Sculpting tools
Rods with steel balls and other shaped ends, for pushing and modelling glass, including from inside a bubble.
What it is
These are steel rods ending in a ball or other shape. Jasen Johnsen’s inside sculpting tools are 5/16” stainless rods with solid steel balls,[1] and Carlo Donà makes sculpting tools with balls from 5 mm to 50 mm.[2]
How it’s used
Inside sculpting tools are for “sculpting from the inside of a bubble and pushing material out”.[1]
History
Carlo Donà’s family foundry opened in Murano in 1923 making tools for Venetian glassworkers, and the craft has passed through four generations of blacksmiths.[2]
Sources
Sculpting tools in the archive 11
| Photo | Tool | Maker | Sellers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1" Ball ToolA single inside-sculpting tool with a 1" solid steel ball. | Jasen Johnsen Glass Tools | 3 | |
| 1.5" Ball ToolA single inside-sculpting tool with a 1.5" hollow steel ball. | Jasen Johnsen Glass Tools | 3 | |
| 2" Ball ToolA single inside-sculpting tool with a 2" hollow steel ball. | Jasen Johnsen Glass Tools | 2 | |
| Large Inside Sculpting Tools (Set of 5)Heavier ball-ended rods for sculpting from inside a bubble. | Jasen Johnsen Glass Tools | 3 | |
| Sculpting KnifeA 5" stainless knife for detailed sculpting. | Jasen Johnsen Glass Tools | 2 | |
| Sculpting Tool, 30mmA sculpting tool with a 30 mm ball end. | Carlo Donà | 1 | |
| Sculpting Tool, 35mmA sculpting tool with a 35 mm ball end. | Carlo Donà | 1 | |
| Sculpting Tool, 40mmA sculpting tool with a 40 mm ball end. | Carlo Donà | 1 | |
| Sculpting Tool, 50mmA sculpting tool with a 50 mm ball end. | Carlo Donà | 1 | |
| Sculpting Tool, 5mmA sculpting tool with a 5 mm ball end. | Carlo Donà | 1 | |
| Small Inside Sculpting Tools (Set of 5)Ball-ended rods for sculpting from inside a bubble, pushing material outward. | Jasen Johnsen Glass Tools | 3 |
