Tools for poking and shaping, straightening and tucking. These are a few of my favorite things.Mashers and squashers~ Shaping by hand with the gentle curve of the squeeze tool is one of the best secrets I keep~ The graphite shaper in the lower right is well used too :)
"All the better to see you with my dear"
Pretty purple didymium glasses filter out the bright orange soda flare that occurs when soft glass is melting in the torch. They protect my eyesight and make it easier to see what I am doing in the flame.

Those are the tools I have on my bench every time I torch. They are my "indispensibles" I have others I use and like but not as much as the ones I have shown you here~