Spanish Wineglass | Techniques of Renaissance Venetian-Style Glassworking

[@WonderLady]

My goodness.... this is beautiful work It’s so wonderful

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@ATMAtim]

I would do backflips to watch Bill make any piece. I love how he works alone with Swiss precision. I've seen many precision things in the NASA environment but Bill tops it all.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

We agree: Bill is so great! Thanks for watching.

[@janisfroehlig7744]

"Exponential curve." 👏💚

[@janisfroehlig7744]

5:54 on. Wow. Just wow.

[@clearlake3492]

Beautiful - but how the hell can you drink easily out of that glass?

[@harrodguy]

OK, Love all of these videos. But why do you blow on the end of the punty rod before you attach it?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi, Bill says, "I blow on the end of the punty glass to cool its surface just before attaching it. This makes it stick not quite as thoroughly as if no cooling occurred. It contributes to having a tidier punty mark on the completed object." Thanks for watching!

[@harrodguy]

That is great to know. Thanks for informing me and thanks for the superb videos!

[@dlwatib]

Centripetal is misused where centrifugal is meant.

[@nickynarbin]

How long did it take to make this glass?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi Nicky, the video length is very close to the actual time it took Bill to create this wineglass. Thanks for watching!

[@nickynarbin]

Corning Museum of Glass Now I am even more impressed!

[@ANathan123]

Definitely a different looking glass...

[@mingjanewu7325]

Wait, how is anyone supposed to drink from that?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Very carefully. Being able to drink from glasses like this was a mark of one's refinement. Thanks for watching!

[@nesmuelmnostromo5295]

I had the same thought. I imagine you hold it and lap the contents out like a cat... Very refined technique.