What are...

[Danielle Mc]

Striking colors, and why are they different from the others.
What is a pucker, or a slump. Can you rate the different qualities in cOE 194?
What is the best burn cream available.

[losthelm]

Striking colors are glass colors That change when manipulated in the heat/kiln.
There is a big going on with the glass chemistry and the process changes depening on glass used. You may need to adjust flame characteristics or encase the striking colors before annealing.
Pucker basically is how the glass looks on the mandrel, ideally the bead should be sort of Cheerio shaped on the end near the mandrel.
Slumping is how the glass flows in the heat as well as a kiln technique.
Sort of like working with fondant or marzipan draping over or into a form/mold in the kiln.

Best burn cream depends a bit on the severity of the burn and your opinion.
Products like silvadine a silver sulfide are prescription medication in some areas due to sever alergic reactions to sulfa drugs.
A lot of people/company's make different creams with things like lanolin, aloe, marshmellow root and other extracts.
Minor burns can be treated at home, bad burns need medical attention.
Reguardless monitor even minor burns, they can quickly get infected and need additional treatment. Burns compromise you immune system so infection can progress much quicker.

[ROC]

As for COE, the higher the number the softer (easier to melt) the glass is. One COE is NOT compatible with another.

Sandy (slcuniques) makes a fantastic burn cream for a reasonable price. Before hers I used plain lavender oil, which worked quickly to take out the sting without blistering.

[bshelle]

Here's a good link on how to get striking colors to strike:

http://www.doublehelixglassworks.com...H_Luna2_lr.pdf

There are more brands, but here's a Double Helix list of striking colors:

http://www.doublehelixglassworks.com...ingcolors.aspx

Here's an explanation courtesy of Jim Moore regarding the "pucker" on the holes of beads, what's good and what isn't:

http://www.toolsforglass.com/catalog...apper_fig1.jpg

Here's a basic guide on slumping:

http://www.warmglass.com/basic.htm


And the best burn cream? I have an aloe plant. I take the leaf and split it and gently Band-Aid it to any burns.

[kansassky]

Sandy's "Burn Free-Ease" is the best burn cream. Without a doubt.

[hyperT]

I just soak my burn in very strong tea made with cool water. It won't heal the burn but it will take the pain away. Once when I was a kid I got so sunburnt that an old country doctor came to house and put me in a tepid bath with a whole box of tea bags, 20 minutes later I was fine. I have used it ever since.

[kandice]

Here's a huge glossary of beadmaking terms I compiled - http://coloraddictionblog.blogspot.c...se-in-our.html