CATEGORY
Gathering & Blowing
Pipes, hoses, blocks and pads — how glass gets out of the furnace and into a shape.
Blowpipe
The hollow steel tube you gather, shape and blow through.
Gathering Pipe
The smaller, lighter pipe used for solid work and off-hand gathering.
Blowing Hose
The flexible line from your mouth to the pipe's swivel.
Heat Shield
The disc that stops furnace radiation reaching your hands and face.
Wooden Block
The soaked fruitwood block that shapes and cools a gather.
Newspaper Pad
Wet newspaper, used to shape and polish the hot glass by hand.
Other categories
Furnace & Heating
The furnace, the crucible, the glory hole and the annealing oven — the heat the whole studio is built around.
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.