Glass Tips from Verrier

credit: timeanddate.com Credit: Shutterstock “What are the pros and cons on turning up the max temperature slightly Vs. a longer hold time”?...

“Heat work” is a term applied to help understand how the glass reacts to various ways of applying of heat to the glass. In its simple form, ...

  Photo Credit: Rachel Meadows-Ibrahim The main causes of the large thin bubble is most probably  too high a temperature combined with a lon...

"Why does devitrification appear on slumped pieces?" A brief explanation   Scientific research in developing a glass matrix to...

  ‘Is it better to extend the soak or add more firing time when the firing program isn’t quite enough? What are the meanings of “soak,” “hol...

Once you have an initial idea of the source of the problem, think about it.   Test it against the evidence.   Is there enough evidence to ma...

When you're making a piece that you intend to slump does it need to be bigger than what you're making, and by how much? Generall...