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INTRODUCTION
FURNACE BLOWN GLASS
Saturation, Furnace Blown Glass—Color Bars
FRIT MANUFACTURERS
Reichenbach, Kugler, Zimmermann, Gaffer
FRIT GRIND SIZES
Frit Comparison by Size, Powder (Talc #000), Fine Grind #00, Grind Size #0, Grind Size #1, Grind Size #2, Grind Size #3, Grind Size #4
FRIT TYPES
Transparent Frits, Opaque Frits
APPLYING FRIT
Spoon Over Dish, Frit Trays, Line of Frit on a Marver, Sprinkle, Tweezers, Core Wrap
GLASS SCIENCE
COE/Expansion Contraction, Mixing COE’s—The 5% Rule, Melting Points Viscosity, Glass Formulations Oxides, Leaded Glass
BASE GLASS with FRITS
Furnace Glass Cane (96coe), Furnace Glass Clear (96coe), Uroboros (6coe), Effetre/Moretti (104coe), Bullseye (90coe)
BASIC PREPARATION
Cleaning Clear Cane, Rough Cane Ends, Creating a Test Paddle, Pulling Stringers from Frit
ESSENTIAL TOOLS and EQUIPMENT
Torch--Surface Mix / Premix, Hot Head Torch with Frits, Kilns, Marver, Hotplate, Ventilation System, Mask/Respirator
PRECIOUS METALS with FRIT
Silver, Gold and Palladium, Silver Reactions, Burnishing, Silver Applications, Silver over Frit,
FRIT TECHNIQUES
Faux Boro, Painting as with a Brush, Sugar Beads, Shards, Design Basics,
FLAME SETTINGS
Oxidizing Flame, Neutral Flame, Reduction Flame, How to Reduce for Metallic Effect, Reducing with the Right Glass
ANNEALING
Annealing Schedule, Bead Glow, Frit Beads Touching in Kiln, Batch Annealing
COLOR REVIEW
Warm and Cool Colors, Pink, Red, Violet, Blue, Blue-Green, Green, Yellow, Iris Gold, Orange, Black, White, Brown, Color-Shift Opaques, All About Raku, Base Glass for Raku
FRIT BLENDS--Techniques
TROUBLE SHOOTING COMMON MISTAKES
Using too Much Frit, Reactive Frits on a Reactive Base, Blending Complementary Colors, Incorrect Flame Adjustment, Over-Reducing, Devitrificaton, Surface Pitting, Thermal Cracking, Incompatibility Cracking
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