Glass Tips from Verrier

credit: Tia Murphy There are advocates for making tiles as references for future work.    They show the profiles achieved at different tempe...

Photo credit: Bullseye Glass Co. It is often advocated that there should be a soak at the strain point to even out the temperature throughou...

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

" I have seen recommendations for slower than ASAP rates from the top temperature, but most schedules say 9999 or ASAP.  Which is right...

  ‘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...

Sintering   (or laminating) is a special form of low temperature kilnforming that requires attention to the ramp rates and the length of soa...

Good annealing is important to the success of each firing of a piece.  This is generally agreed.   I do not understand the reasoning of ...

  The course from which this information is taken is based on float glass.   This is a soda lime glass just as fusing glass is.   The genera...

People ask about whether it is possible to tack fuse additional elements without affecting the profile of the existing piece. It is as th...