Glassblower makes a swan out of glass - Beautiful piece of work that requires precision

Making a swan out of glass using glassblowing is an exciting and challenging process that requires skills and experience. Glassblowers use special tools and techniques to create beautiful glass products. Here is the general process of a glassblower's work when creating a glass swan:

The Glass Swan manufacturing process
1. Preparation of materials
Glass: Glassblowers use special melting glasses that can be transparent or colored.
Tools: Tools such as a glass blowing tube, tweezers, glass shears, molds, and a melting furnace are needed.
2. Glass melting
Heating: The glass is placed in an oven (crystallizer) at a high temperature (about 1000 ° C), where it melts to a viscous mass.
Extraction: When the glass becomes soft enough, the glassblower extracts it from the furnace using a long tube.
3. The formation of the swan's body
A set of materials: The glassblower tilts the tube into the molten glass and collects the required amount of material.
Forming: By rotating and lightly inflating the tube, the shape of a swan's body is created. The glass begins to stretch and take shape.
4. Creating a neck and head
Neck shaping: To create a swan's neck, a glassblower pulls out a piece of molten glass, carefully shaping it with tools.
Head Creation: A head is formed at the end of the neck. This can be done using tweezers or other tools to shape the desired shape.
5. Fine-tuning the details
Adding details: The glassblower can add additional elements such as wings or tail using different colors of glass or additional pieces.
Texturing: Using various tools, you can create a texture on the surface of the swan.
6. Cooling
Hardening: After finishing work on the product, the swan is placed in a special furnace for slow cooling (annealing). This prevents cracks from appearing due to sudden temperature changes.
7. Completion
Processing: After cooling, the product can be further processed — sanded or polished to achieve smoothness.
Decoration: If desired, you can add paint or other decorative elements.

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