How do they get the boat in the bottle?

Answer 1

They build the boat first, then they have Chihuly blow a bottle around it.

Answer 2

Contrary to popular belief, a "ship in a bottle" is assembled outside of the bottle, then placed inside. This may seem impossible without knowing the secret of the ship.
Some ships are assembled whole with the masts hinged and laying flat against the deck. The ship is then placed inside the bottle and then the masts pulled up. Other times, especially with broader beamed ships like motor boats, the ship is assembled in the bottle. This of course requires specialized long handled tools, a keen eye, good coordination and lots of patience.

Answer 3

They build it in the bottle piece by piece, or else construct a collapsed model outside of the bottle that will slip into the neck and then "expand" once it is inside.

Answer 4

I've always wondered the same thing. My parents always teased me and said that someone puts it together piece by piece with tweezers. I think that the bottom of the bottle is open and they place it in through there and then fuse the end back on.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I think that they use long but small tweezers to put the parts into the bottle.

Answer 7

i think they some how put a boat on a table, then made the glass around it.

Answer 8

I agree but I always tried to figure it out but hey thnx

Answer 9

Its built inside.. pcs by pcs....

Answer 10

tweezers. And one peice at a time.......