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2020 Furnace and Lehr at Quarley - Firing Four - Blowing - Left-hand Side of Furnace

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Blowing - Left-hand Side

Mark spent the first day blowing small apothecary bottles on this side of the furnace. Here are some photos showing the techniques used in their production.

There are some more photos showing this bottle type being made on this page from Firing Five.

Necking in
Blowing Blowing against a floor marver
Reheating Putting a kick in the base
Chilling the neckline Cracking off
Using a blowing iron as a punty Detail of puntying
Reheating the neck Gathering the string ring
Casting on the string ring Shaping the string ring
Opening out the top of the neck The finished bottle
Casting off the string ring An alternative floor marver

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