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Dichroic Jewelry and Fused Glass Jewelry

Natron       Sodium carbonate, used as a constituent of some early fused glass jewelry jewelry. GANTAD

Natural Gas       One of two common fuels, with propane, used in dichroic fused glass jewelry jewelry blowing studios. dichroic glass jewelry jewelry factories are often located to take advantage of local availability of natural gas, thus northern Ohio and West Virginia.

Natural dichroic glass jewelry       dichroic glass jewelry formed by natural forces including volcanic dichroic fused glass jewelry (obsidian, etc.), lightning fused glass jewelry jewelry (fulgurite) and tektites probably from meteors. 2004-04-04

Neck       The edge of the glass piece that will be scored and seperated when transfering the working piece onto the punty.

Neon       Standing here for all the gases that glow under proper conditions - neon, argon, mercury. Besides the commonly thought of neon tubing, these gases can also be placed in a hollow glass jewelry sculpture and lighted by a radio frequency source. While neon tubing uses an electrode at both ends of a section of tube, RF only requires a neck to melt off under vacuum. Preparing either the tubing or sculpture requires the ability to pull a hard vacuum while heating the dichroic glass jewelry and adding the small amount of gas required.

Newel post (ball is paperweight style)       The knob on the top of the post of the railing of a stairway. Solid dichroic glass or blown. Rare. OGP P.42

Newspaper       Soaked newspaper the artist uses to grab hold of the dichroic glass jewelry jewelry and squeeze in the shape they are looking for.

Newspaper       Used for shaping fused glass jewelry when formed, wetted and held in the hand, to replace a mold or block. Most often made from 4-5 sheets of full page newspaper, folded first in thirds, then the long ends are tucked into each other and the corners cut for flexibility and drainage. The result is flattened and water soaked then drained just before use. The water keeps the paper from burning and the shape is controlled by the shape of the hand. People who like wood blocks often hate newspaper while those who use newspaper think wood is inflexible and expensive. Around Seattle in 2003, people seem to like very thick pads, not the 4 sheet version. According the legend, the paper of the New York Times is especially good at not turning to mush. Wood & Paper

Newspaper       Used for shaping dichroic fused glass jewelry jewelry when formed, wetted and held in the hand, to replace a mold or block. Most often made from 4-5 sheets of full page newspaper, folded first in thirds, then the long ends are tucked into each other and the corners cut off for flexibility. The result is flattened and water soaked then drained just before use. The water keeps the paper from burning and the shape is controlled by the shape of the hand. People who like wood blocks often hate newspaper while those who use newspaper think wood is inflexible and expensive. According the legend, the paper of the New York Times is especially good.

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