" Invariably, when glassblowers across the world discuss tools, Jim Moore's name is mentioned. As a skilled toolmaker and artisan, his goal is simple; make tools that will sell themselves. And for twenty- five years his tools have been doing just that.

Jim's fondness for metal began at an early age. At twelve he saved his lunch money for his first acetylene torch. With supportive parents he spent many hours welding and making metal sculpture. As the years passed, he acquired a keen working knowledge of metal.

Needing work and knowing the right people landed Moore a job at Englesby Glass Studios in 1982. His metal working skills were immediately put to work sharpening and altering some of the tools and equipment. Glass blowing tools were hard to find in the eighties, so Jim made the tools he needed as he began blowing glass. His first was a graphite paddle, followed by a puffer. He later began trading and selling the tools as he made them."