I have found a lava pool while tunneling and would like to put up walls for the tunnel in glass so I can see the lava flow in the tunnel (and benefit from its light). I'm having trouble navigating around the pool, however (including some Obsidian at the top, which I know how to deal with). Has anyone ever done this before? What are some good strategies on accomplishing this without (quite literally) getting burned?
Minecraft – How to make glass tunnels through lava
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I have done this many times while building a bedrock-layer minecart track to connect my various dwellings. The strategy I have used with great success is to temporarily block the lava flow with a scaffolding of nether brick fence. Being made of stone, it will not catch fire and burn up like regular wood fencing, but it will still allow you to reach through it to place your glass blocks behind it.
In addition, the spaces in and around the fencing can give you enough room to place the glass against the sides of either a fence post on the edge of the scaffolding or a previously-placed block of glass. This means you can still build your glass tunnel even if you can't reach a nearby wall, floor, or ceiling of the lava pool to place the block against. This is very handy if you hit a lava pool that is very wide and/or deep.
It should also be noted that these same techniques are useful if you hit an underground pool of water, although in that case regular flammable fence would do just fine too.