What Glass is This?

[Holly]

I inherited some rods of what I think are 104 COE glass.
They appear clear but if you look closely they have little sparkles all through the rod.
I think they're some kind of "special" glass since they were separate from all the other rods I got.

Any ideas? :-)

[AKDesigns]

It could be Olympia Rain. Some of the batches have teeny tiny bubbles throughout the rods that do look like sparkles.

[likes to make glass stuff]

what color are the rods?

[Holly]

Shawnette says she thinks it might be Double Helix too...the rods are colorless clear.

[artwhim]

Try to strike the end of the rod, then you'll have narrowed it down to a silver glass or not.

If it is OR, you've hit the jackpot!

[Rebekah]

Jackpot indeed! I still have some of that stuff and have been hoarding like mad. Hmm, maybe I can get a trade out of it!

[Holly]

I can't get anything to happen. I think I need to work it some more.
I'm searching OR to see what it does.
I'll try to get a good pic but I don't think the sparkles will show up.
Oh yeah...it's old glass. Probably 4-5 years old?

[StephBonniwell]

Another suggestion, still a silver glass, how about Precision104 Sissley as well?

[StephBonniwell]

Olympia Rain definately goes back a few years. Are the cut ends a blue tint? My OR rods have a slightly blue hue.

[*Naos*]

Sounds like Olympia Rain to me as well. :D

[StephBonniwell]

Oh, another hint for Olympia Rain, the rods that I have aren't perfectly round...some seem a bit squished but they work just fine. Lucky you for whatever this turns out to be! :)

[AKDesigns]

Not all the OR batches have a blue tinted end. Trust me...I think I've had some from every batch they ever made.

[Holly]

These aren't tinted blue.
The little metallic flecks almost look like dichro. They're multi-colored.

[lenora]

My OR has some small lines in it, kinda like bad Diamond Clear, but no sparkles.

[lenora]

How big are the rods? I have some dicro stringers. That's almost what they sound like.

[chrissij]

I have some Caliente Northern Lights that I would describe in the exact same way you described your ??? rods.

[Holly]

I have dichro stringers and I know it's not that. They're full sized rods.

It could be Northern Lights Chris. Mom had some other Caliente glass too.

[artwhim]

Try putting a dot on ivory. Even if you couldn't get it to strike, it will have a reaction with 104 ivory if it's a silver glass. Not everyone had good luck striking OR, but those who did are forever in search of more! Me included!

[StephBonniwell]

Not all the OR batches have a blue tinted end. Trust me...I think I've had some from every batch they ever made.

Ok, good to know! Thanks, Amy!

[simvet02]

What about Effetre Cool color Marine Wave, it has bluish green specks through out the rod.

[Holly]

Now that I've worked with it a bit I think it's Northern Lights. It's really really stiff so I'm guessing it's 96 COE.

Thanks for your help everyone!