Blowing A Glass Kaleidoscope

Gathering molten glass in a crucible (2500 degrees Farenheit)
Rolling the gathered glass in colored powders and chips.
Melting the coloring into the glass in a kiln. The glass is then returned to the crucible to add a layer of clear glass over the color.
Blowing air into the colored glass to form a sphere with a bubble in it.
Shaping the inflated glass after elongating the sphere into a cylinder by swinging the pipe.
Final shaping after further reheating.
Filing the hardened, air-cooled glass cylinder to separate it from the pipe.
Cutting the cylinder into three pieces after annealing for 24 hours.
End piece sand-blasted. Scope is ready for insertion of bearing, mirrors, lens, and creation of end chamber containing the magic.


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