Glass Making - Purdilnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Open Furnace Method
Glass beads are also produced on a major scale using the Open furnace method. The basic process of melting and molding is same for the both the bead making technique. During this method large blocks of glass are placed in the furnace which are melted, to be looped around an iron rod or Sariya, with the help of different tools like Trowel, file are used to mold the molten glass into different shapes like cylindrical, circular and flat shaped beads.
Various designs are decided by the artisans according to the demands, he is also capable of producing a multicolor glass bead with different colors of glass rods, some of which are even grinded and polished to give an antique look to the beads. These are then finally tied in a bunch and packed for sale.
