raw material: quartz sand, lead oxide, sodium and potassium |  | furnace containing liquid lead crystal, at a working temperature of 1100°C/2012F |  | first step to produce the bowl; glass bulb (gather) on hollow metal rod (blow-pipe) |  | liquid glass pre-moulded in a shaping block |  | prior to blowing into the mould |  | mouth-blowing by using the blow-pipe |