Flameworked Vessels

Beginning in the 1800s, glassworkers used flameworking to make vessels considerably larger than previously possible. Bigger, and more sophisticated, torches allowed the increase in scale, while retaining the flameworker's ability to create minute details.

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Education

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• Corning Museum of Glass
• glassmaking processes
• flame work
• flamework
• vessels
• glass
• museum
• 51.3.115
• 65.3.100

[moongodballface]

this is one of the better or even best flame worked vessel demos ive watched on here..thanks..gonna get into vessels sometime in the next month, this will help a lot



[Sleepyhead84]

@matthew2065 I doubt thats how little they sold it for.

[ramanglass544]

hahahashaha cesare aint selling that for 35 bucks XD

[HawtGlass]

@ramanglass544 whoooaaaa no waaaaay! sick

[ramanglass544]

@HawtGlass what he used on the foot and to finish the cup were actually graphite chiofs ground to that jack shape

[bassmanboe]

damn, I'm out of ridged tubing.

[bag0k]

working with tubing is a pain in the ass. I admire anyone who can do it painlessly!

[corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for the post!

[HawtGlass]

i wonder if those jacks are special for flameworking because they seem to be in direct path of the flame.