Glass Tips from Verrier

  ‘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...

(warning: lots of arithmetic) Knowing the specific gravity of a glass can be useful in calculating the required amount of glass needed, ...

Pin holes in screen and pot melts are the result of very small bubbles rising to the surface.   These bubbles are sometimes within the...

Preparation Many ceramic plant pot saucers can be used as circular moulds.   Most are unglazed and will accept kiln wash easily.   S...

When firing a pot melt, you have to consider how high a temperature you wish to use. Viscosity is reduced with higher temperatures so incr...

Pot melting occurs at temperatures above that for which kiln washes are designed. This means the kiln wash most often sticks to the back of ...

This is an important concept in calculating the amount of glass needed to fill a pot melt, and in glass casting.  This will also help in the...

The effects on the pattern of melts are a combination of several factors. The normal pattern is of spirals as a thread of glass moves do...

You can use high temperature wire for screen melts. This is variously described as Kanthal or nichrome wire.  It is the same kind of wi...

In creating screen melts, the steel or other support left in the project can leave such a degree of stress that the piece will began to f...