Colonial Glassmaking

A normal day in the glass workshop. I mix sand, chemicals and intense heat to shape glass into vases and cups. Making glass is very dangerous and can can really hurt you if you get too close to the furnace. How I shape the glass is I blow into a long hollow pole. The air makes a bubble in the glass and it shapes it. That is how I make glass. After I shape the glass I take the glass out and put it in water to cool it down. After I’m done with that I have a perfect glass vase or cup. Then I sell them. I love my job.