Glass Tips from Verrier

Frit can be created by thermal shock.  You will still need to do some manual breaking up. The principle is that you heat the glass and th...

People sometimes fire a piece only to have it break after it is cool.   They decide to re-fire with additional decoration to conceal the br...

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

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...

A statement was made on a Facebook group that transparent glass absorbs more heat than opalescent glass. And it releases more heat during co...

The Identification of stress is important in investigating the causes of stress. We have well established clues to help us with our glass se...

There are frequent suggestions that holds in the rise of temperature for glass are required.  Various justifications are given.  A few notes...

I received the following question a while back and thought my response might be useful, although very informal. “Can you dumb down the con...