Thursday, October 13, 2011

Glassblowing

What is glassblowing? It is a amazing art that is made in a a thousand degree furnace. It is really hard to make. You need to use a metal bar to put the soft marble in the furnace. The reason you need a metal bar is that you will burn if you get to close to the furnace so you should put the soft marble onto the metal bar and put it in the furnace. Put water on the metal bar so the metal bar and your arm will not burn. After that take it out so you can put a small marbles on the on the soft marble and put it back in the furnace. Then take it out again so you can make it smoother. Keep the metal bar because the marble is still hot. Now you need a wet news paper. You put the wet news paper on the marble then turn the bar around and around and around so every part of the marble becomes smooth. Also use scissors to brake part that is hard and cannot be smooth after all that put the marble in the freezer so it becomes colder. After that congrats you became a expert on glassblowing.

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