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	Glassblowing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While the first evidence of man-made glass occurs in Mesopotamia in the Late-Third/Early-Second Millennium BCE, the actual "blowing" of glass using a tube did not occur until sometime between 27 BC and AD 14 in Syria.
		The modern torch permits working both the soft glass from the furnace worker and the borosilicate glass (low-expansion) of the scientific glassblower who may have multiple headed torches and special lathes to help form the glass or fused quartz used for special projects.
		The molten glass is attached to a stainless steel or iron rod called a punty (or a punty rod, or a pontil) for shaping and transferring a hollow piece from the blowpipe for opening.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glassblowing (435 words)

	Glassblowing -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Glassblowing is the process of forming (A brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure) glass into useful shapes while the glass is in a molten, semi-liquid state.
		This advancement transformed the material's usefulness from a time-consuming process in which the medium was hot-formed around rough cores of mud and dung into a mass-producible material which could be quickly inflated into large, leakproof vessels.
		Traditionally, the glass was melted in furnaces from the raw ingredients of (A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral) sand, (A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals) limestone, soda, potash and other compounds.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gl/glassblowing.htm (141 words)

	Making and working with Glass, from the Glass Encyclopedia
		There are many forms of working with glass, some requiring large expensive furnaces and cooling ovens (for glass blowing) whilst others need only a blow torch (for lampworking) or small kiln (for slumped glass).
		It was the Romans who discovered that the fluid property of glass as it cools makes it possible to blow a bubble into the glass and create a vessel.
		Glass stays flexible as it cools and can be manipulated by blowing a bubble into it, or pulling it around to make various shapes before it cools and becomes a "super cooled liquid".
	www.glassencyclopedia.com /glassworking.html (437 words)

	Scientific Glassblowing Basics
		The swivel is connected to the glass by latex or rubber tubing or a stopper/tubing assembly.
		Unlike stationary burners (glass is moved into the flame), the torch is moved around the glass, which is stationary.
		Attach the blowhose assembly to the glass tube.
	www.ecu.edu /chem/glassblowing/gb.htm (5235 words)

	The glass blowing world of Kent
		Adding more glass a little at a time is called gathering, Mercer said, and glass on the pipe can be reheated by sticking it into glory holes, hot circular oven-like areas.
		Blowing glass "doesn't take a lot of pressure," Mercer said, explaining that the pressure of heat combined with the air causes the glass to expand.
		Glass takes about a day to harden in an annealing oven, depending on how thick the glass is, Mercer said.
	www.stater.kent.edu /stories_old/00fall/112900/k1128glassTYE.html (1478 words)

	Glossary of Blown Glass Objects
		A drinking glass with a heavy base, often a disk extending beyond the base of the glass, presumed to be named from the sound of banging (firing) the glass on the table in celebration.
		However, a glass ladle for a punch bowl seems almost required and glass ladles for gravy are rather common, matched to a gravy boat (sauce boat) Ladles in glass are usually a flat curved handle dropping down to a hemispherical bowl with the rim perpendicular to the handle.
		When glass is incorporated, it may be as minor decorations on the shaft, as a frosted bowl to diffuse the glass, as a shade, or in the column of the lamp as decoration.
	users.ticnet.com /mikefirth/glos-obj.htm (7287 words)

	Glass Blowing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pipe and glass are removed from the furnace, and by blowing thru the pipe the ball of molten glass is expanded into a thick bubble.
		The bubble of hot glass is then worked, that is, formed by using practically anything that will not be too badly burned by the hot glass: wet sticks, wooden molds, pliers, scissors, wire, and so forth.
		This permits the part of the glass that was in contact with the blow pipe to be opened up to form the mouth of a vase or bowl, for instance.
	www.jeffpriceartglass.com /GlassBlowing/glass_blowing.htm (369 words)

	A Brief History of Glass Blowing
		All that is required to make glass is a little sand, a little soda, a little lime and a lot of heat.
		Suddenly the time-consuming handcrafting that all glass had required was no longer necessary and nearly everything around the home began to be made of glass.
		In 1962 Harvery Littleton reversed this decline of art glass by discovering that some glass could be melted at a low enough temperature to allow the use of small home-studio furnaces.
	www.neder.com /glassact/history.html (458 words)

	Glass-Blowing - ProvenceBeyond
		The hot glass is blown, immediately after removing from the oven, to form a hollow globe.
		On the right of the photo, a second, smaller lump of melted glass is being colored in preparation for use as a contrasting-color pattern.
		A second rod (pontil), with a lump of melted glass for glue, is attached to the bottom of the globe.
	www.provencebeyond.com /themes/glassworks.html (344 words)

	Glass Act glass blowing - Hand blown art glass by Ross Neder
		Glass art that is hand blown solely and purposely to fill large spaces with rich and full color.
		With our extensive knowledge of glass blowing colors and design, we can create custom installations to match the ambiance and space requirements that you specify.
		Glass Act™ is always interested in large scale sculptural commissions.
	www.neder.com /glassact (187 words)

	Glass Blowing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This glass blowing could also be done with Pyrex glass (which I was using for the scientific glasswork) but I also bought some colored glass.
		When I glass blow, I wear didymium glasses to protect my eyes from the intense sodium flame which is from sodium impurities in the borosilicate glass.
		Quarts glass does not emit this light because it is so pure, but it still glows very brightly when heated.
	www.jeanty.net /Glass/glass_blowing.htm (1162 words)

	Blowing Glass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The basic procedure is that glass material is heated on the end of a tube, and the glassblower blows through the end close to his/her body (the near end) of the tube to make a bubble in the blob of glass.
		The basics are to heat the glass until it softens sufficiently that it can be bent, or "blown" in much the same way you would blow bubbles with a soda straw.
		Because most all glass contains sodium ions which emit intense yellow light it is necessary to wear special glasses both to see the glass inside the intense light and to protect the eyes which can be harmed by the intense sodium emission.
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /askasci/gen01/gen01589.htm (337 words)

	Glass Blowing
		Glass blowing is perhaps one of the smallest sections of RRL, Jammu.
		The glass rods are heated at their melting temperature and then drawn by hand to get the required capillary diameter.
		The most commonly used glass is corning glass because it is harder and has a better quality.
	www.rrljammu.org /Services/glass_blowing.htm (230 words)

	The MIT Glass Lab: Glass Blowing Classes
		Students with little or no experience in glass blowing start with the BEGINNING seminar, which is taught three times each academic year: fall semester (about 6 weeks), IAP (4 weeks, and open to freshmen only), and spring semester (about 8 weeks).
		Many of these monitors take the INTERMEDIATE glass blowing seminar, which is taught by experienced glass blowers working professionally in the field.
		Each semester there are a total of 12 students in two intermediate glass blowing classes, usually conducted once a week in the evening.
	web.mit.edu /glasslab/classes.html (359 words)

	Glass fusing books Glass Blowing books Beadmaking books flameworking Books Stained glass books
		Today, modern glass artists are rediscovering the versatility of kiln forming and are using its techniques to produce works of great beauty and strength.
		Working with a palette of glass frits, glass powders, threads, standard, thin and textured glasses, the artist began to translate their graphic vocabulary into the glass.
		Glass Notes 3rd Ed f you have ever considered building a glass furnace, pot furnace, annealer, or glory hole, this book is for you.
	www.crloo.com /Products/Books_1/books_1.html (549 words)

	Glass Blowing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		That he is a master glass blower and lives in a trailer with other artists makes him an intriguing anomaly.
		When Siemon was 17 and still in high school, his parents sent him to an art summer camp, where he saw glass blowing for the first time.
		Siemon, who at 24 recently opened United Glass studio in an industrial area of Costa Mesa, believes his glass-blown objects first have to be practical.
	www.bossablue.com /unitedglassblowing/inthemedia.html (457 words)

	Garry Cohen - Glass Blowing - Home
		As a glass instructor he has taught many professional glass blowing artists who have participated in the Palomar College glass program and continues to introduce many students to the art of blown glass from his personal studio.
		You will be able to see this glass craftsman giving glass blowing demonstrations with his assistants during his open studio tours and sales featuring his new art creations.
		Her art collection is a varied mix of fused, blown, dichroic and stained glass, bronze, metal and found objects from jewelry to large architectural glass installations and life size bronze sculptures.
	www.garrycohenstudio.com (521 words)

	ORS: Glass Blowing Shop
		The Glass Blowing Shop creates a variety of standard and one-of-a-kind glass items and modifies commercial glassware for use in research projects.
		Standard glass items made in the shop include Klett flasks, impingers, condensers, three-neck flasks, distillation units, water aspirators, quartz reduction and combustion tubes, filter crucibles and large-diameter columns.
		Glass Blowing Shop professionals produce scientific glassware that not only functions well but looks good.
	www.glass.uga.edu (311 words)

	Little Worlds - Contemporary Art Glass Paperweight Sculptures by Rebecca Stewart of Kalamazoo, Michigan
		The artist forms and shapes the colored glass into various patterns that suggest both undersea and space themes.
		Glass Studio is located in Southwest Michigan near the beautiful Lake Michigan shores, where glass artist, Rebecca Stewart, creates the Little Worlds
		The process begins with 2100-degree, molten glass gathered from a state-of-the-art, electric furnace that is both energy effecient and environmentally safe.
	www.littleworlds.com (187 words)

	Glass blowing studio featuring handblown art glass including glass vases, glass bowls, glass paper weights, glass ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Glass blowing studio featuring handblown art glass including glass vases, glass bowls, glass paper weights, glass Christmas ornaments, glass sculptures and glass perfume bottles.
		He is well known for his blown glass vases, perfume bottles, bowls, creative paper weights, Christmas ornaments, glass sculptures, platters, and oil lamps.
		His glass paperweights are available in a wide variety of styles - floral paperweights, swirls of color, glass eggs, and hearts.
	www.daggettglass.com (137 words)

	Glassblower.Info - Glassblowing Information, Photos, Videos
		Tony in Studio B at Corning Museum of Glass on November 29, 2002, and some other glassblowing photographs and glassblowing movies from Corning Museum.
		Fireworks Hot Glass Gallery bought out Honeypot Glass in Candor, NY and moved the studio to downtown Greene, NY.
		A monumental glass wall by Tom Patti in Charlotte, NC.
	www.glassblower.info (1319 words)

	Doge of Venice: Murano
		To the South, the canal of the glass blowers with three bridges.
		The origins of the art of glass blowing in Venice go back to before the first millennium.
		The technique used to make the phial was that of blowing into glass using those instruments that the late Roman glass blowing activities had passed down through the ages.
	www.doge.it /murano/muranoi.htm (385 words)

	Glass Blowing Lessons
		Lesson Structure: This course is a beginner's class and is intended to introduce you to the magical properties of hot glass.
		The focus will be on learning basic hand skills to centre, turn, stretch and control glass in its molten form.
		Through demonstrations and close supervision you will quickly develop basic understanding of the properties of molten glass and gain confidence and the ability to manipulate the material in a variety of ways.
	www.intotheblue.co.uk /glass-blowing.shtml (716 words)

	GLASS LINE Magazine... GlassBlowing
		Glass Line is now in Full Living Color
		Try posing it on Glass Line's Bulletin Board.
		Have a little information you want to contribute to this publication - send us an E-mail telling us all about it at info@hotglass.com.
	www.hotglass.com (114 words)

	Seattle Glassblowing Studio - Art Gallery,Classes,Live Glassblowing,Events
		Seattle Glassblowing Studio, founded in 1991, offers glassblowing classes, beadmaking lessons, hotshop rental, blown glass commissions and a handblown art glass gallery.
		Come visit us while you are in Seattle and watch live glassblowing at our studio which is always open to the public.
		We are located on 5th avenue under the monorail, conviently close to the downtown hotel and shopping district.
	www.seattleglassblowing.com (103 words)

	Alexi Hunter - Glass Blowing Artist - Glass Blowing Portfolio / Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I got involved in glass after choosing it as my second major in the SOCAD program at Sheridan College, in 2001.
		Glass is a challenging physical process, but I become so involved in the pieces that the difficulties don't bother me. I enjoy the physical process therefore I like to make things as large as possible.
		My ideas are endless and at this point in my life I can't imagine not being inspired.
	www.alexiglass.com (214 words)

	Art Glass, Custom Hot Glass Art & Art Crystal Glass Laser Holograms, Inc.™
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		Our superior Glassblowing Artists, Hot Glass Castings Artists, our Hot Glass Art Sculpture’s Talents, all the way to our Highly Complex CAD Computerized and Laser Guided Crystal Art Sub-Surface Inscribing Technicians are all here for You to Utilize...
	www.artglass.org (321 words)

	Technical Glass -- Glass Blowing Exchange (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Send inquiries, questions, comments, news, etc. by email to the Glass Blowing email group.
		If you are active in the Glass Blowing Industry, add your name to the E-mail group to receive current news, views, etc..
		Say you saw it in House of Glass.
	www.glasschange.com /a/gl1025.html (98 words)

	Art Glass World - Stained Glass, Art Glass, Mosaic, and Fusing Supplies Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Become inspired through our visitor's works of glass art in the gallery.
		Aimed at beginners with no prior glass experience, this excellent video guides the viewer step-by-step through a simple but elegant window project.
		All the basics of the copper foil method of stained glass are covered, including glass cutting, copper foiling, soldering, patina application, and framing.
	www.artglassworld.com (182 words)

	# 1 Affordable Custom Contemporary Art Glass Blowing & Hot Glass Casting Fabrication Association
		You now have an “Affordable” alternative supporting all ranges of consumers for your exclusive hot glass needs whether it's blown, fused, slumped, cast or free hand-formed.
		Our leading experience and innovative talents have fortuned ourselves working with several of the world's most popular art glass masters, and now we are available directly to you.
		We can create your project in an endless variety of shapes, colors, textures, patterns, designs and glass types of every size, scale or scope...
	www.glassblowers.org (177 words)

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