Glass Notes: A Reference for the Glass Artist, Version 4.0

by Henry Halem, Henry Halem and Various (Illustrator)

Glass Notes includes up to date illustrated information on building glass furnaces, annealing ovens, glory holes and other equipment. Other information includes how to cast and fuse glass, how to batch glass and proper annealing. Experts have written detailed information on pate de verre, fuming, proper insulation of ovens and heat recuperation, building to code, calculating air changes. An up-to-date section on suppliers of material and equipment is included. Glass Notes is fully indexed for easy referencing.

350 pages, Paperback

First published November 20, 2006

Reviews

[Joe Bates · Rating 3 out of 5]

The books are somewhat ahead of their time with regards to energy savings, and different ways that are mentioned in the book. Forced air combustion and recuperation are explained on page 175 and there are several diagrams of how it works (Halem, 2006)
One nice thing about the book is that it does have a very wide and for the most part up to date selection of glues and epoxies that are used in the glass world. Other than missing some information about the preparation, and recommended uses for each product it is a fairly nice resource.
One of the major problems that I have had with this book is that it is starting to show its age. Even at less than ten years old for the most current edition, some of the companies listed in the book are no longer around; some of the companies have merged while others have been bought out by larger companies.