Illustrated Glass Making Glossary
Blow-pipe: A long hollow pipe attached to the glass (gather) used to blow air into the gather to begin to hollow and shape it. Modern methods used compressed air.
blow pipe and glass gather
Gather: A blob of molten glass secured on the end of a blow-pipe or pontil.
Glass gather on the blow pipe
Glory Hole: The opening in the oven where the gather is placed to reheat and work (often up to 6 times).
Kalsar: The oven where the glass is heated.
Glass oven with glory hole
Marver: A polished or oiled table where the gather is worked.
Working the gather on the marver
Pontil Rod: A solid bar of iron that is attached to the gather so it can be worked.
Attaching the pontil rod
Pontil Scar: The scar left behind on the base of a glass when the rod is snapped off.
Pontil scar