The Rajsko works has been making glass since the 17th century and has been owned by the same family throughout. What that continuity buys them is a waiting list for apprentices.
What continuity is worth
They can accept a two-year lead time on a small run because they know the next three generations will still be here to do it. Almost no commercial glass business can say that, and it shows in the pricing.
The furnace
Two regenerative furnaces, both rebuilt more than once. The rebuilding cadence is the plan, not an emergency response.
Apprentices
They take six a year and they lose two. The retention rate is a point of genuine pride, and the reason is a working week and a workshop that is worth being in.
