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Vermont Glass Blowing July 2014

Grammy found a great glass-blowing instructor in Manchester, VT. Here, he is adding color to a glass project for Flint.
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Flint blows his glass blob for the first step of his glass bowl project
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Shaping
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Molding
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Julia blows the molded glass open. Not sure what Flint is doing with the tongs.
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They are removing one pole to create the open top of the bowl.
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Into the fire
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The open top of the bowl is now hot enough to be spun and fanned out
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Flaming the punt mark to melt any sharp edges. Now needs an extended overnight cooling to cure properly
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Nathan's turn! He chose to make a glass. The glass is blue, but here appears as a red hot blob.
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Shaping
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Blowing. You can see the glass blob getting bigger..
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...and bigger...
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...and bigger.
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I think we're forming the base here.
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Removing a pole to create the open top of the glass.
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Again they put the form into the fire to soften the glass so it can be shaped. The base is blue and the hot glass appears red.
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Nathans opens the drinking end with his tongs.
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Firing the punt mark
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Ta-da! Now needs to cure overnight
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Julia's turn! She chose a paperweight project
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Title: Vermont Glass Blowing July 2014
Owner: Jen Wright

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Forming the base