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Tools worthkeeping close.

01FREE PROJECT TOOL

Remember what happened in the kiln.

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0218 MB PDF GUIDE

Get to know your Bullseye glass.

Working properties and characteristics of Bullseye opalescent and transparent styles, gathered into one practical guide.

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7 GUIDES

Tech Notes

The science underneath the making—kilns, heat, compatibility, bubbles, and annealing.

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TechNotes 1: Knowing Your KilnPDF ↗TechNotes 2: The Vitrigraph KilnPDF ↗TechNotes 3: Compatibility of GlassesPDF ↗TechNotes 4: Heat & GlassPDF ↗TechNotes 5: Volume & Bubble ControlPDF ↗TechNotes 6: Preparing the Shelf System for a Large KilnPDF ↗TechNotes 7: Monitoring Kiln Temperatures for Successful AnnealingPDF ↗
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7 GUIDES

Tip Sheets

Deeper project techniques for kilncarving, casting, platemaking, roll-ups, and more.

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TipSheet 1: KilncarvingPDF ↗TipSheet 3: Working DeepPDF ↗TipSheet 4: Designing Your Own Art GlassPDF ↗TipSheet 5: Bullseye Box CastingPDF ↗TipSheet 6: Roll-UpsPDF ↗TipSheet 7: Platemaking TipsPDF ↗TipSheet 8: Basic Lost Wax KilncastingPDF ↗
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8 ESSENTIALS

Studio Basics

The useful, foundational things: cutting, cleaning, safety, annealing, and setting up a new kiln.

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Annealing Thick SlabsPDF ↗Bullseye Glass Inventory WorksheetPDF ↗Temperature and Rate ConversionWEB ↗Glass Cleaning BasicsPDF ↗Glass Cutting BasicsPDF ↗12 Ways to Improve Your Glass CuttingPDF ↗Pre-Firing Your New KilnPDF ↗Safety in the Kiln-Glass StudioPDF ↗
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30+ IDEAS

Quick Tips

Small, lively projects and smart techniques when you want inspiration without a semester of homework.

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A Riot of EffectsPDF ↗Alchemy Metallic PalettePDF ↗Circles from SquaresPDF ↗Color Line Dot BowlsPDF ↗Fibonacci Fade PlatePDF ↗Fine LinesPDF ↗Fix Surface FlawsPDF ↗Frit BallsPDF ↗FritfettiPDF ↗Glimmering IridsPDF ↗Gold-Bearing Pink TintsPDF ↗Holiday PunchPDF ↗Inky Blue Brush StrokesPDF ↗Iridescent SquaresPDF ↗Keen on GreenPDF ↗Kilncarved BilletPDF ↗Kilncast and Slumped BowlPDF ↗Little Wisp BowlsPDF ↗Making a Chevron DesignPDF ↗Multitasking MoldsPDF ↗On the Edge with TransparentsPDF ↗Opaline OverlaysPDF ↗Put a Ring on ItPDF ↗Powder PowerPDF ↗Raise the Bar on Your Soap DishPDF ↗Reaction ActionPDF ↗River Rock ReactionPDF ↗Silver Stripe JewelryPDF ↗Smooth It OutPDF ↗Sparkle SparklePDF ↗Stripes and DotsPDF ↗Tint Overlay PalettePDF ↗Working with Petrified WoodPDF ↗
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Product Use

Specific guidance for shelf primer, ThinFire, reactive glasses, paints, frit, and specialty materials.

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Alchemy GlassesPDF ↗Bubble PopulationPDF ↗Bullseye Brainstorm: Textures & IridsPDF ↗Bullseye Investment Mixing InstructionsPDF ↗Bullseye Shelf Primer InstructionsPDF ↗Color Line PaintsPDF ↗Drilling Small Holes in Jewelry and OrnamentsPDF ↗Frit TintingPDF ↗Get a Reaction: Bullseye Sulfur-Bearing GlassesPDF ↗Heatwork & Cadmium-Bearing GlassesPDF ↗Reactive Potential of Bullseye GlassPDF ↗Special Effects: Steel Blue OpalescentPDF ↗ThinFire Shelf PaperPDF ↗Underglaze PencilPDF ↗What to Expect from Opaline Striker FritPDF ↗ZYP Tips for Ceramic Casting MoldsPDF ↗
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7 GUIDES

Slumping Molds

Using Bullseye molds well—from big bowls and deep forms to suggested slumping schedules.

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Tips for Using Bullseye Slumping MoldsPDF ↗Mold Tips: Big BowlPDF ↗Mold Tips: Cone BowlPDF ↗Mold Tips: Deep FormPDF ↗Mold Tips: Heart Casting MoldPDF ↗Mold Tips: Pyramid Casting MoldPDF ↗Mold Tips: Suggested Fahrenheit Slumping SchedulePDF ↗

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