01.
Stringers and Clear Glass
Because I’ve detailed the process of assembling stringers for other projects (a bowl with 2mm stringers and a bowl with .5mm stringers), I’m going to skip that part. Plus I forgot to photograph the assembly! But to summarize, I started with an 8×8″ piece of clear glass. I cut stringers 8″ long, and glued them to the top of that glass. When the glue was dry, I flipped it over and laid it down on the primed kiln shelf (so the stringers wouldn’t move too much when they reached fusing temperature). Then I laid another piece of 8×8″ clear glass on the back of the first (to create enough thickness so the edges wouldn’t flow too much and distort, because glass wants to be about 1/4″ inch thick and has a mind of its own).
02.
Ready to Fuse
This plate of stringers (about 150 pieces) is ready to fuse.
Below is the fused piece with its beautiful, soft round edges.
03.
Ready to Slump
The fused plate is now ready to take on its final form.
Below you can see the slumped piece.
Results
Final Result
I so enjoy these stringer projects. In fact, I like stringer projects of all types. Maybe it’s the straight lines, or the opportunity to combine so many different colors. At any rate, I’m super pleased with this one!
Close-up
The stringers didn’t move much at all. 🙂
FULL FUSING SCHEDULE (RUN TIME 13:34)*
| SEGMENT | RATE (deg F / hour) | TEMPERATURE (F) | HOLD (hours:minutes) |
| 1 | 150 | 1000 | :15 |
| 2 | 225 | 1225 | :30 |
| 3 | AFAP | 1475 | :20 |
| 4 | AFAP | 950 | 1:30 |
| 5 | 100 | 725 | OFF |
SLUMP FUSING SCHEDULE (RUN TIME 10:48, 15.9 kWH)*
| SEGMENT | RATE (deg F / hour) | TEMPERATURE (F) | HOLD (hours:minutes) |
| 1 | 250 | 1250 | :15 |
| 2 | FULL | 900 | 2:00 |
| 3 | 100 | 700 | OFF |
* The firing schedules may be designed for other projects that were fired with this one. Everything was fired in a Paragon GL-22AD.