Glass Tips from Verrier

Initial Rate of Advance Tack fuses look easier than full fusing, but they are really one of the most difficult types of kiln forming. Tack...

Low and Slow Approach to Kilnforming We are often impatient in firing our pieces and fire much more quickly than we need. After all, our...

The piece in the middle distance shows the different colours of the two layers Keeping the edge one colour on a two or multiple colo...

Observation Ports for Kilns When choosing a kiln, an often overlooked element is the observation ports. These openings in the side ...

This is a technique that will obtain a random, organic feel to glass that would otherwise be scrap (cullet) – remembering that you have...

Lead forms a protective film, which if undisturbed preserves the metal below this layer . The corrosion resistance of lead is ba...

In general, the blank should be no larger than the thickness of the glass over the mould. So a 6mm blank would have no more than 6mm ove...

Super Glue by Morganica There are multiple cyanoacrylates (superglues) on the market, and they will give very different results. Ge...

One advantage of fusing over leading or copper foiling is that shapes impossible to cut as a single piece can be made from multiple pieces...

A quality paint brush will have hairs that form a point and have a good spring to them - they bend while painting but return quickly to th...

There are a number of things to investigate if your blank is shifting on the mould during firing. Is there a heat differential ? Gla...

Often there is unused space on the kiln shelves when you are firing a project. With a bit of planning, you can make use of the spaces for...

Cleaning badger brushes just before use, is easy. Flick, gently and rapidly, the very ends of the brush hairs against the side of your...

The shape of an aperture drop can be controlled by the speed of the slump. The speed at which the glass drops is a combination of heat and...

Lead came is available in several hardnesses. One (soft) is almost pure lead, another is half hard and contains up to 5% antimony, and th...