Category: Glass

Why is butter color by Elev8 Premier able to be under more heat?

Butter color can be worked hard and fast because of the clear it is encased in. See our line of butter glass art

What Prec produces the most difusion

We think the honeycomb perc works great.  Lots of holes for diffusing, and it is super sturdy and easy to clean. Learn about all kinds of percs here.

What part of butter color is from china?

In reality who knows!! Our Butter Color starts with the inside base color from China-colored tubing.  Then we vac stack it with American color and 13mm of clear.    You can see a bunch of glass made with the butter color here. All our clear is Schott glass from Germany, so butter is from all …

Is faceting done while the glass is still hot or is it done when it cooled down?

This is called cold working. and the glass is worked cold  

Can you burn Dichro?

Yes, dichro can easily be burned in the glass.  If you see white that is not sparkly, that is burnt dichro.

will layering colored glass with clear make it more workable under flame?

Yes, this is how a lot of cadmium colors are worked.  This is what makes the line of Elev8 Butter glass so great!  The blower can work it hard and fast without worry of boiling the color.

what is thermal shock

You can see what thermal shock is here in our glass terms.

What is a Disc Flip

You can learn what a flip disc is in our terms.

how is “hidden” uv linework done behind the torch if you cant see it

The blower knows where they are laying the glass, just like clear on clear.  See what UV glass in our terms

can dichro be made from any color glass

Dichro is NOT glass, it is metal.   Learn what dichroic is here in our terms. Dichro can be applied to any colored glass.