Glass Tips from Verrier

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...

Firing a piece with a partially covered base layer requires more care than two even layers to avoid the fracture of the glass during the ...

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...

When preparing for multiple firings of elements onto a prepared piece, you need to consider the order and temperatures of events so that yo...

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