Glass Tips from Verrier

Is it necessary to elevate slumping moulds above the shelf?  I first heard of the need to elevate moulds from a Bhole representative about ...

A while ago Bob Leatherbarrow gave a presentation to Lunch With A Glass Artist (LWAGA) on slumping schedules. You can follow a recording of ...

The following is an abstract of an article investigating the behaviour of glass in slumping (or as they term it - sagging).  They are using ...

A while ago Bob Leatherbarrow gave a presentation to Lunch With A Glass Artist (LWAGA) on slumping schedules. You can follow a recording of...

A suggested temperature for a slump can only be a starting point and not all moulds will have slumping or draping temperatures given. The m...

I have done a few experiments on rectangular moulds with 3mm and 6mm thickness. I could not eliminate dog boning with larger rims, slower ra...

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

The usual advice in looking at the reasons for breaks in your pieces must be considered in relation to the process being used.  Breaks durin...

  This is a description of the analysis process to determine the possible causes of a split during a slump.       Credit: Maureen Nolan Ob...

At a time when we are all going to be trying a variety of glass of unknown compositions to reduce costs of kiln working, the knowledge of h...

There are a variety of reasons that you might want to make a formed piece flat again for another kind of slump or drape.   There are a va...