torchworking
Melting glass beads
Torchworking is shaping glass by heating it with a torch flame, typically to create beads, figurines, or small decorative objects.
The technique uses a focused flame rather than a furnace, allowing detailed work on a smaller scale.
Also called lampworking, from when oil lamps provided the heat source.
She learned torchworking to make glass pendants.
Liquefied by extreme heat
- gatherBring or come together
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- shapingGiving something its form
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
cooling · striking · reducing · oxidizing · encasing · blowing · pulling · forming
Torch-based glass shaping
- glassblowingCrafting molten silica by inflation
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- millefioriGlass with embedded floral cross-sections
- encasingSurrounding with material
fuming · sculpting · pulling · twisting · wrapping · striking · borosilicate · soda-lime
Breath-propelled projectile tube
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
- mandrelAxle for machining
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
reamer · graphite · kiln · bench · burner · regulators · hoses · premix
molten
Liquefied by extreme heat
heating · cooling · striking · reducing · oxidizing · encasing · blowing · pulling · forming · fusing
lampworking
Torch-based glass shaping
- glassblowingCrafting molten silica by inflation
- annealingHeat-softening of metals
- millefioriGlass with embedded floral cross-sections
encasing · fuming · sculpting · pulling · twisting · wrapping · striking · borosilicate · soda-lime · dichroic
blowpipe
Breath-propelled projectile tube
paddle · reamer · graphite · kiln · bench · burner · regulators · hoses · premix
borosilicate
Heat-tolerant glass compound
- soda-limeCalcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide mix
- fritPre-melted glaze material
- stringerFreelance reporter or beam
rod · tubing · cane · cullet · enamel · dichroic · aventurine
bead
Pierced ornament for threading
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
goblet · vessel · pipe · ornament · figurine · paperweight · cabochon · mushroom · flower · animal
torchworkingglass cutting
Severing transparent sheets precisely
glass polishing · glass engraving · sandblasting · glass etching · beveling
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