The Burnout Process

01/09/10 - Burnout Process - This is a process in glass fusing where certain types of materials are pre-fired to get rid of any unwanted substance. This undesired material is generally an organic binder. It needs to be fired out of the material before it can be used for any fusing purposes. In some cases the material can be burned out during the fusing process. This might be for example when you are using thick fiber paper to hold a space open in the glass.

This page is linked from the Technical Terms page, as I continue to update the site.

Haik Brush

07/16/09 - Haik Brush - Continuing to fine-tune the website. I am adding helpful pages to answer any questions beginners might have about all the diverse supplies and tools and that are useful in accomplishing glass fusing. The haik brush is used to put on kiln wash. The wash is applied to pertinent items that might come into contact with glass during the firing process. It has very fine wispy bristles with a bamboo handle. It allows the kiln wash to go on with only a few brush stroke marks.