who knows that your breath could shape glass into any form you like hi I’m
glass into any form you like hi I’m
glass into any form you like hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
Rebecca Braden and welcome to
Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning about glassblowing so how hard
learning about glassblowing so how hard
learning about glassblowing so how hard is it to learn how to blow glass the
is it to learn how to blow glass the
is it to learn how to blow glass the first year year and a half even two
first year year and a half even two
first year year and a half even two years are really hard because it’s it’s
years are really hard because it’s it’s
years are really hard because it’s it’s hard to control the medium so most of
hard to control the medium so most of
hard to control the medium so most of the pieces you just drop on the floor or
the pieces you just drop on the floor or
the pieces you just drop on the floor or you know at the beginning it nothing
you know at the beginning it nothing
you know at the beginning it nothing works do you know what you’re going to
works do you know what you’re going to
works do you know what you’re going to make before you make it or does the
make before you make it or does the
make before you make it or does the glass kind of inspire you I always know
glass kind of inspire you I always know
glass kind of inspire you I always know what I’m going to make if it’s a vase or
what I’m going to make if it’s a vase or
what I’m going to make if it’s a vase or a bowl or plate but the shape caniff all
a bowl or plate but the shape caniff all
a bowl or plate but the shape caniff all the way through the piece sometimes if
the way through the piece sometimes if
the way through the piece sometimes if the glass doesn’t want to move exactly
the glass doesn’t want to move exactly
the glass doesn’t want to move exactly the way I wanted to move I’m just gonna
the way I wanted to move I’m just gonna
the way I wanted to move I’m just gonna look at it it would be nicer if I did
look at it it would be nicer if I did
look at it it would be nicer if I did this instead so what kind of pieces
this instead so what kind of pieces
this instead so what kind of pieces would it beginners start by making
would it beginners start by making
would it beginners start by making usually the first years it’s more like
usually the first years it’s more like
usually the first years it’s more like paper weights that are all crooked in
paper weights that are all crooked in
paper weights that are all crooked in that can’t stand and ashtrays before we
that can’t stand and ashtrays before we
that can’t stand and ashtrays before we start to learn how to glass but what
start to learn how to glass but what
start to learn how to glass but what kind of equipment do we need the furnace
kind of equipment do we need the furnace
kind of equipment do we need the furnace which contains the melted glass and then
which contains the melted glass and then
which contains the melted glass and then you have the glory hole that is used to
you have the glory hole that is used to
you have the glory hole that is used to reheat the glass as you go because the
reheat the glass as you go because the
reheat the glass as you go because the pieces cool down the glass cools down so
pieces cool down the glass cools down so
pieces cool down the glass cools down so you have to heat it back up to keep on
you have to heat it back up to keep on
you have to heat it back up to keep on working it and then you have the
working it and then you have the
working it and then you have the inhalers which is a kiln in which you
inhalers which is a kiln in which you
inhalers which is a kiln in which you put your pieces all through today this
put your pieces all through today this
put your pieces all through today this is mr. Jack that is used to put a line
is mr. Jack that is used to put a line
is mr. Jack that is used to put a line in the glass where we’re going to break
in the glass where we’re going to break
in the glass where we’re going to break off the piece to change the ax em yet
off the piece to change the ax em yet
off the piece to change the ax em yet liat is newspaper that is fold and what
liat is newspaper that is fold and what
liat is newspaper that is fold and what and this is the main tool which we place
and this is the main tool which we place
and this is the main tool which we place the glass and we do the shapes you have
the glass and we do the shapes you have
the glass and we do the shapes you have the pin Shetty’s shears soffietta which
the pin Shetty’s shears soffietta which
the pin Shetty’s shears soffietta which is made to inflate the piece once it’s
is made to inflate the piece once it’s
is made to inflate the piece once it’s on the front and the punty is a rod
on the front and the punty is a rod
on the front and the punty is a rod metal rod that I put a little glass
metal rod that I put a little glass
metal rod that I put a little glass update at the end and I’m going to stick
update at the end and I’m going to stick
update at the end and I’m going to stick it to the bottom of the piece so when I
it to the bottom of the piece so when I
it to the bottom of the piece so when I break off it’s going to stay glued onto
break off it’s going to stay glued onto
break off it’s going to stay glued onto the punty and I’m going to be able to
the punty and I’m going to be able to
the punty and I’m going to be able to work the lip blocks or wooden tool that
work the lip blocks or wooden tool that
work the lip blocks or wooden tool that when I come out of the furnace and then
when I come out of the furnace and then
when I come out of the furnace and then the glass is really really hot I’m going
the glass is really really hot I’m going
the glass is really really hot I’m going to shape the glass with it the pipe it’s
to shape the glass with it the pipe it’s
to shape the glass with it the pipe it’s just a hollow tube that I get the glass
just a hollow tube that I get the glass
just a hollow tube that I get the glass on the tip of it and that’s where I’m
on the tip of it and that’s where I’m
on the tip of it and that’s where I’m blowing from how hot does the glass need
blowing from how hot does the glass need
blowing from how hot does the glass need to be to melt 1,100 degrees Celsius but
to be to melt 1,100 degrees Celsius but
to be to melt 1,100 degrees Celsius but to melt it it’s like 400 more do you
to melt it it’s like 400 more do you
to melt it it’s like 400 more do you work with any other sorts of glass I do
work with any other sorts of glass I do
work with any other sorts of glass I do more scotch sculpturing in path of a
more scotch sculpturing in path of a
more scotch sculpturing in path of a linen blast and glasses more utilitarian
linen blast and glasses more utilitarian
linen blast and glasses more utilitarian thank you very much
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