Glass Tips from Verrier

An explanation of what devitrification is, can be found in the link. Mild devitrification is generally a smeary appearance on the sur...

The way that you fire glass and other materials in your kiln affect the longevity of the kiln elements.  Some things you can do and avoid ar...

You can buy a number of devitrification sprays. Some of them are lead bearing and will not be suitable for food and drink containers. Many...

A borax solution can act as a devitrification spray. That is its usual application in kiln forming.  But it can be used in other ways too. ...

Mica will not stick to glass unless it's capped with clear. Almost by definition, any material that needs to be encased, does not s...

Borax is a glass making  flux  used  to reduce the melting temperature of glass.  It is almost colourless - grey, white, or yellowi...

An important characteristic of float glass is that a very small amount of the tin is embedded into the glass on the side it touched. The tin...