The hand tools and ovens of glassmaking, including the blowpipe that gathers and blows molten glass, the punty that holds a finished piece, the marver on which a gather is rolled and shaped, the lehr that anneals glass as it cools and the cutter that scores finished sheet glass. A tool belongs here when its cited source describes it as used in making or cutting glass. It excludes the torches and mandrels of lampwork, which no source in this atlas yet places. Glassblowers work these tools in sequence at the furnace and the bench, and a piece may pass through the blowpipe, the marver, the punty and the lehr before it is finished.
All Glassblowing Tools and Furnaces
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Talk Like a Gaffer: Glassblowing Glossary (2b Glass)
Has Member: Jacks (Glassblowing Tool), Glossary entry
Jacks - Jacks can be described as a larger version of tweezers with a springly handle that allows you to control the space between the blades as you work with the glass.
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A glory hole is a type of reheating furnace that is used in glass blowing.
Has Member: Diamond Shears (Glassblowing), Glossary entry
Diamond shears are specialized tools used in glass blowing to cut or shape molten glass.
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an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
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a hard, flat surface of stone, wood, or metal, on which a mass of molten glass is rolled and shaped in glassmaking.
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a long metal pipe used to gather and blow the molten glass in making hollowware.
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an oven used to anneal glass.
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a tool for cutting glass.
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