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The Craft Center’s New Street Glass Studio, located just off of Harlow at 35B New Street, is the Center’s newest studio and to most comprehensive public glass studio in Central Mass. Fall 2008 marks the studio’s 3rd anniversary. |
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New Street Glass Studio glassblowing flameworking casting stained glass beadmaking |
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GLASS STUDIOThe Worcester Center for Crafts offers a comprehensive program in all aspects of glass—blowing, sculpting, casting, fusing, flameworking, and stained glass. The Glass Program recently expanded into an 8,000 square foot facility at 35B New Street, a short distance away from Sagamore Rd. Click here for directions. |
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In addition to offering quality classes, the CraftCenter can now provide a state-of-the-art professional studio for area glassworkers. Studios are available to rent. Contact Jacob Vincent, Glass Facilities Manager, for more information at 508.757.1424 or jvincent@worcestercraftcenter.org. |
HOT SHOP |
glassblowing, solid sculpting, hot casting |
400lb. day tank filled with Seattle Batch 12” gloryholes (2) 17” gloryhole Benches (3) Pipe Cooler and Pipe Warmers Pick up Boxes Large Front Loading Annealers (3) Large Car Kilns (2) Assorted blowing tools Heat Shields & yolks Flame Shop Carlisle Major Bench Torches (10) Minor Bench Torches (10) Tool Box Bead Kilns (3) Small Annealer, manual control Assorted Tools |
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COLD SHOP |
grinding, drilling, engraving, polishing, cutting, sandblasting |
Horizontal grinding machines (5) 80, 220, 400 grit plus 1 pumice & 1 cerium High-speed glass lathe Diamond wheels Double-sided glass lathe (20² double sided) Belt sanders (2) Felt wheels & stone wheels Diamond Saw Sandblaster Small Glass Grinders |
FLAME SHOP |
beadmaking, flameworking |
FLAT SHOP |
stained glass, kilnforming |
| Assorted Glass Cutting Tools Large Kilnforming Kiln, Digitry Small L&L Kiln with Dynatrol Small annealer, manual control Assorted Kiln Shelves & Furniture Assorted Ceramic Molds Assorted Buckets for Mixing Plaster/ Silica Soldering irons for Stained Glass Additional Facilities Kitchenette 8 Private Studios Borosilicate rods & tubes Bullseye Sheet & Rod Moretti Northstar Assorted powders Glass cutting tools Books Clay Tools |
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| MOLD SHOP | investment mold making |