When the vase is finished, I remove it from the punti with a sharp
tap, leaving it to rest on a ceramic fiber blanket.
I use a blowtorch to smooth the foot where the punti was broken
off.
With a kevlar glove, I put the vase into the annealing
oven where it will slowly cool overnight.
When the vase has cooled, I polish the bottom of the foot if necessary and sign my work with an engraving tool.