Glass Furnace

The furnace is the most important equipment in the glass makers studio. The furnace is usually a large and ominous looking machine that emits a lot of heat and runs 24/7/365. The furnace is a chamber where alchemy happens. Raw materials are carefully shoveled into a fiery pit, creating a heap of outer-space looking sand. Over the course of time intense heat melts the towering heap into a flat bizzare and bubbly mass of elements. Giving more time and heat a transformation occurs and the raw elements turn into clear molten glass. In the early hours of the morning the new melt drops in temperature and the last phase begins. The heat goes back up and now is ready for gathering.