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All 28 glassblowing tools

Every tool in the studio, from the furnace to the polishing pad, sorted by the stage of the work it belongs to. Filter, search and sort — every card opens the full detail page.

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Glass Furnace — The crucible furnace that holds molten glass at working temperature, day and night.

Glass Furnace

The crucible furnace that holds molten glass at working temperature, day and night.

FurnaceGather
Crucible — The refractory pot that actually holds the melt inside the furnace.

Crucible

The refractory pot that actually holds the melt inside the furnace.

FurnaceGather
Glory Hole — The reheating chamber that keeps a piece workable between steps.

Glory Hole

The reheating chamber that keeps a piece workable between steps.

FurnaceShape · Blow · Color
Annealing Oven — The heated chamber a finished piece goes into straight off the pipe.

Annealing Oven

The heated chamber a finished piece goes into straight off the pipe.

FurnaceAnneal
Kiln Controller — The ramp-and-hold programmer that runs an annealing or fusing schedule.

Kiln Controller

The ramp-and-hold programmer that runs an annealing or fusing schedule.

FurnaceAnneal
Exhaust Hood — Extraction over the furnace mouth, the glory hole and the bench.

Exhaust Hood

Extraction over the furnace mouth, the glory hole and the bench.

FurnaceGather · Shape · Color · Anneal
Blowpipe — The hollow steel tube you gather, shape and blow through.

Blowpipe

The hollow steel tube you gather, shape and blow through.

GatheringGather · Blow · Shape
Gathering Pipe — The smaller, lighter pipe used for solid work and off-hand gathering.

Gathering Pipe

The smaller, lighter pipe used for solid work and off-hand gathering.

GatheringGather · Shape
Blowing Hose — The flexible line from your mouth to the pipe's swivel.

Blowing Hose

The flexible line from your mouth to the pipe's swivel.

GatheringBlow
Heat Shield — The disc that stops furnace radiation reaching your hands and face.

Heat Shield

The disc that stops furnace radiation reaching your hands and face.

GatheringGather · Blow · Shape
Wooden Block — The soaked fruitwood block that shapes and cools a gather.

Wooden Block

The soaked fruitwood block that shapes and cools a gather.

GatheringShape · Blow
Newspaper Pad — Wet newspaper, used to shape and polish the hot glass by hand.

Newspaper Pad

Wet newspaper, used to shape and polish the hot glass by hand.

GatheringShape · Blow
Tweezers — Long spring steel pincers for pulling, pinching and opening a lip.

Tweezers

Long spring steel pincers for pulling, pinching and opening a lip.

ShapingShape
Shears — The straight shears that cut hot glass cleanly.

Shears

The straight shears that cut hot glass cleanly.

ShapingShape
Diamond Shears — Angled shears that cut a neck or open a mouth without crushing.

Diamond Shears

Angled shears that cut a neck or open a mouth without crushing.

ShapingShape · Blow
Pliers — Flat-jawed pliers for pulling a stem, crimping or holding a punty.

Pliers

Flat-jawed pliers for pulling a stem, crimping or holding a punty.

ShapingShape
Jacks — The curved-blade tool that sets a neck and opens a form.

Jacks

The curved-blade tool that sets a neck and opens a form.

ShapingShape · Blow
Paddle — The flat cherry-wood paddle that squares a base or flattens a side.

Paddle

The flat cherry-wood paddle that squares a base or flattens a side.

ShapingShape
Colored Frit — Crushed coloured glass, sieved to a grade, rolled onto a hot gather.

Colored Frit

Crushed coloured glass, sieved to a grade, rolled onto a hot gather.

ColorColor · Gather
Glass Powder — Finely milled colour for a soft, even wash over the surface.

Glass Powder

Finely milled colour for a soft, even wash over the surface.

ColorColor
Metal Oxide — The raw oxide that gives glass its colour, and the chemistry behind it.

Metal Oxide

The raw oxide that gives glass its colour, and the chemistry behind it.

ColorColor
Gold Leaf — Gold and precious-metal leaf applied between gathers for lustre.

Gold Leaf

Gold and precious-metal leaf applied between gathers for lustre.

ColorColor · Gather
Grinding Medium — Silicon carbide grit and the carrier that feeds a grinding wheel.

Grinding Medium

Silicon carbide grit and the carrier that feeds a grinding wheel.

ColorAnneal
Annealing Kiln — The insulated chamber that cools a piece slowly enough to survive.

Annealing Kiln

The insulated chamber that cools a piece slowly enough to survive.

AnnealingAnneal
Annealing Controller — The programmer that holds the annealing point and ramps the cool.

Annealing Controller

The programmer that holds the annealing point and ramps the cool.

AnnealingAnneal
Diamond File — A diamond-abrasive file for cold-working a sharp edge or a flat.

Diamond File

A diamond-abrasive file for cold-working a sharp edge or a flat.

AnnealingAnneal
Polishing Pad — The felt or cerium pad that takes a cold surface to optical clarity.

Polishing Pad

The felt or cerium pad that takes a cold surface to optical clarity.

AnnealingAnneal
Grinding Wheel — The flat cast-iron wheel and abrasive that true up a base or a rim.

Grinding Wheel

The flat cast-iron wheel and abrasive that true up a base or a rim.

AnnealingAnneal
How the tools are groupedThe five categories follow the order of the work, not the tool’s material or size: heat first, then gathering, then shaping, then colour, then annealing and finishing. A tool can belong to more than one stage, and the stage chips on each card show which.