Glass Tips from Verrier

Information on stained glass, fusing, kilnforming and glass working

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Flat Lap Discs

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Selection Diamond discs for flat laps are expensive and the temptation is to buy as cheaply as possible. There are a number of relatively ...
Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Is it Possible to Make Flat Laps Yourself?

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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...
Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Peptides as a Glass

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  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...
Monday, 2 February 2026

Crate for a Travelling Exhibition

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  I was accepted along with others on the basis of a proposal to exhibit with a travelling exhibition organised by the  Scottish Glass Socie...
Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Is Vertical Crescent Attachment Possible?

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“ 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...
Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Stress Testing - How?

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 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.
Wednesday, 14 January 2026

How can I Release Glass Trapped in Casting Moulds?

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How to get stuck glass out of a reusable mould? The material is important to the method of removing stuck glass. Metal expands and cont...
Wednesday, 7 January 2026

How can I Insulate Reactive Colours?

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Sometimes the ideal colours for your project are reactive with each other, but a reaction line, or area, is undesirable. Bob Leatherbarrow ...
Monday, 5 January 2026

How to make plinths for Fairs?

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  Artist-led exhibitions make me realise why we pay commissions to galleries. I spent a whole of a day making table-like plinths for the exh...
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