Studio Sneak Peek: Forms of Glass
When you see us at shows or stop by the studio, you'll often hear us talk about sheet glass, frit, and stringers. But what does that mean? The most common type of glass we use is sheet glass from Bullseye in Portland, Oregon. The sheets are made by ladling a gob of molten glass onto a rolling mill and rolling it out into a very, very long sheet of 3 mm thick glass that extends across the factory floor. It is hand-crafted using highly-protected recipes, which are adapted daily