Scientific Glass Blowing: An Introduction

Straightforward, but very brief. Many previous books on the same subject offer far more detail. This author also focuses on the use a small inexpensive premix-type torch, which is not normally used as the primary tool for this kind of work. Unfortunately, all but one other book on this subject (to my knowledge) is now out-of-print. Recommended book instead (in print) is Scientific Glassblowing by Le Pinnet. If you have Le Pinnet's book, you probably don't need to buy this one. Not a very good value at $18. If you have a serious need for detailed guidance on this subject, you will probably need to start looking for the earlier, out-of-print titles on the used market.

I purchased this book with low expectations, but man was I shocked! I'm a major in scientific glass technology, at SCC, and this book covers everything from our first semester. Almost like our Professor, (a 30+ year scientific glassblower) wrote it himself. If you're interested in getting into blowing scientific glass, this is the book for you! Hands down, there is no other book out there that cover scientific glassblowing with this simplicity.

Great for somebody that has some experience the tutorials leave a bit to be desired

I was hoping for something modern and technical. This is like a lab manual from the 1960s. Keep looking and find something better

Some years ago i took a similar class in college, I feel that this book or perhaps I should say booklet as it is a short book does seem to follow the same subject mater, With a few exceptions, such as crack chasing, where one attempts to 'repair a crack by remelting the glass where it is cracked without having the crack 'run' farther. This is not always successful.