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Originally Posted by IWubMarijuana
Wasn't saying he should throw a label on a $15 rubber grommet chinese thing like this:
Was merely saying that there's a lot of good quality local glassblowers out there, and they're a lot easier, and cheaper to get a hold of.
It's like saying that you're driving a shitty car if you have a BMW, just because it's not a Ferrari. 
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The equipment needed (lathe, Kiln, Ect) to blow tubes is quite expensive, Also the blower is going to need some knowledge of scientific glass blowing, Finding a local artist that has all that is not going to be easy, And even if you do find someone it takes years of practice to get to the level of the RooR blowers that have been doing it for 10+ years. I agree with you there are allot of talented local artist, But not many that do tubes, Most of them do heady bubbler and spoons.
and when c49 said "janky Chinese glass" he meant that most of the no name tubes you find are made from Chinese blanks, And out of cheap Chinese glass.