glassworking
Crafting with silica
Glassworking is the craft or process of shaping glass into functional or decorative objects.
The term covers techniques from blowing and casting to cutting and fusing: She studied glassworking in Murano.
A glassworking studio requires specialized furnaces and tools.
Handheld burning light source
- borosilicateHeat-tolerant glass compound
- mandrelAxle for machining
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
beads · pendants · marbles · millefiori · encasing · fuming · implosion · sculptural
Film's chief electrician
- gatherBring or come together
- blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
- glory-holeFurnace opening for glasswork
annealing · molten · bubble · bench · gob · shaping · inflation · reheating
Oven for hardening clay
- slumpingDeclining sharply, drooping
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
frit · molds · dichroic · iridescent · stringers · confetti · ramp · soak
Silicon dioxide compound
- limeAcidic green citrus
- culletRecycled broken glass
- batchQuantity produced together
- fluxContinuous change or flow
colorant · opacifier · borosilicate · soda-lime · frit · powder · rods · sheets
Form-giving container
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- lost-waxCasting using melted model
- sand-castingMetal-shaping using granular molds
- plasterWall-coating paste
silica · refractory · negative · cavity · prototype · reservoir · annealing · open-face
Decorative suspended light fixture
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- vaseOrnamental container for flowers
- gobletStemmed drinking vessel
- paperweightSmall heavy desk object
sculpture · ornament · jewelry · suncatcher · figurine · vessel · bowl · Venetian
torch
Handheld burning light source
- borosilicateHeat-tolerant glass compound
- mandrelAxle for machining
- kilnOven for hardening clay
annealing · beads · pendants · marbles · millefiori · encasing · fuming · implosion · sculptural · miniatures
gaffer
Film's chief electrician
- gatherBring or come together
- blowpipeBreath-propelled projectile tube
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
glory-hole · annealing · molten · bubble · bench · gob · shaping · inflation · reheating · striae
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
- slumpingDeclining sharply, drooping
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
annealing · frit · molds · dichroic · iridescent · stringers · confetti · ramp · soak · bullseye
silica
Silicon dioxide compound
flux · colorant · opacifier · borosilicate · soda-lime · frit · powder · rods · sheets · billets
mold
Form-giving container
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- lost-waxCasting using melted model
- sand-castingMetal-shaping using granular molds
plaster · silica · refractory · negative · cavity · prototype · reservoir · annealing · open-face · sculpting
chandelier
Decorative suspended light fixture
paperweight · sculpture · ornament · jewelry · suncatcher · figurine · vessel · bowl · Venetian · Czech
grinding
Molar action sometimes
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- sandblastingCleaning surfaces with pressurized grit
engraving · etching · beveling · lapidary · wheel · frosting · carving · faceting · smoothing · lapping
soldering
Low-temp metal fusion
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
came · zinc · patina · cement · Tiffany · opalescent · bevels · nuggets · solder · breaking
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Shaped metal objects
ceramics · pottery · woodworking · blacksmithing · metalsmithing
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Craft of shaping lumber
leatherwork · metalsmithing · fiber arts · woodcarving · rope making
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Shaping raw ore industrially
ceramics · pottery · woodworking · blacksmithing · stonecutting
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