX Aug 20 #17

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