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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: Goose Bay Glass

In Townsend, Montana artisans showcase handblown glass

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Jim and Terry Gundersen in the Goose Bay Glass studio in Townsend, Montana, the only dedicated hot shop and glass gallery in Montana.
In the showroom at Goose Bay Glass, thumbtacks on the map show the hometown of visitors who stop into the shop.The wall of sticky note orders and recipes are safely guarded by the Gundersen
Storage shelves line the wall of the GundersenTerry rests the glass on a table called a marver, where she presses and rolls it through gritty bits of colored glass.The gaffer’s bench to rest the pole on a rail.
Carefully blowing through the pipe, assisted by a blowhose, Jim continuously rolls the rod working with gravity to keep everything evenly rounded.
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