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Looking for Something in Particular?  Cobalt Blue Slides are B-A-C-K.Blue. Blau. Azul. синий. أزرق However you say it, you can't beat a cobalt blue glass slide. word. We've scoured Australia looking for a regular supply of blue glass bottles with a neck suitable for making slides. And after about 8 months of looking we found the mother load. and to top ... Custom Order Your SlideDown at the Stobie & Co. Workshop we custom make slides to anyone's specifications. Everything else we do is window dressing. We spend a lot of time collecting bottles of all shapes, colours, sizes and weights so why not use 'em? Of course, there's the SIGNATURE SERIES that uses specific bottles cut to ... T-Shirts: Certified Stobie StyleAre you lonely? Do you find yourself walking along the beach by yourself? Do you long for someone to share that large popcorn with on tight-arse tuesdays? Well maybe you need a make-over. Stobie Style. The first thing you need to do is look cool, hip and generally smokin'. The only was ... The Signature SeriesThe Stobie Crew have been working overtime to pull together a series of handcrafted 'SIGNATURE SLIDES' designed by some of Australia's finest bottleneck slide players. We had SEVEN of the country's finest request their dream slide and we went to work designing and crafting to their exacting ...Well its been about 10 months since we came out of the shed and made our slides available to the general public. In that time we estimate that we’ve made about 350 slides which is about 345 more than we expected! Thanks to everyone who has supported, spruiked, loved, ogled, played and bought our slides. Thanks to Bremerton Wines, Bleasdale and Ben Potts wines who have saved bottles for us and put up with us scrounging through their bottle bins. Thanks especially to Lucy who has single handedly coordinated the collection of bottles at Langhorne Creek. Thanks to all the Signature Series artists who have put their reputations on the line and put their names to our slides. Our first website finally gave up the ghost. So we made a new one and here it is. Like everything we do it’s a work in progress. Here’s an old clip we made that gives you a glimpse of how we make our slides. Footage is from a documentary we made called ‘Green Glass Blues’ that we hope will be finished in a few weeks. Anyway, enjoy…..
However you say it, you can’t beat a cobalt blue glass slide. word. We’ve scoured Australia looking for a regular supply of blue glass bottles with a neck suitable for making slides. And after about 8 months of looking we found the mother load. and to top things off the factory who uses the bottles is literally 500m away from the slide workshop so we have an unlimited supply. OK. The stats. The bottles have necks that go all the way up. These are the longest straight-necked glass bottles that we use. They are so long that we haven’t even bothered measuring them. We’re talking at least 120mm. What we’re trying to say is that length is not a problem. If you’ve got a need for a 100mm long slide this is your baby.
Skinny end blue slides have a tapering internal diamter of 18mm to 20mm. Fat end blues slides have a tapering internal diameter of 21mm-19mm. The blue glass is heavy and really hard which means you get plenty of volume out of these guys. Tone is a lot sharper and spankier than what you get out of the mellower green, brown and yellow glasses. So if you’re looking for a sexy slide with serious tone then look no further. I personally guarantee that you will get laid using this slide. That’s a rock solid Stobie & Co. covenant. Are you lonely? Do you find yourself walking along the beach by yourself? Do you long for someone to share that large popcorn with on tight-arse tuesdays? Well maybe you need a make-over. Stobie Style.
Once we get our hands on a batch of blank tees we then print each one individually using handcarved block prints. This is a seriously old skool technique that produces prints that look aged, worn and weary. This a a sure fire way to get you some action. Two to choose from. First is the original STOBIE SUNRISE design which features the slide workshop in the foreground with a firey sunrise out the back. The second design is the Green Glass Blues. These are made with the same prints used to make the covers for the 7″ soundtrack for the documentary ‘Green Glass Blues’ (which isn’t finished yet)….
Everything else we do is window dressing. We spend a lot of time collecting bottles of all shapes, colours, sizes and weights so why not use ‘em? Of course, there’s the SIGNATURE SERIES that uses specific bottles cut to specific lengths but why not get something made to your exact specs? All you need to do is tell us how long your slide needs to be and how ‘big’ the hole is where you stick your finger. We’re pretty wank-ish here at Stobie so we call the ‘hole’ the ‘internal diameter’. Measuring the internal diameter is easy. Either measure across the top of the inside of a slide you already have or grab a ruler and measure the width of your sliding finger. Easy. If you like it snug then you’ll be cool. If you like your slide a little loose then add a millimeter or two. If you’re keen to try out a custom slide then get to it. Put in your order below. Or contact us to ask questions, get advice, or just talk slides with us. We’re always happy to hear from y’all. |
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These little puppies are all made using 100% organic cotton tees that are made under FAIR TRADE conditions which means that mother earth and her children are not exploited through the whole manufacturing process, from growing the cotton to sewing the sleeves.
