Archive for February, 2010
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Glass Furniture
Can you collect glass furniture? Sure you can. But keep these things in mind: if you care going to use it as well, you need to be very serious about protecting it from breakage or scratching. You are also going to be willing to give up a wooden piece if you find a glass replacement [...]
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How Glass Is Made
OK, for those of you who like to know how things are made, here is a brief lesson in making glass, the material itself. First, the raw ingredients are placed in a pot. These include: silica sand (usually washed to remove extraneous material) soda (originally ash from plants, now potash which is mined) to make the [...]
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Black Glass
Black glass is a term used for very dark colored glass as well as glass that is actually black. Usually a very dark purple or a darkly colored bottle of any color may seem to be black. The true color can be determined by holding the item to the light: usually a thinner section will provide [...]