Building a Goblet on a Blowpipe

Here is virtuoso Venetian-style glassblowing "without a net." One mistake and all is lost! Where "making a goblet from parts" allows mistakes to be isolated and destroyed, this process moves relentlessly forward, allowing no retakes.

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• Corning Museum of Glass
• glassmaking processes
• corning
• glass
• museum
• newyork
• NY
• glassmaking
• makeglass
• glass goblet
• 63.2.8

[xCelsius451x]

what is the artist holding in his mouth?

[corningmuseumofglass]

@xCelsius451x - it is a blowhose, essentially a tube connecting him lungs to the end of the blowpipe, so he can do the work of an assistant, without an assistant. It is one of the hallmark innovation Bill Gudenrath brings to the contemporary glass world.

[DonaldHoughton]

I'm addicted to watching these vids now...

[arcaneart124]

say what you want, but thats Bill Gudenrath. the fact that he works alone is what makes it so amazing that he makes what he makes

[sbbishop74]

I blow glass solo and LOVE bill and his unbelievable skills!

[MrThatwentwell]

2:43. tool spinning.

[brilliantsplash]

Excellent craftsmanship.

[Dierwolf2000]

@xCelsius451x

Gudenrath is a solo gaffer, he has optimized alot of procedures for individual work. like the museum said its his trademark basically.

[xCelsius451x]

i like how he's so experienced that he flips the tools around

[Dierwolf2000]

@arcaneart124

blowing stuff like this solo IS awesome, but lets fae it, blowing solo is odd behavior. cool behavior, but atypical.

[rocksoliddude1]

nice goblet

[Havixus]

Wow this guy is smooth.