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Originally Posted by Shawn M
Can you please tell me what "devetrification" is? I'm a newbie. I'm sure if its something that shouldn't be on a bead, I've probably had it and didn't know what it was called!
Thanks,
Shawn
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It's when the glass loses it's glossy shine in the flame, and instead, you have a finely pitted or unshiny, and even somewhat rough surface. Seen in colors like Effetre 254 purple, Zimmerman purple rose frit, raku-106 (as above in my post), copper blue Reichenbach frit, and there may be many other finicky colors like that.
You can usually get rid of it by letting the bead cool some and then go back in the flame to fire polish until the shine comes back. Takes practice, but with a good eye you can check the changes as they occur in the flame.
Clear as mud??
