• Annealer:
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Basically a gigantic oven that is computer-controlled to relieve stress during the annealing process.
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• Annealing Process:
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A small computer runs a temperature versus time algorithm to reduce the stress present in all glass.
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• Cane:
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Strings of colored glass ranging from fine filament to inches in diameter.
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• Chill Mark:
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Any time and instrument is used on hot glass there's a potential for it to leave a cooled surface that refracts
light differently, in a general sense all of these marks are called chill marks.
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• Cold Work:
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Any work, grinding, surfacing, and drilling that is done on glass that has finished the annealing process.
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• Frit:
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Clear or opaque color that is crushed and graded to specific sizes.
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• Gathering:
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Simply obtaining a layer of clear glass over a subsequent layer.
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• Glory Hole:
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Generally a cylinder heated to 2300 degrees used to bring the glass back to a softened state for continued manipulation.
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• Jack:
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A tool shaped like huge tweezers used to manipulate hot glass.
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