STAINED GLASS AWARDS!
By Admin Office
For several years our Maine State Chamber of Commerce came to our store and purchased beautiful glass. They then would take the glass to a framer and arrange the glass on...
Stained Glass Express
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WHICH GLASS MEDIUM?
By Admin Office
When Stained Glass Express opened in 1988, we were literally a Stained-Glass Store. We sold stained glass and the supplies that went with the copper foil method. We were a...
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CUTTING GLASS
By Janet Parkhurst
A glazier named Frank, once taught me to cut glass with scissors! No kidding. You have to do it under water and not have high expectations. Go ahead try it...
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Antique Glass—Know Your Glass
By Admin Office
A. Full Antique: Term applied to art glass produced by the historical mouth-blown cylinder method. The craftsman blows a glass cylinder which is annealed and cooled. The Cylinder is then...
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Just the Basics—Beadmaking
By Admin Office
It is possible to fuse or cast beads, but the most popular right now is the mandrel-wound method. This picture show students using hot head torches and map gas. This...
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KNOW YOUR GLASS—IRIDESCENT
By Admin Office
Iridescent glass has been flash-fired with a micro-thin layer of metallic crystal, creating jewel-like colors in reflected light. Louis Comfort Tiffany started making a type of iridescent glass back in...
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SOLDERING IRON TIP MAINTENANCE
By Admin Office
Do you soldering iron tips ever look like this? When people complain that their soldering iron does not heat up anymore, or that it does not get hot enough to...
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GETTING STARTED--FUSING
By Janet Parkhurst
Most Info taken from Spectrum Glass--System 96 Getting Started with Kiln-fired Glass 1. WHAT IS FUSING? Stacking two or more layers of compatible glass to make a design...
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LEAD CAME OR COPPER FOIL?
By Admin Office
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...
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TYPES OF GLASS
By Janet Parkhurst
TYPES OF GLASS Other than the basic opalescent and cathedral glass there are lots of break downs in these two main headings. Before I leave this paragraph, opalescent is...
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SAFETY—WHEN SHOULD YOU WEAR GLASSES WHEN GLASS WORKING?
By Admin Office
Really, pretty much all the time! You need safety glasses when you cut and when you grind. They don’t have to be expensive, but you don’t want to be scratching...
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