Glass Tips from Verrier

  The use of glass in bone grafts . image credit: Mo-Sci, Llc  

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“I'm making 3mm French Vanilla sconce covers; … ·         [initially they were] fine, but now 1.5" bubbles form during the full f...

  Draping over a narrow or small supporting ridge with large areas of glass is difficult. One solution might be just to invert the whole pie...

I have done a few experiments on rectangular moulds with 3mm and 6mm thickness. I could not eliminate dog boning with larger rims, slower ra...

Will stress still show with polarised filters on cracked and broken glass? It's not a straightforward answer. I was looking at some ...

I have seen many schedules with initial rates of advance interrupted by soaks.   These kinds of schedules that are written something like ...

Description of the materials Cordierite refractory shelves are generally combined with mullite to achieve low expansion rates.  These ...

A question has been asked about using tiles in addition to standard kiln shelves to fire glass upon.  Yes, you can use the unglazed backs...

You will notice that after the initial few firings of your new kiln that a grey residue forms on the elements.  This is a protective laye...

credit: timeanddate.com Credit: Shutterstock “What are the pros and cons on turning up the max temperature slightly Vs. a longer hold time”?...

“I've made this stencil out of rigidized SilkeMat. Can I fill it with powder and/or frit and leave the stencil on the glass when I fire ...

After using Zyp/MR97, can I sand it off and use kiln wash? Some people are applying boron nitride to ceramic moulds for the ...