Fused glass pattern bars

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Bonny Doon Fused Glass Tools... maker of stainless steel glass fusing forms, bottomless molds, pattern bar formers and pot melt pots.

A blog reflecting the musings of a glass artist on making functional fused glass art and jewelry.

Don't you just love fused glass pattern bars? They are so versatile. You can slice them up and use them in so many projects. And the possible patterns are endless. This post shows how I made a simple red, white and blue pattern bar. I decided on the red, white and blue because I am…

Pattern Bar Project

Zig zag fused glass bowl is handmade at our studio. The glass is laid out to make the rainbow stripe pattern bar. The pattern bar is cut into squares and laid out to create the design. Fired and slumped in a kiln creating a collectable plate.Measures 10.75 x 10.75

My last post ended with me firing my second batch of pattern bars. Unfortunately, the kiln failed and I needed to replace the relay, which delayed me for a little while. For the second batch, I used longer glass pieces, which seemed to increase the height of the end product. Once the bars come out, they may need to be ground around the edges to remove the glass burs as well as make them flat and smooth. This will help as you lay them out since you want the cut glass to line up rather than…