Making a Wine
Glass
A hand-made Langham wine glass is the culmination of many
years hot, hard training by our master glass-makers, and
in quality, shape and feel is quite unlike any ordinary
machine-made glass.
The gathered glass for the bowl is first blown into a mould.
It is then reheated in a small auxiliary furnace (called
the 'glory hole') to become soft enough for the stem to
be added. Depending on the design, the stem can be either
solid, or, by adding air and more glass, twirled into an
elegant air twist. A small amount of additional glass is
then gathered and attached to the stem.
The master cuts off the required amount with special glass
shears, then rolls the iron on the arm of the chair while
he shapes the foot with a special foot tool.
Now comes the finishing of the bowl. |
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