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down. Do not pull cool glass. Pulling glass may remove

mandrel release resulting in residue inside your finished bead.

Heat more glass as you roll. When sufficient glass is wrapped

on mandrel, separate glass rod from bead by directing heat

to the joint and pulling away. Place glass rod on work surface

to cool.

(Fig. 4) Continuously roll the mandrel with your bead in the

flame to shape. Using the smooth surface of the marver, briefly

take the bead out of the flame and roll on marver paddle

surface to shape your base bead. Bead will cool and start to

harden upon contact with marver. When this occurs, place

bead back into flame to soften and roll again on marver until

desired shape.

To increase bead size or to add another color, begin by

heating another glass rod. (Fig. 5) Keep the base bead warm

near flame while heating the glass rod (Fig. 2).

Once the glass glob is molten, add to the base bead. Turn

mandrel, as in Fig. 3, adding glass until you are satisfied

with the size and shape of the bead. Bead should not be

larger than 10mm in diameter to prevent cracking during cooling. Keep rolling mandrel

in flame until a well balanced bead is formed, using the marver as desired.

Holding the bead at an angle, roll against the marver edge to bevel the end. If glass

becomes too hard to shape, return bead to the flame to soften glass.

Cool bead by removing it slowly from the flame and allowing the red glow to disappear,

10-15 seconds (Fig. 6). Place bead and mandrel between the layers of the fiber blanket

to cool. Do not remove the beaded mandrel from the blanket for 60-90 minutes to allow

sufficient cooling to take place. If not, your bead may crack.

After bead has cooled, remove from mandrel. Place bead and mandrel in a cup of water

and using a green scrubby, turn the mandrel to loosen. If bead cannot be removed

easily, use a plier to grab the mandrel below the bead and twist off. The bead release

residue will flake away as you slide the bead off. If the bead is difficult to remove, soak

in water.

Don't be discouraged by a poorly developed first bead, success comes with practice.

So keep on rolling!

Proper bead making technique is to heat glass in the flame while working in direct heat

with the tools. If a tool is used to hold hot glass, make sure it is not placed directly in

the flame. Hot metal tools will stick to glass. If you are using a tool to hold glass, you

want the metal warm, but not hot. It is acceptable to warm a metal tool by quickly

placing it near the flame. If you are using a metal tool to poke, scrape or rake the

glass, they should be as cool as possible. If it becomes too hot, switch it with a

backup tool or immerse the metal tool in water to cool it down.

Cool Down

Tool Care Instructions

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Fig. 6