BEWARE Cory Williamson AKA Cory Glass Designs (
http://instagram.com/corywilliamson). His communication is among the very worst I've seen.I had to file two disputes with Paypal just to get him to respond to questions and issues. He wanted to send the piece after I withdrew the dispute. We came upon a compromise.
What I received later (in a padded envelope) was not what was ordered. The order was for a custom recycler, can fumed yellow, with implosion marbles on can and dome. The dome was completely missing, and I could see no fuming on the can. First I was told that the fuming was there, it was just not really visible. Later Cory responded to the dispute with the statement that he doesn't even do fuming (then why take the order and payment for it?). Then his story was back to the invisible fuming. I don't really know how to prove if fuming exists or not, but I assume when I ordered a yellow fumed can that the color would actually be... well...visible. Am I wrong here? It feels less like a misunderstanding and more of an honesty issue. But we all makes mistakes.
A month later Cory sent the dome, as well as a free dabber. I wish I could say things were cool. But.... the marble on the dome was a different color than on the main piece, I'm guessing because it was made weeks after the recycler was sent and he forgot the color he originally used. It's acceptable though. What is not acceptable is the thinness of the glass on the dome. I mean thin! It's narrow and sits veryclose to the nail. The dabber didn't look up to his other work, and the fun part is the dabber is so wide it won't work with the dome. I'll post a more detailed review on the dedicated thread for it, and try to get more into function with pics. I will say that in terms of function, the piece .was up to par and he nailed that part. The work deserves credit there for sure
It was a good learning lesson, about getting caught up in the hype. He does good function, but there are a lot of fish in the sea, and why mess with Cory when there's positive experiences with FCers coming from Doughboy (
http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/doughboy-glass.15057/) and Distilled (
http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/d...y-recyceler-at-a-very-reasonable-price.15007/), along with accessories by our own Joda (
http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/joda-glassworks.13915/).
He really came off as nice at first, but once payment was made, it was a different story. It wasn't a fun experience, and has cooled me towards custom pieces. I'd rather go back to trolling blowers' IG pages, and find good work that's already made, so I at least know what I'm getting. Let the blower take the risk, I'm tired of it.
That said, I may have Doughboy make a custom. I have a good feeling because the blower has support on the business end and connections to FC, to keep the business machine going.
Special thanks to
@Deja Vu for his post above. I did feel unsupported by some, so I appreciate where you're coming from.
There's a question posed in the thread title, "affordable and high function"? I'll give credit for the function, but affordable? I paid a good price for a sub-standard piece. And judging by his more recent work, I can guarantee you it's no longer affordable to most FCers. I see a lot of colorful fuming...
Cory, you blew this one. I'm not a huge spender, but between myself and acquaintances (not counting FC), there's a fair amount of money you won't be seeing now that people know about color choices that are ignored, poor communication, and custom pieces sent in padded envelopes with no insurance. I wish you well, and hope your new high-end stuff works out for you. But it's not for me, and I don't think it's for most FCers, nor my acquaintances, or folks at dispensaries who ask me for recommendations.
