Glass Tips from Verrier

Credit: The Crucible.com It is frequent to have castings from frit with spikes, needles, or prickles around the edges.   Causes These sp...

Often, after fusing rectangles we are left with sharp points at the corners. How can we prevent it?   Nipping corners off rectangles, es...

“I sometimes slump at the same time as I do a tack fuse. Is slumping at this higher heat bad for the mould? “ Image credit: Creative Glass ...

Often fused glass has prickles or needle points around the edges and especially at corners after firing. This illustration is from ...

At the conclusion of firing pieces with right angles or sharper shapes you often find very sharp needle points at the corners. This is a...

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

Often single or two layered rectangular pieces have sharp corners on the top or at the bottom. This is caused in the case of the single l...