Independent glassblowers · One marketplace

Glass you can hold.
Chemistry you can share.

A marketplace for hand-blown pipes, lab glass, art glass and lab-grade chemical reagents, sold directly by independent makers and suppliers, plus an open forum where glassblowers, students and lab folks talk reactions, materials and technique.

—Pieces listed
—Makers selling
—Forum threads
The Periodic Shop

Browse by element

Every collection gets its own symbol. Pick a group and start exploring.

Fresh off the torch

This week's batch

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The Lab Bench Forum

Ask anything.
Show your work.

An open forum for real chemistry: glass annealing schedules, colour from metal oxides, cleaning solvents, lab technique, homework help and the odd beautiful failure. Be kind, cite your sources, and wear your goggles.

#glassworking#materials#lab-technique#safety#homework-help#show-and-tell
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How a piece is made

From tube to treasure

SiO₂ + B₂O₃ → boro 3.3

01 · Select

Our makers start with borosilicate tubing and rod. It's thermal-shock resistant, chemically inert and built to last.

Ag, Au, Cu oxides @ 1,200°C

02 · Shape & colour

Every piece is worked at an oxygen-propane torch. Colour comes from metal fuming and oxide-rich colour rods, never from coatings.

565°C → 25°C, 4 hrs

03 · Anneal

A computer-controlled kiln relieves internal stress so your glass survives years of use, washing and the occasional knock.

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