Types Of Glass

• Artique or Architectural Glass 
  Clear textured, or architectural glass, is available in a wide variety of textures, designs and decorative patterns. Ideal for cabinet doors and other applications where an obscured view or privacy is desired, clear textures lend movement and interest to simple installations or as backgrounds to stained glass panels.
  
• Baroque  Baroque is very exciting glass because of the dramatic swirls.  This dramatic glass is created by combining glass that "oppose" each other when stirred together, creating artistic 3-D swirls. It’s wonderful for background pieces, and looks great as water, hair and sky.
  
• Bullseye
  Using techniques similar to those in the early 1900's, the Bullseye Glass Company began in 1974 to reproduce the authentic look of original Tiffany glasses. Because of a slightly irregular, hand cast size, Bullseye glass is generally sold by the pound.
  
• Clear Textured  Same as architectural glass above.
  
• Dichroic
  Dichroic glass was developed by NASA for use in the space program.  
  Produced by an expensive high-tech vacuum process, transparent (clear) dichroic glass displays more than one color as it is viewed from different angles.  The glass looks very different when viewed in different light and is extremely reflective. 
  It is made of multiple ultra thin layers of different metals such as gold, silver, various metal oxides and silica. 
  Dichroic glass is an extremely versatile glass, and although suncatchers made from dichroic glass can look similar; no two are ever exactly the same. 
  Black dichroic glass has a mirror-like metallic reflection that is very dramatic!
  These exotic glasses are particularly suited for spectacular fused jewelry, glass beads, and vibrant accents on any glass work.
  
• Glue Chip 
  Glue chip is a fern-like patterned glass that was very popular in Victorian windows. This easy cutting glass works especially well as a background in beveled glass windows.
  
• Iridescent 
  Iridized finish is created by flash-firing a uniform, micro-thin layer of metallic crystal to the glass surface, creating a radiant jewel-like color across the sheet. Iridescent is similar to a vintage Mother of Pearl color, an art glass favorite since the turn of the century.
  
• Kokomo
  Founded in 1888, Kokomo is the oldest American art glass manufacturer, with documented sales to Louis Comfort Tiffany at the turn of the century.  Many of the same colors are still produced today, making Kokomo the perfect glass for antique repairs and reproductions!
  
• Opalescent 
  There are three kinds of glass known as opalescent.
  
  • One is blue-tinged, semi-opaque or clear glass with milky opalescence in the center. The color is produced by the slow cooling of the molten glass in those parts that are thick causing some crystallization inside the glass. This contemporary opalescent glass was first produced in the 1920s and 30s by companies in France such as Lalique, Sabino and Jobling.
  • The second kind of opalescent glass is hand-blown and is normally made from two layers of glass, the outer layer containing the heat-sensitive chemical.
  • The third kind of opalescent glass has a milky white edge or a white raised pattern decorating a coloured pressed glass item. The effect is produced by re-heating parts of the molted glass just as it has started to cool.
• Pearl & Crystal Opal
  
• Rough Rolled & Vecchio 
  This textured glass is embossed with a wavy texture on one side of the glass as the sheet is formed.
  
• SilverCoats Mirror 
  This striking mirrored glass is perfect for those special projects that demand brilliance. The bright, reflective silver-coat is applied on one side, so remember to take extra care of it by minimizing grinding and using a mirror edge sealant to keep projects from deteriorating over time.
  
• Spectrum 
  Spectrum glass is well known for its extremely smooth surface and easy cutting.  The line includes a wide variety of contemporary colors and unique glass textures such as shimmering Waterglass® and reamy Baroque™ which are Spectrum exclusives.
  
• Spirit & Opal Art Mixes 
  
• Streaky & Wispy 
  Spectrum's White Wispy line offer opaque colored glass with white streaks mixed throughout. Because light transmission is lower, this glass is useful for room dividers, fire screens or where ever you only want a small amount of light to come through.
  
• Transparent
  
• Uroboros Glass
  Uroboros Glass Studios creates traditional, handmade stained glass in magnificent colors. Streaky and textured glass adds depth to any stained glass project. Mottled glass, first made famous by Tiffany, is ideal for natural shading.
  
• Wissmach
  Wissmach Glass has manufactured a wide variety of colored glass since 1904. The glass is very popular for its consistency of color, smooth surface and easy cutting.
  
• Waterglass
  Waterglass is a natural surface texture created by stretching the hot glass sheet while it is still in a pliable state. The result is gentle, rolling waves that resemble the surface of a lake or stream. Ideal for backgrounds, water and sky scenes.