The Glasschleiferei (or glass loops) is arts and crafts, with the glass with engravings is verziert.

History of the glass sharpening

With excavations found glass articles show partially traces of ground in rings. These develop, if one clamps or on a turntable glues a workpiece on on a turning lathe-like device and with wood centered. There were these first horizontal sharpening banks already in 7. Century v. Chr. The work had to be always accomplished by two persons. While the workpiece works on with a tool, second at the crank turns. The first pieces of glass became manufactured in Mesopotamien. From there this handicraft art spread over the Mediterranean area. Around Christi birth was invented the Glasmacherpfeife, which rationalized the work. The bronze or in the sharpening bank with an oil and a quartz sand mixture one covers. This hard mass cuts itself then in stones or glass and makes engravings possible. The craftsman holds the workpiece marked roughly with the draft against the rotary disk.

Technical terms of the Glasschleifer

• Cut edges are unbearbeitende glass edge, which develop with the cut of the glass. The edges of the cut edge are sharp edged.
• edges: The edges correspond to the dimensions of the lip. The edges are broken with a whet-stone.
• Polished edges, also fine-adjusted edges mark one by loops total surface worked on edge surface. These edges have a matte appearance.
• Polished edges are through over foremen refine polished edges.
• Zierschliffe are a further refinement of the edge surface

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