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Graralu: Reading the Flame While Making Glass Beads
A Spanish-language workshop guide to making glass beads with a torch, covering flame control, glass compatibility, mandrels, color, texture, annealing, and studio safety.
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The guide follows a bead through a defined bench sequence: flame adjustment, material choice, mandrel preparation, shaping, decoration, annealing, and hole cleaning. It distinguishes soft glass from borosilicate by working temperature, thermal behavior, color range, and COE compatibility, and names both air and oxygen-based torch setups. The author also treats ventilation, eye protection, and kiln work as part of the process rather than afterthoughts, while warning readers to verify general temperature references against the glass manufacturer's specifications.
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