Glass Tips from Verrier

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...

Diagnosis of breaks during slumping processes is often difficult because the temperature is not high enough to be able to apply the usual ...

Credit:: Ryan Rutherford Many people are under the impression that CoE can tell you a wide number of things about fusing glass.  Wh...

  What is viscosity? The official definition is that it is a measure of the resistance to flow, e.g., honey vs water, or hard vs soft glass....