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.

Turquoise Green

Turquoise, 445 was inspired by Southwest American Indian art. To mimic natural turquoise we wanted a color that would develop organic red highlights within the green coloration like the stone.

Working Tip: Work this color in a neutral flame. Garage at 975° F, Anneal at 1050° F. Use of reduction at the end of the project can produce subtle red tones.

"This color is a natural earth-toned opaque greenish blue.

Turquoise is great for solid sculpture and blown work. The density of the color will stay true to the color of the rod before manipulation but when blown, it can become a milky translucent and opalescent version of itself. This is best achieved by sandwiching between clear and blowing thin.

Turquoise works creamy but the slightest bit stiffer than other opaques. Overworking the surface of the color when not encased in clear can lead to undesired surface texture and finish. However, when desired you can use a reduction flame with heavy propane on unencased Turquoise before you put your piece in the annealer to bring out the copper, which will result in very natural toned red tints and streaks interacting with your base color." - 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.