Floral Bottle Stopper

This is my best guess at making a borosilicate wine bottle stopper. This is just me winging it, I don't claim to be an expert. If you want to see what the pros do with this floral technique, look up Eugene Rain, Sabina Boehm, John Kobuki and many others. Verbal "typo", I got the rubber stopper at the brewing supply shop not the "brewery" as I said in the video.If you do make it all the way through the video Please rate or leave a comment.

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm
Author: hotglass

Length: 31:04
Rating: 4.80
Views: 20612

Tags: beadmaking borosilicate Flameworking glass lampworking

Video Comments

WhiteMagic9119 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

you are very good

Peaceartglass (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

THANK YOU!!!!! You are a glass rock star! Great teaching style, with clear, easy to understand instruction for every step, and good clear video through the whole process. Thanks so much!

bode655 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Good news I am 16 now and have upgraded to a oxy set up, been doing even better

hotglass (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Very Cool!

hotglass (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

I don't really think you can do something like this on a HotHead. The HH does not get hot enough to melt borosilicate(COE33)and I think it would be very difficult to make a stopper with the soft(COE 104, 96, or 90) glasses. Someone like Loren Stump could do it but I doubt I could. You should be able to do small marbles though!I built a dedicated studio that isn't attached to my house. (Security system installed...)

lkmaide (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Kick butt awesome!! would you be able to make something like this with a single gas torch though? A friend and I are starting out and we still use a hothead and mapp gas. **ducks head and awaits flying object** also, how and where is your studio set up? Is it in a house/garage or dedicated space?

StatusProductions (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Wonderful. you did a really nice job.

DonaldHoughton (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Damn, it pays to be a relative of yours.

bode655 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

hey, i blow glass profesionaly and I am 15

Octopota (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Great job man, you have pretty much single handedly taught me the implosion technique. do you or anyone else know of any other instructional implosion videos on the web?