Glassblowing
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Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble with the aid of a blowpipe. A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, while the head of a glassblowi
A glassworker blows air into the glass, creating a cavity inside.
A stage in the manufacture of a Bristol blue glass ship's decanter. The blowpipe is being held in the glassblower's left hand. The glass is glowing yellow.
Glassworking in a hot shop in New York City
Glassblower Jean-Pierre Canlis sculpting a section of his piece "Insignificance"
Lampworking
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Lampworking is a type of glasswork in which a torch or lamp is used to melt the glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements. It is also know
Glassblowing
…aid of a blowpipe (or blow tube). A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, while the head of a glassblowing workshop is known as a gaffer. A lampworker (often also called a glassblower or glassworker) manipulates glass with the use of a torch on a smaller scale, such as in producing precision laboratory…
Lampwork glass beads
Small lampworked animals and figures in the museum shop of Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany.
Itinerant glassworker exhibition with spinning wheel and steam engine, 1904
Demonstration of the lampworking process