Editing Glassblowing (section)

{{short description|Technique for forming glass}}
[[File:Glass bubble.jpg|thumb|A glassworker blows air into the glass, creating a cavity inside]]
'''Glassblowing''' is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten [[glass]] into a bubble (or parison) with the aid of a [[Blowpipe (tool)|blowpipe]] (or blow tube). A person who blows glass is called a ''glassblower'', ''glassmith'', or ''gaffer''. A ''[[lampworking|lampworker]]'' (often also called a glassblower or glassworker) manipulates glass with the use of a torch on a smaller scale, such as in producing precision laboratory glassware out of [[borosilicate glass]].