 It is commonly made by heating and shaping a chunk of clear, white, or colored glass on the end of a punty, and then ‘’gathering’’ molten clear glass over the color by dipping the punty in a furnace containing the clear glass.After the desired amount of clear glass is surrounding the color, this cylinder of hot glass is then shaped, cooled and heated until uniform in shape and temperature.Simultaneously an assistant prepares a 'post' which is another punty with a small platform of clear glass on the end.