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Summary: Techniques for shaping the gather with the block in glass blowing; learn these things and more in this instructional arts and crafts video series on glass blowing.

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Contact: stlglass.com/bookdvd.html

Jim McKelvey Jim McKelvey began teaching glassblowing in 1987 and has taught thousands of students how to safely use glass and fire. He is co-founder of Third Degree Glas... read more

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Shaping Gather for Glassblowing

Hi! I’m Jim McKelvey with Third Degree Glass Factory in St. Louis. You can check us out on the web at www.stlglass.com. Today, we’re going to learn about glassblowing for expertvllage.com. Now I’m going to shape my gather here. Just like we discussed in the earlier videos, I’m using a very light touch when I shape it with the blocks. Now, again, I’ve got the glass evenly shaped but it’s not even in temperature, so I’m going to wait a little bit. One of the nice things to do while your waiting is cool the pipe down. We’ve go a pipe cooler here. It just allows me to grab the pipe further down towards the tip, which is a good thing. It’s a good thing to use some time while you’re waiting for that temperature to even out.

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