GroupC_Decorative finishes on glass: Klin-formed glass

Company Name: Warm Glass Studio
Address: 49 Cady Lane
               Woodstock, CT 06281
Telephone: 860 928 3295
Email: nancy@warmglassstudio.com
Website: www.warmglassstudio.com

Klin-formed glass/ Warm glass 
A term referring to the process of joining two or more pieces of glass by applying heat in order to soften the glass to a state appropriate to fuse, tack or slump.
-Full fuse: The joining of two or more pieces of glass by heating until they flow together. This is done in a klin at a temperature range of 1480'F. The thickness and type of glass will affect the speed at which this occurs.
-Slumping: The shaping of a finished glass piece by laying it over or onto a mold and heating inside a kiln. This is done at a temperature range of 1220'F.

Klin-formed Glass Method
1. Using firberboard or a carpet square for your work surface, choose an assortment of colored fusible sheet glass, threads and confetti(paper-thin shards of glass that can be arranged in random forms) to create a simple composition.

2. Choose a primary base piece or bottom piece of glass. All other glass will lie on top of this piece.

3. Score and cut/break the base piece to the size and shape you want. Take your pistol grip cutter and press firmly down on a predetermined line on the smooth side of the glass, and push away from yourself. Then using glass pilers, line up the arrow on the pilers with the score, and apply pressure to the grip. The glass should snap along the scored line.

4. Score and cut smaller pices of colored glass and arrange a composition on top of the base piece. Enhance the design with threads, confetti and frits(colored crushed glass varying in size and thickness). Use a small amount of white glue that has already been thinned down(50% water/50% glue) to secure small pieces to the base. Then use grozing pilers to trim off any glass spurs that detract from a smooth edge.

5. Score and cut a top piece 1/8" larger then the base piece and place it on top of your completed glass design. This piece is usually a clear piece so that your design shows through after being fused or slumped.

6. Apply three even coats of Klin wash to klin shelf. Allow each coat to dray
7. Place your glass piece on the klin shelf inide the klin.

8. Select a mold shape that you will set the fused glass on. This will be the shape or form your final warm glass piece will take.

9. Place the mold inside the Glass Klin and set the fused glass piece on top of the mold so that all sides are even with circumference of the shape.

10. Close the lid and program the glass select fire control for slump mode.

Seulbi Lee