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
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| Flashed Glass
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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.
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| Textured Glass
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Glass that's imprinted with a Texture at the factory while it's still molten.
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| Hand Blown Glass
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Glass that has been blown in a Hotshop to create an object or sheet.
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| Hand Made Glass
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Glass that has been handled and mixed by hand rather than entirely automated by machines.
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| Machine Made Glass
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Glass that has entirely been made by machine. There is no human interaction with the glass until the finished product comes off the line.
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| Fusing Glass
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Specific recipes of glass that are designed, made and tested to be used in a Kiln with each other and intended to limit problems.
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| System 96
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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.
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| Architectural Glass
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Glass that's generally clear with textures that are intended to obscure or are decorative with specific designs.
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Glass Products
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| Bevel
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Simple modification done to the edge of glass where the edges are beveled, when done on clear glass it results in rainbows being cast.
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| Rondel
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Hotshop made "round" disk of glass, Can be Spun or Blown.
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| Bevel Cluster
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Premade sets of bevels that come as a packaged design that you can use as is or modify to your liking. Mix and match!
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Other Materials
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| Came
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Placed between two pieces of glass to be held in place once fully surrounded.
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| Foil
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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.
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| Foil Sheet
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The same as Foil but in large sheets rather than thin rolls for doing Foil Overlay.
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| Copper Wire
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Used in various ways for all sorts of things from reinforcing, stakes, decoration or hanging points depending on the size used.
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| Copper Sheet
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An alternative to Foil Sheet for making overlay or other elements to be attached.
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| Rebar
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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.
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| Restrip
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Medium thickness copper strip that's used for Internal Reinforcement of mostly Foil projects as flexibility is required.
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| Strong Line
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Copper coated steel that is used for Internal Reinforcement of Foil or Came projects.
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