Glass Tips from Verrier

“I've cut wine bottles horizontally and want to keep the boat shape but round the cut edges. [Will a tack fuse firing]   do what I am ...

"Can a tack fuse schedule for fusing glass can be used to slump bottles?" It may be that this person does not have the confidenc...

  Any suggestions on how to avoid getting the oblong bubble under the neck of the bottle? This was my first try and I’m really happy with cl...

A common problem in firing bottles is that they may roll into one another and stick, making both bottles useless. One way to overc...

Sometimes people experience sharp, needle-like points on the bottle after it is slumped. Causes As the bottle expands and softens...

Is it Possible? It is possible to slump unknown glass. This glass might be art glass, window glass, bottles, or any other glass whose c...

One of the many styles of commercially prepared moulds An alternative to buying moulds for slumping bottles is to use a sand bed. Y...

Results Devitrification is a major problem on bottle slumping. Some means of reducing the problem are clean labels off thoroughly ...

Firing The amount of slump you want will determine the top temperature combined with the rate of advance. You have the choice of f...

Placing Production made bottles are not evenly thick all the way around. So they roll until the heaviest part is at the bottom. ...

There are four major considerations in bottle slumping: cleaning, placing, firing, results. Cleaning A major consideration in ...

Cutting bottles seems to have a fascination for many people. There seem to be three methods – heat and cold, scoring, sawing. There are va...