Glass Tips from Verrier

 Many times, exact dimensions of the final piece are not critical.  When they are and the piece is 9mm and thicker, or has irregular amounts...

Many people are now buying or having made stainless steel square pots for doing stringer and murinni pulls.   This may be the best material ...

Rectangular or straight sided shapes Broken shelves Accidents happen to mullite shelves causing breaks or cracks.   Rather than th...

  I recently made a statement about the effects of various dam materials on the scheduling.   This was based on my understanding of the dens...

Preparation Many ceramic plant pot saucers can be used as circular moulds.   Most are unglazed and will accept kiln wash easily.   S...

There are various ways of damming oval shapes in kiln forming. Some of these are outlined here. One set of methods depends on having a sof...

This post is not about the materials that go into the making of glass, but about ways of forming glass once melted or dripped into a spa...

Occasionally, during the demoulding of a form, the mould will break.  Not all is lost.  It can be repaired.   In this e...