Miscellaneous Scientific Glassblowing Tips and Tricks
Annealing in the Home Shop Annealing scientific glassware is necessary for practical and safety reasons, and all your work needs to be properly annealed to remove glass stress prior to handing it over to…
History of Glassblowing
Early History of Glass Natural glass has existed since the beginnings of time, formed when certain types of rocks melt as a result of high-temperature phenomena such as volcanic eruptions,…
How to Tell Glass From Quartz
At first glance, quartz crystals and glass might look identical. Although their internal structural compositions differ greatly, the average person doesn't have the lab equipment to analyze the molecular difference…
Glassblowing
Glassblowing, the practice of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube. Glassblowing was invented by Syrian craftsmen in the area of Sidon,…
How Fused Quartz Glassblowing Works
The practice of blowing glass may seem hip and modern if you've recently hit up an art exhibition by Dale Chihuly or Harvey Littleton, but the technique of fused quartz glassblowing has…