Glassblowers use wax to lubricate the jacks so they glide smoothly over the surface and don't scratch it, they also tend to make an irritating screeching noise not unlike nails on a chalkboard without it. If there's an excess amount of wax or the glass is really hot the wax will flare up like you see in the video.
You dawg, heard you liked jugs.
resistanceizfutile2 4 months ago 3
damn
matBTF 2 years ago
NEAT! Loved this!
Supportahol 2 years ago
serious skills
bassoonmaster123 2 years ago
3:37! FLAME!!!
apatel769769 2 years ago
O_o fantasticooooooooooooo
cakkola 2 years ago
this is amazing
fighterx 3 years ago 2
That is extremely interesting!
I wonder where the little puffs of flame that you see when the jacks (?) are being used on the glass come from.
baskinglizard 4 years ago 3
Glassblowers use wax to lubricate the jacks so they glide smoothly over the surface and don't scratch it, they also tend to make an irritating screeching noise not unlike nails on a chalkboard without it. If there's an excess amount of wax or the glass is really hot the wax will flare up like you see in the video.
NotALamer 3 years ago 10
Oh thanks for that! I appreciate the answer.
Glassblowing is so interesting to watch, I would love to try it sometime.
baskinglizard 3 years ago 9
I highly recommend it!
NuitSanWoggaWogga 3 years ago 2
oxides from the steel I would imagine.
jgizzy 2 years ago
i think alot of people could have guessed how the romans did that
but most people are STILL trying to get figure out how they get that ship in that bottle
its collapsible and then pulled backed into shape once in the bottle!
iobject 4 years ago
i saw one that they actually melted the bottom of the bottle BACK onto the bottom of an open bottle. crazy good.
NuitSanWoggaWogga 3 years ago 2
@iobject
i've seen several built with tweezers inside bottles.
Dierwolf2000 1 year ago
nice bill
contemporaryglass 4 years ago