A rana ta yau da kullun, Chris “Special K” Uhlhorn, wanda kuma aka sani da Bongfather, ana iya gani a IGTV sanye da kayan aikin Seattle Seahawks, yana busa gilashi da sanda, yana sarrafa shi da kayan aiki iri-iri, yana jujjuya shi a cikin tanda mai zafi.Sau da yawa yin wani bong na musamman yana da wahala kuma yana buƙatar taimakon mutane biyu ko uku.
Uhlhorn ya fara kasuwancinsa na musamman na K Glass a Seattle a cikin 1998 amma ya koma garinsu na Eugene a 2005 don haɓaka yara ƙanana biyu.Ya sami wata al'ada a cikin 'yan shekarun da suka gabata don kyawawan kayan gilashin sa na zamani, waɗanda za a iya samu a cikin shagunan taba da bututu a duk faɗin Oregon, da kuma akan gidan yanar gizon K na Musamman.
"T-shirt ɗinmu na gaba za ta ce 'kwaf ɗina ta farko ita ce K' ta musamman, "saboda muna jin haka koyaushe kuma ina son ta."
Kafin COVID, Ullhorn ya kasance mai himma sosai akan kafofin watsa labarun amma har yanzu ba a siyar da shi akan layi ba.Yanzu tare da tallace-tallace na kan layi da karba, komai ya canza.Uhlhorn ya gaya mani: "Suna karbar kayan ta wurin ajiyarmu.""Wannan bai taba faruwa ba."
Ba kamar matsalolin kuɗi da cutar ta haifar ga ƙananan kasuwancin kowane iri ba, ana ganin wuraren sayar da cannabis da manyan ofisoshin a matsayin masu mahimmanci.Don K na musamman: "Wannan shine mafi girman lokacin canji a cikin kasuwancina a cikin shekaru 21," in ji Uhlhorn, wanda kasuwancin sa ya tashi tun bayan barkewar cutar."Kowa yana shan sigari a gida, kuma wannan shine mafi kyawun abu ga waɗanda aka tilasta musu zama a gida don bazara kuma suna son jin daɗi mai daɗi."
Uhlhorn ya kara da cewa yawancin masu fasa gilashin suna samun ci gaban kasuwanci iri daya."Sun yi cunkoso ne kawai."Daga nan kuma sai 4/20 da zagaye na farko na binciken kara kuzari, wanda ya ce ya taimaka wa ‘yan kasuwa su tashi daga $300 a kowace rana a tallace-tallacen kan layi zuwa $1,000 a rana kusan dare.
A Portland, tabbas za ku sami K na musamman a ko'ina ana sayar da bututu da bongs, amma Mary Jane's House of Glass da Nomad Crossing (4526 SE Hawthorne) suna da zaɓi na musamman.
A halin yanzu Uhlhorn yana zaune a Kudancin Eugene, kusa da harabar Jami'ar Oregon da ƴan shinge daga gidansa na ƙuruciya.“An canza dan kadan tun 1991… Ina makarantar sakandare na sayi bututun gilashin farko daga wani karamin kiosk da ake kira Clay Babies a bikin baje kolin na Oregon.Silinda ce.yanki wanda ya fara duk wani babban motsi na gilashin zamani, wanda Snodgrass, uban gilashin ya yi.
Daya daga cikin fitattun Eugene shine Bob Snodgrass, wanda ya fara aiki da fasaharsa a lokacin da yake zagayawa da Matattu masu godiya a shekarun 1970 da 80, kuma ana yaba masa wajen bunkasa fasahar bututun gilashin da ake amfani da su a duniya a yau.Baya ga Bob Snodgrass, Uhlhorn kuma ya koyi game da busa gilashi daga abokinsa na makarantar sakandare Sky, wanda Uhlhorn ya kira "super OG glassblower".Abokan sun fara yin bututu da bong a bayan gidan Skye."Na san nan da nan cewa zan ƙare da wannan," in ji Uhlhorn.
A cikin 1998, yayin da yake zaune a Eastlake, Seattle, Uhlhorn ya gano al'ummar kirkire-kirkire, inda ya fara bututun gilashi da kasuwancin busa bong."Seattle ita ce cibiyar Amurka don samun gilashi mai laushi," in ji Uhlhorn.Matasa na gaske sun yi aiki ga [Masanin gilashin Ba'amurke] Dale Chihuly.Mun bude wani karamin taron karawa juna sani daga Dale Chihuly's," in ji Uhlhorn.Chihuly sananne ne don kayan fasahar sa da yawa a duniya kuma ya share hanya ga masu fasaha da yawa a yankin Seattle.
Uhlhorn ya ce: “Sauran da suke aiki a wurin za su zo shagonmu kuma mu yi bongs,” in ji Uhlhorn."Na kasance kimanin shekaru 25-26.Maganar gaskiya tun wancan lokacin nake yin ta kowace rana.”
A yau, zaku iya gane guntuwar K na musamman cikin sauƙi ta sa hannun sa hannun murɗaɗɗen wuyansu, hannaye masu lanƙwasa da cikakkun bayanai masu lanƙwasa.
"Tabbas abin nade yana cikin salon sa hannu na," in ji Uhlhorn game da ƙwararren ƙwararren Venetian.“Hakanan yana da fasalin aiki sosai.Mutane suna son rike da gaske.Kundin yana ba mu damar siffanta wuyanmu kuma mu ɗan jingina baya kaɗan.”
Duk da yake ba duk samfuran suna zuwa tare da rikewar gilashin gilashi ba, duk K hookahs na musamman suna da alaƙar launuka masu haske tare da launuka daban-daban (ciki har da wasu wurare masu haske-a cikin duhu) da nau'ikan sifofi iri-iri;babu harsashi guda biyu, gilashin, karrarawa, mazugi, kwalabe ko ƙwai da suke kama da juna.
“[Abokan ciniki] suna son wannan hali.Yawancin mata suna gane kansu da launin gashin kansu ko farce.Shi ya sa purple ya shahara sosai."Suna kuma son a ba su sunaye," in ji Uhlhorn."Na ji wasu shagunan suna ce mini, 'Chris, dole ne ka sami shahararren Bong domin duk wanda ya saya ya dawo ya gaya mana abin da ya kira shi.''"
Kimanin kashi 99% na albarkatun da K ke amfani da su (ban da fentin da suke saya) kayan da aka sake sarrafa su ne bayan masana'antu.Uhlhorn yana ƙirƙirar hannaye tare da tweezers, tongs da almakashi kuma yana ƙara cikakkun bayanai na ƙira ga kowane yanki yayin da yake zafi."Duk waɗannan 'yan taɓawa suna taimaka mini in bambanta kaina da shigo da Sinanci," in ji shi.
Ko da yake Uhlhorn yana kula da abokan ciniki na kowane zamani, ya yarda cewa “ba shakka matasa da yawa sun fara da aiki na.Za su iya samun shi.Ina ganin wannan babban bangare ne na nasarar.”
Special K ya ce yana da kyau a yi amfani da gishirin dutse da shafa barasa don tsaftacewa, sannan a wanke da ruwan sanyi."Muna ba da shawarar kada ku yi amfani da ruwan zafi," in ji Uhlhorn.“Ba ya bukatar a tsaftace shi.Yana iya karya gunduwa-gunduwa.Kun koyi hakan hanya mai wuya.”Amma idan ƙaramin sashi, kamar kwano ko tushe na ƙasa, ya lalace, yana da sauƙin sauyawa.
"Abubuwan da na fi so su ne waɗanda na yi ranar da ta wuce," in ji shi."Kuma na yi alkawarin akwai wani yanki a cikin tanda kowace rana inda na gwada wani sabon abu ko yin wani abu na daban… amma akwai ci gaba koyaushe.Lokacin da aka sami ci gaba kuma kun ƙirƙiri sabon abu, wannan shine koyaushe mafi gamsarwa “.”
Lokacin da aka tambaye shi ko ya fi son shan tabar wiwi tare da bongs, Uhlhorn ya ce eh.
"Muna aiki duk rana," in ji Uhlhorn.“A gida, dole ne in je gareji, inda akwai ‘yar karamar bututun gida.Ina ƙoƙarin zama mai hankali, amma babu shakka akwai masu shan sigari a cikin kantinmu.Yana da kyau kwarai.”
Lokacin aikawa: Dec-13-2022