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Blown Glass Home
Blown Glass Home Drawing-an essential step in glassblowing, where hot glassed container is pulled to make a longer and thinner piece. Today, modern torches use propane, natural gas, or hydrogen mixed with compressed air or pure oxygen to generate the intense heat required. The alkali is a flux, which reduces the melting point of the major constituent of , silica. Hard glassed container- (borosilicate ) a heat resistant glassed container under the brand names "pyrex", "kimax", and "duran". Amphora (latin) a jar with two handles. The glassed container used in most of our beads is a soft , referring to the relatively low temperature that it is worked, and how fluid it gets. Air traps in stems are frequently tear-shaped or spirally twisted. Acid-etched decoration is produced by covering the with an acid-resistant substance such as wax, through which the design is scratched. With respect to bead making, very little force can be tolerated, but gravity certainly is used to influence the shape of a bead. , In which a closed, water-filled v essel, when heated, was to rotate by jets of steam issuing from one or more projecting, bent tubes. Amphora (latin) a jar with two handles. Amulet a charm believed to protect the wearer against evil or to bring good fortune. The function of these objects is uncertain. Most bead makers today use a graphite plate or held paddle.
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