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>>> NOW
>>> NOW THAT SEATTLE HAS BANNED PLASTIC DRINKING STRAWS, I'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE
WAY TO TAKE A DRINK.
HERE WITH A FUN OPTION IS
JEREMY CUSTER.
JEREMY CUSTER. FROM DRINKING STARS -- DRINKING
STRAWS.
STRAWS.
STRAWS. GLASS.
GLASS.
GLASS. WHERE DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS
IDEA?
IDEA?
IDEA? >>
IDEA? >> IT WAS A CONVERSATION.
MY WIFE AND I HAD.
I WAS A GLASS WORKER ABOUT
EIGHT YEARS AGO.
WHAT CAN WE DO IS A PRODUCT?
SOMETHING THAT IS SUSTAINABLE.
>> SO YOU WON'T USE ANYONE
ELSE'S.
ELSE'S.
ELSE'S. AND THEY HAVE DESIGNS.
I WOULD BE WORRIED IF I DIDN'T
KNOW BETTER, THAT IT WOULD
BREAK.
BREAK.
BREAK. >>
BREAK. >> WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT EIGHT
YEARS AND THEY HAVE A LIFETIME
GUARANTEE.
GUARANTEE. SO VERY FEW REPLACEMENTS IN
EIGHT YEARS TIME.
>> SO YOU CAN POP IT IN YOUR
PURSE.
PURSE.
PURSE. >>
PURSE. >> WE HAVE A NATURAL COTTON
SLIP FOR IT.
>> WHY DID YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
>> I WAS A GLASS WORKER AND I
WANTED TO DO IT FOR A LIVING.
AND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, YEAH.
>> ARE THEY HARD TO MAKE?
>> THEY ARE A LITTLE TRICKY.
>> YOU HAVE THE LITTLE CLEANER
THAT YOU USE.
>> THEY ALL COME WITH THE
CLEANING BRUSH.
CLEANING BRUSH. AND THEY ARE DISHWASHER SAFE.
SPIN SO WHAT CAN YOU SHOW ME?
>> I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> WHAT IS THIS EQUIPMENT?
>> THIS IS THE BENCH TORCH.
IT RUNS ON OXYGEN AND PROPANE.
AND I HAVE AN OXYGEN GENERATOR
THAT I AM USING.
FOR HERE IT IS BETTER.
>> AND YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE IT
LIKE IF I WANT LETTERS ON IT OR
SOMETHING?
SOMETHING? >> THERE'S ONLY CERTAIN STUFF
THAT I WILL DO.
SOMETHING THAT I CAN PUT ON THE
STRAW, BUT IF IS NOT STRONG I
WILL NOT DO IT.
>> HOW DO WE GET STARTED?
>> SO THIS IS GLASSES.
-- THIS IS GLASS.
THE PROCESS TO MAKE THESE WOULD
TAKE A LOT OF ROOM AND A LOT OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. SO
TIME. SO BRING IT FROM THIS STEP, WE
WILL ADD THE DOG PARK.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
I AM SHAKING.
>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I HAVE NEVER BEEN RECORDED
DOING THIS.
DOING THIS. >> YOU COULD MAKE MUSICAL NOTES
AND LEAVES AND ALL KINDS OF
COOL THINGS.
COOL THINGS. WHAT A GREAT GIFT.
>> IT IS A GREAT STOCKING
STUFFER.
STUFFER.
STUFFER. >> HOW DO WE GET THERE?
NEW MET DRINKING STRAWS.
GLASS.
GLASS.
GLASS. AND WE ARE AT PIKE PLACE MARKET.
AND WE WILL BE AT GOBBLE UP.
>> VERY COOL.
YOU HAVE A LONG PIECE OF GLASS.
IT IS NOT TO HAT TO HANDLE,
OBVIOUSLY.
OBVIOUSLY. >> NOT AT THE MOMENT.
>> NOW I AM MAKING A POINT.
AND WHAT I WILL DO IS PREHEAT
THE STRAW SO IT WILL HOLD THE
COLOR.
COLOR.
COLOR. >>
COLOR. >> HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUT
THIS DESIGN ON?
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE DESIGN, IF
I HAVE TO FIX SOMETHING.
>> I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU
TALK WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS.
>> MAYBE 5-20 MINUTES.
I HAVE DONE MOST OF THE WORK.
>> DID I MESS YOU UP?
>> NOT MY NORMAL SET UP.
IF YOU MAKE A SLIGHT MISTAKE
CAN YOU SPEEDED UP AND KEEP
WORKING.
WORKING.
WORKING. [ LAUGHTER ]
>>.
>>.
>>. ALWAYS.
ALWAYS.
ALWAYS. [
ALWAYS. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I HAVE HAND RESTS TO ANCHOR
MYSELF AT THE STUDIO.
>> SO JUST LEAN OVER THE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. >> DO YOU EVER TAKE REQUESTS,
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BUY
SOMETHING?
SOMETHING? >> I WILL NOT DO IT UNLESS I
CAN MAKE IT STRONG ENOUGH.
BUT I WILL.
>> SO THAT LOOKS GREAT.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO WORK
WITH GLASS?
WITH GLASS? >> I LEARNED FROM A FRIEND OF
MINE.
MINE.
MINE. AND
MINE. AND SOME OTHER FRIENDS.
WILL MAKE A CORRECTION THERE.
JUST OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE
BEEN DOING IT ABOUT 15 YEARS.
JUST PRACTICE.
JUST PRACTICE. >> IT SEEMS INTERESTING.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T SEE VIEWERS
FROM YOUR SIDE, BUT WE HAVE
SOME LITTLE PRINTS THAT ARE PUT
ON THE STRAWS AND HE'S JUST
PERFECTING THEM.
PERFECTING THEM. THEN THEY TURN RED?
>> THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE SO
HOT.
HOT.
HOT. SO
HOT. SO THEN IT IS FUSED INTO THE
GLASS.
GLASS.
GLASS. >>
GLASS. >> AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT
STAY ON.
STAY ON.
STAY ON. BY BEING FUSED.
IT'S AMAZING YOU CAN GO IN THE
DISHWASHER.
DISHWASHER. >> THIS ONE I HAVE MESSED UP A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. >> THAT'S OKAY.
THIS IS A GOOD DEMO.
IF YOU WANT A STRAW OR YOU
DON'T, NO BIG DEAL.
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A BIG
MESS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WITH
THE PLASTIC STRAWS.
SO HIS IS A GREAT GIFT ITEM.
>> IT IS NOT MY SET UP AT HOME.
>> YOU DID A VERY RESPECTABLE
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. AND
JOB. AND YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO BE AT
GOBBLE UP.
GOBBLE UP. >> THE SECOND YEAR THEY'RE
DOING IT.
DOING IT.
DOING IT. THIS SATURDAY THE 17th.
COME ON DOWN AND WE WILL BE
GIVING UP GLASS STRAWS FOR FREE
AT RESTAURANTS.
AT RESTAURANTS. >> I THINK ONCE WE GET USED TO
THIS WE WILL ALL LOVE IT.
AND JUST HAVING A STRAW THIS
JUST FOR US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ONCE AGAIN, GOBBLE UP IS
HAPPENING SATURDAY THIS --
SATURDAY IN SEATTLE. TICKET
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