Glass Tips from Verrier

Cutting thin strips of glass such as used in Mission Style patterns and precision fusing projects requires skill and assistance. For transpa...

  “I have full fused a single piece of glass with a few small pieces on top.  I thought it would shrink some as I had been told, but it main...

 A power point presentation I made a few months ago to the group Lunch with a Glass Artist. It is 33 slides long. Kilnforming with 3mm Glass...

Credit: Glass House Store Questions about when it is possible to open the kiln during the cool down to avoid thermal shock get the answer, ...

The question of how to make thin sheets arises from time to time.   Unless you are a glass manufacturer, it is unlikely you can make large, ...

For multiple thin strips of even widths, score all the strips first. Then break all the scored strips off the remaining sheet as one piece. ...

Breaking thin pieces of glass can be tricky, but there are a few things you can do to help direct the break the way you want it to go. Rel...

A question has arisen on how to put together a design of pieces for a lamp, but only one layer thick, because 3mm is as thick as the fitt...

Sometimes in fusing, the base layer can exhibit a crack or break without the upper layers being affected.   This kind of break almost alway...

My piece cracked, but I've always used this schedule and it has worked. One schedule is not for all pieces. A number of factors a...

Bubbles are often blown through frit castings and other thin pieces. This most results from insufficient volume of glass in the ...

Stacking layers of glass fully or partially over the base layer has significant effects on the firing of the whole piece. Glass is a poo...

Preparing a Single Layer for Further Kiln Work There can be circumstances where you do want to fire a single layer in building up your...

These are the wheel angles recommended by The Fletcher-Terry Company for various glasses: 114 to 134 degrees – 2mm float glass 130 to 140...