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Glass Blowing Demonstration by Master Glass Blower Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman has an open house at his studio and demonstrates the art of glass blowing.
http://www.bowmanglass.com/
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Jim starts out with a base piece of molten glass that he had added color too
Jim starts out with a base piece of molten glass that he had added color too		 Jim is working the molten glass on his rod
Jim is working the molten glass on his rod		 Working the glass with a cloth to assure smoothness and uniformity
Working the glass with a cloth to assure smoothness and uniformity		 Shaping tool
Shaping tool		 Reheating the glass
Reheating the glass
Reheating the glass
Reheating the glass		 Jim using the oven
Jim using the oven		 Blowing on the pipe to expand the glass on the end
Blowing on the pipe to expand the glass on the end		 Working the piece
Working the piece		 Now Jim is using his steel table to shape the bowl of the vase
Now Jim is using his steel table to shape the bowl of the vase
Prepairing the base of the bowl to add a base
Prepairing the base of the bowl to add a base		 Assistant has a piece of glass that he is preparing to add to Jim's piece
Assistant has a piece of glass that he is preparing to add to Jim's piece		 Shapping the next piece of glass
Shapping the next piece of glass		 Jim is working the main piece again
Jim is working the main piece again		 Second Assistant Preparing the base of Jim's Piece to take the other Piece of Glass
Second Assistant Preparing the base of Jim's Piece to take the other Piece of Glass
Attaching the piece of glass
Attaching the piece of glass		 Assistant attaches larger piece of glass
Assistant attaches larger piece of glass		 Making sure that the piece is centered
Making sure that the piece is centered		 Centering
Centering		 Glass piece attached and went back to the oven to reheat the piece
Glass piece attached and went back to the oven to reheat the piece
Note clear base piece added to main vase bowl
Note clear base piece added to main vase bowl		 Working the piece
Working the piece		 Setting next part of base up
Setting next part of base up		 Jim attaching main body and middle of vase to base
Jim attaching main body and middle of vase to base		 He is turning and adjusting his part on the pipe to center it over the glass that is to become the base
He is turning and adjusting his part on the pipe to center it over the glass that is to become the base
Taken rod and glass back to work bench to work with hand tools
Taken rod and glass back to work bench to work with hand tools		 Wood paddle used to make sure that the base is even and flat
Wood paddle used to make sure that the base is even and flat		 Working the piece and the paddle
Working the piece and the paddle		 Full vase being reheated
Full vase being reheated		 Working the piece
Working the piece
Jim has given the rod with the glass to his assistant while he preps the transfer rod
Jim has given the rod with the glass to his assistant while he preps the transfer rod		 Attaching second rod
Attaching second rod		 The attachment has to be very precise
The attachment has to be very precise		 Letting the rod set
Letting the rod set		 Shocking the original blow rod
Shocking the original blow rod
Transfer over to the new rod
Transfer over to the new rod		 Taking the piece over to the oven to get it balanced on the new rod
Taking the piece over to the oven to get it balanced on the new rod		 Heating up the piece
Heating up the piece		 Working the piece onto the new rod
Working the piece onto the new rod		 Yes that is HOT!!
Yes that is HOT!!
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8J4T7537wm.JPG		 Prepairing to expand the bowl on the vase
Prepairing to expand the bowl on the vase		 Using a special tool that fits into the open mouth of the vase the assistant can make a seal
Using a special tool that fits into the open mouth of the vase the assistant can make a seal		 Blowing air into the bowl of the vase
Blowing air into the bowl of the vase		 Reheating
Reheating
Working the vase
Working the vase		 Working the open part of the vase
Working the open part of the vase		 Heating the vase evenly before placing into the annealing oven
Heating the vase evenly before placing into the annealing oven		 Placing the vase into the annealing oven.
Placing the vase into the annealing oven.
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diane mortimer 27-May-2007 02:46
I have (had) a set of 6 crystal wine glasses until my cat broke one of them. I have kept the shards of glass and the stem is intact. I am looking for someone who could blow the bowl back onto the stem using a photo of another glass as a model. Is this doable?
Guest 17-May-2006 14:36
how can I contact you to see if you might do a couple things for me?

Paul Kastner - pkastner@evolution-it.net
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