Pound and 1/4 Pound Minimum Items

Items labeled in this manner are sold by weight at a price per pound. The price you see is the pound price. You will be charged for the actual weight of the product you receive. If you wish to order a specific number of rods, tubes, sticks or the like, enter that information in the comment box upon checkout. We will do our best to accommodate you knowing how many pounds you want (from the shopping cart) along with how many tubes/items you want from the comment box.

Amazon Night

The year was 2001 and it was Henry's birthday. He had never given himself a birthday present so he figured it was time to change that. Four days later on October the 9th Amazon Night, 987 was born. His baby is a beautiful green with silver that produces amazing strikes and silver lusters. This color is also our prefered method for testing for a neutral flame. Also available in frit, this color is a must have for every studio!

Working Tip: Flame or kiln strike at 1075°F.  Work neutral; reduce at end for metallic effects.

Artist Description by Mike Shelbo:

"The base glass for Amazon Night is a translucent dark green and it is fully packed with silver and other metals.

I love to encase this color with clear on a piece that will be worked for a couple hours. Reheating the area of Amazon Night in different ways (ex: sharp intense spot heat, or all over) will change the results of the silver trying to emerge through the clear layer. Bursts, streaks, wisps and smooth gradients will appear in all colors of blues, greens, purples, and golden yellow.

When working Amazon Night without encasement, make sure not to overwork in a reducing atmosphere or in an over oxidizing flame to avoid phase separation or scum. Work in as close to a neutral atmosphere as possible until just before putting the piece away, then increase propane in flame and pass piece through flame and watch a chrome like rainbow iridescence build up with different levels of exposure." - Mike Shelbo

Glass Alchemy Boromax Colored Rods & Frit

Glass Alchemy Boromax colored rods are 7 mm diameter and 20" long unless otherwise stated. Some rods are listed as 4 mm diameter. The COE is 33 and Boromax may be combined with Simax and any other glass with a similar coefficient of thermal expansion. Glass Alchemy uses the ROY G BIV spectrum sequence to number its colors. R = red = 100 series. O = Orange = 200 series, etc. Glass Alchemy Boromax Colored Rods are sold by the pound with a 1/4 pound minimum purchase per color.

Glass Alchemy Boromax frits

Glass Alchemy Boromax frits are also available. We stock Boromax Frit in four sizes (also called grades):

• Large Frit (25 grade)
• Medium Frit (38 Grade)
• Small Frit (70 Grade)
• Fine Frit (82 grade)

All Boromax frit comes in a 4 oz. or 16 oz. jar.