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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: beartail on October 10, 2014, 09:24:01 pm

Title: where to get colord glass?
Post by: beartail on October 10, 2014, 09:24:01 pm: just wondering if anyone knew where you could get some different colored glass for knapping.checked local glass companies and all they had was smoked or black.thank you for your help.
Title: Re: where to get colord glass?
Post by: bubby on October 11, 2014, 12:25:25 am: Beer bottles, wine bottles, skyy vodka is cobalt blue, ebay has fiber optic glass, the list goes on
Title: Re: where to get colord glass?
Post by: flungonin on October 11, 2014, 12:57:59 am: Check the Go Green recycle bins in your neighbourhood, dumpsters near bars, exit ramp bushes off major highways or Interstates. I found a couple Busch Platinums in the bushes at a Farm Fresh far end of the parking lot. Its kind of endless once you figure how much people litter.
Title: Re: where to get colord glass?
Post by: RickB on October 11, 2014, 07:39:18 am: Check out your local flea markets, yard sales and thrift stores for old cheap glass. Rick B
Title: Re: where to get colord glass?
Post by: cowboy on October 12, 2014, 08:11:48 am: Old dumps if you know where they are. Lots of bottle bottoms. Blues, white, Amber and red.
Title: Re: where to get colord glass?
Post by: wolfman6 on October 12, 2014, 07:32:38 pm: You can find milk glass at antique stores and thrift shops too. It makes really neat points.
Title: Re: where to get colord glass?
Post by: JackCrafty on October 14, 2014, 06:30:18 pm: Yep, lots of good colors to be had if you are into the dumpster diving thing. I've never done that myself, though... ::) O:)