It is also considered an endangered craft. Some scientific instruments, if broken, cannot realistically be replaced in any reasonable time frame (or sometimes even at all).

People who take up glassblowing as a hobby are closer to being crucial to the world economy than most.

Just something to chew on.

It isn’t like mind blowing or anything. But it sure is something.

  • Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Being a hobby glassblower is a bit different from being capable of the specialized and delicate work it takes to make parts for scientific instruments.

    You’d genuinely be surprised. I mean obviously you’re not going to be making this stuff after like a week, but a lot of really impressive work is done by hobbyists.

    Edit: But also im not saying that every hobbyist should be making scientific equipment, its just interesting that a traditional craft intersects with modern science, and that commodity fetishism means that a lot of us (Including myself) don’t consider stuff like that

    Also are people really keeping high temperature kilns in sheds?

    Literally yes