Glass Tips from Verrier

This is a question which always has two entrenched sides.  One for always doing it; one for grinding only when necessary for shape. Some f...

Why is the stress not relieved after the strain point when slumping? The answer relates to whether it is on the cool or on the heat up. Co...

From time to time the assertion is that a break during the heat up of a blank while slumping is the result of residual stress remaining in a...

Is there any cutter that fits all people? Probably not, given the number varieties there are on the market. Cutters seem to fall into two ...

  E nhancing G lass B onding C haracteristic with S ilanes and P olymer C oatings Although glasses are often valued for their chemical ...

  Cutting strips is repetitive, but requires accuracy. This can be achieved with expensive tools that do the job very well. It can also be d...

  Annealing Includes Cooling Often people recommend a long anneal soak for potentially difficult pieces followed by an arbitrary 55C/100F c...

Selection Diamond discs for flat laps are expensive and the temptation is to buy as cheaply as possible. There are a number of relatively ...

A flat lap is a horizontal spinning disk to grind and polish flat surfaces onto the fired glass piece. Many desire one of these but are p...

  Peptides as a glass. Thanks Susan Walpole for the link to a YouTube video. youtube.com A glass that builds and heals itself Researchers h...

  I was accepted along with others on the basis of a proposal to exhibit with a travelling exhibition organised by the  Scottish Glass Socie...

“ I want to tack fuse [6mm thick crescents to] stand erect... [on] a base. I need help thinking this through. … Is there a way to fuse the...

 This is a presentation I gave a while ago on why and how to test for stress without risking the piece, that is, non-destructive testing.