CATEGORY
Furnace & Heating
The furnace, the crucible, the glory hole and the annealing oven — the heat the whole studio is built around.
Glass Furnace
The crucible furnace that holds molten glass at working temperature, day and night.
Crucible
The refractory pot that actually holds the melt inside the furnace.
Glory Hole
The reheating chamber that keeps a piece workable between steps.
Annealing Oven
The heated chamber a finished piece goes into straight off the pipe.
Kiln Controller
The ramp-and-hold programmer that runs an annealing or fusing schedule.
Exhaust Hood
Extraction over the furnace mouth, the glory hole and the bench.
Other categories
Gathering & Blowing
Pipes, hoses, blocks and pads — how glass gets out of the furnace and into a shape.
Shaping & Tools
Jacks, shears, tweezers, pliers and paddles — the hand tools that turn a bubble into a vessel.
Color & Surface
Frit, powder, oxides and precious-metal leaf — how colour gets into and onto glass.
Annealing & Finishing
Kilns, controllers, files, pads and wheels — cooling a piece without cracking it, then finishing it cold.