# Glass experts: making your own fire-glass

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-experts-making-your-own-fire-glass/854495 "2020-05-26T15:56:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-experts-making-your-own-fire-glass/854495/1 "2020-05-26T15:56:51Z")

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I’m in the process of building a gas fire pit, largely from scratch. Eventually I will need fire-glass to finish the look and to get the flame effect I want. I know typically it’s sheets of tempered glass, smashed to bits (and tumbled to make it smooth if desired). Any reason I cannot use smashed wine and beer bottle bottoms? I have access to significant quantities of these…

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**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glass-experts-making-your-own-fire-glass/854495/2 "2020-05-26T22:38:06Z")

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I don’t think those are made from tempered glass. You might end up with little exploding chunks.