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Molten glass is worked at 1,100°C
Glassblowers gather glass at furnace temperatures above 1,100°C, where it flows like honey. The pipe must keep spinning — stop, and gravity pulls the piece out of shape.
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Damascus patterns come from folded layers
Pattern-welded steel is made by forge-welding layers together and folding them again and again. Etching in acid reveals the layers as flowing bands across the blade.
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A katana curves itself in the quench
Smiths coat the blade's spine in thick clay so it cools slower than the edge. The edge hardens, contracts differently, and the blade bends into its curve in seconds.