Glass Art Terminology

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furnace

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an enclosed structure where material can be heated to very high temperatures

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flexible

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easy to bend

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hot shop

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glass studio

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Method

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way of doing something

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soda ash

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a mineral used to make glass

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whirr

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to turn or move quickly

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gaffer

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leader of a glass art project

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punty

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long rod that is used to make glass art

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Glass blowing

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the art of making glassware by blowing air into semi-molten glass through a long tube.