Punty vs Pontil - What's the difference?
punty | pontil | Alternative forms |
(glassblowing) A metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".
(glassblowing) A punty; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".
Punty is an alternative form of pontil.
In glassblowing|lang=en terms the difference between punty and pontil
is that punty is (glassblowing) a metal rod used in the glassblowing process after a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized it often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark" while pontil is (glassblowing) a punty; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process after a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized it often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".As nouns the difference between punty and pontil
is that punty is (glassblowing) a metal rod used in the glassblowing process after a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized it often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark" while pontil is (glassblowing) a punty; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process after a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized it often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".punty
English
Alternative forms
* punte, ponty * pontil, pontil rod, puntil, puntelNoun
(punties)See also
* (Glassblowing)References
*Illustrated Glass Dictionary: pontil, pontil mark*
Bottle Glossary at sha.org
pontil
English
Alternative forms
* puntil', '''puntel''', ' pontil rod * punty', '''punte''', ' ponty , ponteeNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* fascetSee also
* (Glassblowing)References
*Bottle Glossary at sha.org