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Cursitor Doom wrote:
I'm looking for a new, challenging, yet achievable pastime to hopefully
keep the dementia and whatnot at bay as I continue to cruise through the
grey years. This seems at first sight to be something that could prove
very beneficial. Has anyone given it a bash? If so, what degree of
difficulty does it score?


I had a bit of a look at this - I think the main thing is having all the gas
kit to get hot enough to melt the glass (lampworking), and then learning the
techniques. You can do 'glass fusing' with a microwave (see Youtube) - but
that's not hot enough to blow the glass.

Depends how dedicated you are, I suppose. Not enough (and a lack of
somewhere to do it), in my case.

Theo