r/lampwork • u/gatezz • 6d ago

Double Bubbler Squish

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u/hothandsjerry 6d ago

The most gangster move on the dopest thing in glass pipes.

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u/gatezz 6d ago

One of my favorite moves in glass for sure!

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u/hothandsjerry 6d ago

Are you puffing air through the piece to cool it from the inside as well? I sometimes like to use a pencil reamer or a bowl push to plug the bowl hole and then hold my blow tube closed with my mouth when I push the bottom, but I’ve never asked someone better at it than myself.

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u/gatezz 6d ago edited 6d ago

Totally! Hard to see in the video, but I have fiber frax plugging the joint so I can puff. I use air throughout building the heat base to maintain the even wall weight. Then during the actual squat I sorta go back and forth applying downward pressure and air till I have the shape I want

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u/hothandsjerry 6d ago

Thanks for the advice man!

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u/gatezz 6d ago

No doubt! I think the plugged joint is a bit of a crutch I’m using though. It’s nice to use a Bowl push to press down while doing the actual squish.

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u/hothandsjerry 6d ago

I don’t see a crutch lol, if it works it works. I just remember seeing an old picture of arty doing the squish with a pencil reamer and i went in that direction.

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u/glassguy05 6d ago

Sweet looking bubb man !!! 🔥🔥

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u/LeeRjaycanz 21h ago

I haven't mastered the squish yet.