Materials

Welcome to the materials overview page! This page is a collection of all the materials used, a small bit of info about them and an example of that material.

Types of Glass

Material	Image	How it's used
Flashed Glass		Flashing glass is where a thin coat of color is applied over another base color. Most often done with clear and a thin layer on top of another color.
Textured Glass		Glass that's imprinted with a Texture at the factory while it's still molten.
Hand Blown Glass		Glass that has been blown in a Hotshop to create an object or sheet.
Hand Made Glass		Glass that has been handled and mixed by hand rather than entirely automated by machines.
Machine Made Glass		Glass that has entirely been made by machine. There is no human interaction with the glass until the finished product comes off the line.
Fusing Glass		Specific recipes of glass that are designed, made and tested to be used in a Kiln with each other and intended to limit problems.
System 96		System of Fusing Glass that has a Coefficient of Expansion of 96 and is chemically compatible with other 96 glasses. Originally started by Spectrum Glass.
Architectural Glass		Glass that's generally clear with textures that are intended to obscure or are decorative with specific designs.

Glass Products

Material	Image	How it's used
Bevel		Simple modification done to the edge of glass where the edges are beveled, when done on clear glass it results in rainbows being cast.
Rondel		Hotshop made "round" disk of glass, Can be Spun or Blown.
Bevel Cluster		Premade sets of bevels that come as a packaged design that you can use as is or modify to your liking. Mix and match!

Other Materials

Material	Image	How it's used
Came		Placed between two pieces of glass to be held in place once fully surrounded.
Foil		Most often made of copper, has an adhesive applied to the back and is wrapped around a single piece of glass. It's copper tape essentially.
Foil Sheet		The same as Foil but in large sheets rather than thin rolls for doing Foil Overlay.
Copper Wire		Used in various ways for all sorts of things from reinforcing, stakes, decoration or hanging points depending on the size used.
Copper Sheet		An alternative to Foil Sheet for making overlay or other elements to be attached.
Rebar		Most is steel rod or bar that's used for External Reinforcement on large windows where the overall size isn't capable of holding itself together anymore.
Restrip		Medium thickness copper strip that's used for Internal Reinforcement of mostly Foil projects as flexibility is required.
Strong Line		Copper coated steel that is used for Internal Reinforcement of Foil or Came projects.