Just look at their thumbs! They are lined with little cuts! Right! So annoying! Comes from pushing little pieces of glass against the grinding wheel. Unlike when we started out...
Corella Classic is made by Wissmach Glass. Wissmach glass is the second oldest glass manufacturer that is still in operation. Corella Classic is one of their many lines of cathedral...
Probably the most important tool decision you make is your glass cutter. There are a lot to choose from. There are two things to consider. What the wheel is made...
As you become more skilled at soldering you may find that the number you have been setting you temperature control on no longer works the same. Things that affect the...
In addition to there being different types of glass which we talked about in Know Your Glass (part 1) there are also different glass manufacturers. The manufacturers that we stock...
We often see people just standing in front of our foil display looking overwhelmed! Here is a picture of our display just so you can see how overwhelming it is! ...
DICHROIC GLASS MOST INFO FROM HOWARD SANDBERG OF COATINGS BY SANDBERG Dichroic glass is one of the most beautiful things SGE carries and it has been one of the most...
The basic thing to remember here is that Lead Came stretches. That really is the base fact in deciding when to use what. Use Foil: 1. Lamp Shades should always...
Olympia with award made from SGE glass. This is, of course, Olympia Snow in 2012 getting an award from the State Chamber of Commerce. For many years, the State Chamber...
I just went to the retail display where we keep pliers. There were 7 different ones. So many pliers—so many uses! Or just a little difference, like the width of the...
Plugging a soldering iron into a rheostat (or temperature controller) does NOT reduce the temperature. It reduces the amount of electricity coming in but doesn't change the temperature the iron...
The tough economy of 2011 and 2012 caused some glass manufacturing to cease. The GNA (German New Antique) factory has now been closed for some time. At first it was...