Glass Blowing: A Technical Manual

by Ed Burke

This lavish volume celebrates the art of glass blowing by explaining the processes and illustrating the techniques with a dazzling array of finished pieces. Beginning with tools and equipment, it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861265212
• ISBN13: 9781861265210
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.9" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

something fo all

I have been playing with hot glass for some time now. I found this book like the many instructors I have been taught by very helpful. One book can not be all to all. Pratt school of fine art in Seattle Washington suggest that we learn from many teachers. If you only have 3 books on glass blowing Ed Schmids two books are great and James Mckelvey The Art of Fire is a third. I have many books and like this one and am glad to have it. Dave

A reference book for the coffee table

After retiring from a long teaching career, I began a glass blowing apprenticeship. I learned from and am inspired by the technical information and photographs in this book, comprehensive in its brief history of glassblowing, descriptions of equipment and studio layout, step by step directions for making blown obects both for beginner objects and for advanced stemware. I found it easy to read as a beginner, and it remains a reliable resource as I grow in skill and understanding.