Item Name:
Laser Engraved Boro Tubes - Dragons
SKU:
AG-LEBT-2
Description:
Laser Engraved Boro Tubes - Dragons are decorative borosilicate glass tubes with a precision laser-engraved dragon pattern on the surface. The tubing is made from borosilicate glass and is intended for lampworking and scientific glassblowing applications where tubing is heated, shaped, stretched, and sealed to create hollow forms. The engraved dragon design gives you a built-in surface pattern that can be featured in finished work, making it useful when you want consistent decorative detail without adding extra steps such as surface carving or applied decoration. This style of tubing is commonly used for making hollow beads, small vessels, and other hollow lampworked components where the pattern can be positioned as a focal design element.
How it is used:
- Heat the tubing evenly in the torch flame until it begins to soften and rotate continuously to maintain roundness.
- Use the tubing as the starting material for hollow forms such as beads, small vessels, or sculptural components.
- Stretch, flare, or neck down sections of the tube while hot to control diameter changes and shape transitions.
- Position the engraved dragon pattern where you want the focal design to land before final shaping.
- Seal one end, blow gently, and reheat as needed to expand or round out sections for hollow work.
- Anneal the finished piece in a kiln to reduce stress and improve durability.
