Return to Book Page. Hammesfahr ,. Clair L. Here is the first comprehensive and detailed introduction to the practice of glass blowing, written by a descendant of a long line of professional glass blowers in collaboration with an experienced science writer. In clear, concise language the authors explain, step by step, how to perform the basic operations of glass blowing, from rounding a sharp edge and joining glass Here is the first comprehensive and detailed introduction to the practice of glass blowing, written by a descendant of a long line of professional glass blowers in collaboration with an experienced science writer.
In clear, concise language the authors explain, step by step, how to perform the basic operations of glass blowing, from rounding a sharp edge and joining glass parts to blowing bulbs. Throughout the book, exercises provide practice in applying the basic operations in selected combinations to make complex structures. More than illustrations, comprising line drawings, photographs, and nine full-color plates, help the reader visualize the procedures and the finished products of glass blowing.
Useful as a text in formal courses in glass blowing, the book will also serve as an introduction for the layman to an engrossing and satisfying hobby and as a guide for the scientist or science student who needs to improvise or repair equipment.
Businesses and libraries will also find it a useful reference. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. Published September 30th by W. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. Instinct tells Gayle when to pull the glass out of the flame and press that orange, open tip to her lips.
I gasp, anticipating seared flesh. She blows, gently at first, then harder. A perfect sphere, swelling out evenly under her steady breath. The end she blew into was in fact cool; glass is a good insulator and that orange glow just a fibre-optic trick of the light. She places the finished bubble alongside the spiral on the rack. Gayle also collaborates with artists, recently working with a ceramicist and a jewellery designer on two projects for British Science Week.
One resulted in delicate fungi-like structures made from white porcelain and clear glass, the other a large sculpture of reindeer lichen, rendered in green and clear glass. Gayle savoured the chance to work differently, although admits it did feel odd to deliberately introduce flaws. And good to be reminded how beautiful and versatile glass can be.
You need to be patient, dexterous and able to control your breath. Putting on her spare set of wraparound shades — these have a special coating that allows you to see the glass more clearly in the flame — I ready myself in front of the burner.
Gayle sets me five tasks: cutting a glass rod, softening a sharp edge, creating a test-tube end, blowing a sphere, and making a bend. All of it is far, far harder than she makes it look, especially the blowing. Getting the glass to bubble out seems impossible at first. Watching — but most of all feeling — the glass transform in the flame is fascinating.
I ask Gayle about the places where art and science meet, and whether she would ever consider herself to be an artist or craftsperson. As a scientific glassblower, I like the freedom to be both a craftsperson and an engineer. Enjoy this article connecting science and art?
If you're in London, you might also like our exhibition Somewhere in Between , at Wellcome Collection until 27 August Creative glass blowing , W. Edition Notes Bibliography: p. The Physical Object Pagination p. Number of pages Community Reviews 0 Feedback? Lists containing this Book. Loading Related Books. Freeman in English Freeman in English.
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