February 24, 1994

My turn to charge the furnace (#2) in the hot shop. We students in the beginning glass blowing class rotated through this duty, whenever one of the furnaces needed it. Put on the protective mitts and glasses, open the door, and shovel in a sack of the batch. This solid material would quickly melt in the 2000 + degrees. This process was done in stages, and after it was all properly cooked, we would switch over to the new full furnace and start the process of charging the other.