Glass shaping and processing
Glass, the material
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Glass shaping and processing
Glass, the material

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Publication date: March 10, 2013 | Lire en français

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3. Glass shaping and processing

3.1 Manual processes

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3.1.1 Sleeve technology

This technique originated in the 3rd century AD in the Western Roman Empire. The glass is taken from the pot furnace using a hollow cane. The glassmaker blows through this rod to obtain a closed hollow body (figure a). A sleeve is then shaped using a combination of blowing and vertical pendulum movements to elongate the shape. After being cut at both ends to...

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