Glass Tips from Verrier

“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 ...

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

The cutting of glass directly over the cartoon without patterns is variously called trace cutting, and English or European method. The adva...

If your scoring and breaking of your glass is not going well, you need to diagnose the reasons.  There are always a lot of suggestions th...

There are a number of types of cut running pliers.   These photos show some of them.  The apparently most popular is this: ...

There are three important versions of lead corrosion: Red, Brown and White.  In addition, there are other factors that can weaken the lea...

Many people tap the underside of the glass after scoring.  The purpose of this is to run the score. However, this tapping is often un...

The usual advice in looking at the reasons for breaks in your pieces must be considered in relation to the process being used.  Breaks durin...

Float glass annealing temperatures vary quite a bit from one manufacturer to another; and even within one manufacturer’s product line. ...

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...