Hoped to make my own bottles for alchemy, maybe some deco pieces, but found that mining sand is torturous. According to UOGuide, a GM miner should be able to mine sand successfully every attempt on a beach. Realistically it seems to me that sand should be fairly easy to mine, at least easier than it is. After leveling Alchemy and paying 20k for the books, glassblowing should be a little more accessible in my opinion. It would also be nice if one could craft their own wine bottles for their winery.