How to Make A Fused Glass Bowl
In A Glass Fusing Kiln

This plate is made from one piece of Orange Bullseye Streaky glass, and one piece of Clear Bullseye fusing glass.

Firstly, the glass is cut into circles, fully fused and then slumped into a plate mold.

A five inch diameter glass slumping mold is used for this plate. It is a matter of choice which size is used.

To make this plate you will need the following items:

One piece of orange Bullseye Streaky glass

One piece of clear Bullseye fusing glass

Glass cutter

Glass circle cutter

Glass slumping mold

Kiln wash or thinfire paper

Glass fusing kiln

To make the fusing plate proceed as follows:

Step 1. Cut one circle from each piece of glass.

Step 2. Clean and dry glass completely, place streaky glass on top of clear circle and put on prepared kiln shelf.

Step 3. Load shelf into glass kiln.

Step 4. Use this schedule to fuse glass.

The annealing stage has been removed as the dish will be annealed during the slumping process.

If fusing larger circles then it may need to be adjusted.

1. 300°F up to 1100°F hold 20 minutes

2. 1300°F up to 1500°F hold 15 minutes

3. 630°F down to 94°F

Step 5. When glass has cooled to room temperature remove from glass kiln.

Step 6. Apply four or five coats of kiln wash to glass slumping mold.

Make sure that any air holes in mold are not blocked with kiln wash.

Must be completely dry before use.

Step 7. Sit fused glass circles in slumping mold and place in kiln.

Step 8. Use the following slumping schedule, an annealing segment has been added for this stage of the process.

1. 300°F up to 1100°F hold 20 minutes

2. 100°F up to 1150F hold 30 minutes

3. 9999 down to 960°F hold 60 minutes

4 150°F down to 750°F

5 Switch off, cool to room temperature

Step 9. When glass has cooled to room temperature remove from kiln.

The plate should be nicely formed with clear glass showing through parts of the streaky glass.