1. Glass Cane Making
Melting
Main materials, coloring materials and opalizers are heated in a furnace.
![Placing raw materials in the furnace](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec1-01.webp)
Drawing
The molten glass is scooped out onto a metal plate. It is then folded until it cools to a temperature suitable for drawing the glass into canes.
![Adjustment of glass temperature](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec1-02.webp)
![Drawing molten glass from the orifice](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec1-03.webp)
The cooled glass substrate is placed in a cane shaping pot, from which, as air is blown through the center, it is drawn out into a long, thin cane shape by a pulling machine.
Filtering Canes
Raw canes are filtered by diameter by passing them through an inspection board with size-specific holes.
![Cane filtering machine / Canes](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec1-04.webp)
2. First Processing
Cutting
Canes are cut horizontally and at uniform lengths by a cutting machine.
Reheating
Heating the cut beads softens the edges, giving the beads a more rounded shape.
![Reheating beads](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec2-01.webp)
Rinsing
Beads are rinsed to remove any impurities from the surface.
![Rinsing](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec2-02.webp)
Finishing
Since the surface of the rinsed beads are lightly frosted, they are heated again in order to melt just the surface and make them shiny and beautiful.
![Finishing](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec2-03.webp)
3. Bead’s Surface Treatment
Various secondary processes, such as plating, coloring, luster and rainbow coating are applied according to the desired color number.
![Luster Coating](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec3-01.webp)
![Coloring](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec3-02.webp)
4. Quality Inspection and Packaging
Automated and manual detailed checks are done, after which the beads are carefully packed for shipment.
![Quality Inspection](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec3-03.webp)
![Packaging](https://www.tohobeads.net/wp-content/themes/tohobeads/assets/img/pages/img-our-craftmanship-sec3-04.webp)