by doublehelixgl | Nov 1, 2016
Most of our colors have distinctive tonalities that make cold identification easy, but a few are similar enough to require a closer look, or a non-destructive flame test to determine. Our reduction colors have a more consistent rod tonality throughout a pot of glass...
by doublehelixgl | Nov 1, 2016
Aether does contain certain chemical components that can react with metallic silver and cause a reaction. These chemicals also keep Aether remarkably free of seeds, and help to preserve the metallic sheen of the encased silver. The reaction often appears as a...
by doublehelixgl | Nov 1, 2016
The annealing range that I work with has a very broad range, from 900F to 1000F. Higher annealing temperatures can cause surface luster oxidation (burn-off) in reduction colors, and color shift (over-striking) in striking colors. Annealing is a time/temperature...
by doublehelixgl | Nov 1, 2016
We recommend using Zephyr, Aether, Effetre 004, or Vetrofond 004 for encasing. Here are a few links that refer to some reported problems using certain clears. (copy and paste the urls into the address bar in your browser)...
by doublehelixgl | Nov 1, 2016
We do not use lead in any of our glass compositions, and have recently had analysis done to test our colors for lead. All of our colors have practically zero lead content, except Gaia, which has slightly more than the amount that qualifies as “lead free”,...
