Hand-Blowing Glass - Part 1 of 3

How hand-blown glass is made. Lee Miltier assisted by Chris Roscoe and Steve Nechodom. The temperature of the furnace is 1350 degrees Fahrenheit. (Until I realized I had a Gain feature on this camera and it was turned on, I thought the intensely bright-gold light from the glass being blown plus indoor/outdoor light difference threw the light of the camera out of balance and changed the true color of the heat in the furnaces and the molten glass from hot, blinding gold to soft green and white in the video. DUH.) So use your imagination about the color as you watch these amazingly skilled and experienced glass artists work in Berkeley, California, on July 30, 2009.

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[Dierwolf2000]

@dragade101

it depends on the specific batch formula. Lee's approach definitely seems to be the old school "Think hot work hotter" philosophy though, i personally work with glasses that are at their best at 2150, but the particulars vary for every studio and person.

[dragade101]

1350 C would be about 2450 F which seems really hot even for glass

and even 2350 F seem too hot as well. but im just asking.

[HawtGlass]

@dragade101 use some common sense dude...

[dragade101]

what kind of glass are you using that it can be blown in a furnace at 1350 F? would that be Celsius? or just a typo?

[HawtGlass]

i love lee. So bad ass