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It's most likely smoke that you're seeing. He would have heated the gloves before going to catch the object since any drastic temperature changes could crack the glass. If there was any residue on the gloves that could be what's burning off. Thanks for watching!

Paddles are used both as a tool to shape the glass, and as a shield to protect the glassmaker's arm from the heat of the glass

I didn’t notice until you said something. I am making a wild guess here, but thinking that they may have started their life there to be used dry and are older and burned to a state that they are best used wet. University budgets are often in flux. I don’t know about museums or Cornell in particular, but if you want that new 4 burner furnace or funds to bring in such talent then you don’t fritter away your funds on new wet paddles when worn out dry do the job. Recycle. Having said all that, I must admit that I haven’t a clue. I have watched a few glass blowers and find this fascinating. That doesn’t come close to qualifying me to have an opinion. This is just a wild guess.

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Yes. Apparently this is what distinguishes it from factory glass productions.

Hi Bonnie, we can't ask Davide these questions directly, but one thing he can do now that his ancestors most likely couldn't is to create large-scale work. Thanks for watching@!

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Jerk? No. Having people on your team a little out of it or slowing the work down because they are elsewhere. A minor issue. He needs extra hands when he needs them. I thought he was being a jerk too, till I noticed some of the others slacking a little. got better once they were more coordinated.

I didn’t see him as a jerk, at all. He seemed incredibly easy for being such an accomplished artist with such an accomplished line. But, from what I could tell, he was a guest instructor. Teaching people how to create art with molten glass. Not only is that not the place for clowning around but it’s not like the glass is going to wait. He knew when it was time to get something done before the window closed on cooling glass and then they would have to take it back to the furnace and do everything again. At one point, when he needed the guy with the gloves, I don’t know that taking it back was even an option. The piece could have been ruined. Compared to medical school, he was like your favorite aunt Nellie. Based on what I have seen anyway.

Rebecca: At the time I first watched it I thought he was being a bit of a jerk but then I rewatched after having some sleep. The fact is, in work like this, you need to be able to anticipate what the person in charge needs and when they need it. Not when he's saying come over here, do this, gimmie that, etc That is precious seconds wasted causing the work to slow down, having to repeat or work harder longer because you need to keep calling for someone. And the others. I stand by what I said, they were slacking off.

Davide is a maestro and I don't think it's up to people like us to tell him what he should do in his art. This is a one-hour demo and comparing to the other video I've seen of him, he really doesn't seem satisfied here.

What a dick! Do you comprehend what it takes to make this stuff? Don't answer, it's rhetorical. We already know that you don't.

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