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WATCH: Giant Solid Crystal Chandelier Made from Molten Glass

WATCH: Giant Solid Crystal Chandelier Made from Molten Glass

The Science Channel’s How It’s Made takes a trip to Baccarat crystal studio to watch molten glass transform into a beautiful crystal chandelier.

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How-To: Glass Klein Bottle

How-To: Glass Klein Bottle

Dutch glass crasftman Ramon Vink runs a studio called Poelgeest Glass. Using modern lampworking techniques and tools, he makes scientific apparatus and artistic pieces like this Klein bottle, the forming of which he has documented in a series of five YouTube videos. The videos themselves are pretty raw, with minimal post-production and no narration, but taken altogether they do a good job of documenting not just the general process of forming a Klein bottle from stock glass tube, but the specific tools and skilled manipulations required for each operation.

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Watch a Glassblower Sculpt a Horse

Watch a Glassblower Sculpt a Horse

Glassblowing is beautiful to watch: seeing the artist mold the pliable molten glass into a shape using just their breath (and sometimes tongs) as the primary tools. This video shows a glassblower making a horse sculpture. The way the horse twists and curves as he tweaks the shape, it appears to be coming to life! […]

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