Category: Glass

Is it more difficult to fume glass with silver or with gold? Why?

Both silver and gold are easy to apply with the proper flame.  

Does fumeing ever fade away?

There are different methods of fuming.  If the fume has been worked into the glass, the fume is there.  If the glass is fumed just on the outside or inside, the fume can rub or scratch off.

can we make cremation pipe?

Elev8 Premier has been making cremation glass since 2006.  Yes, we have cremation glass pipes we can make.

Do we have anyone at the shop able to make a labrador sculpture?

No, sculpting is a very niche market, our blowers are more masters of the scientific method of glass.

What is a dewer bub? is it when it’s jointed, rather than a push bowl?

A dewer is just the type of joint that sits flush.  There is a ring of glass that sits around the joint that allows the blower to sit the joint in flush.

Can soft glass be repaired with the right equipment

Sure, anything is possible, but this is outside the wheelhouse of Elev8 Premier.

Is there a specific method for getting colors to pop out more from the kiln? Or is it only based on the amount of time inside of the kiln?

Colors that strike like reds can for sure pop more when the kiln is ran at a slightly different setting, usually a longer soak time at a bit of a higher temperature.  This helps the crystals grow in the glass from the minerals used to color the glass.

Are all headies made with american glass?

In realty much of the clear used in headies is from Germany, it is called Schott.  The minerals used to color glass usually always come from China, and much of the cullet used for some of the great colors are now made with China glass.   So most all headies have some form of foreign glass …

is soft glass more or less durable than boro?

No, actually soft glass is more dense.  What makes borosilicate glass so good is it has very good thermal expansion.  You can see steins are used to Broscht and are hit hard

Are there soft glass dry pipes? (ive only seen water pipes)

Yes, they are rare, mostly always borosilicate is used for pipes.  The heat can cause a pipe to break, while a soft glass water pipe still uses a boro bowl and slide.