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Old 2013-01-04, 3:45pm
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OK, I know each batch of glass can differ, but i just got my frantz order and my cirrus is so cloudy it now closely resembles marshmallow.

My dark ivory is all bumby and rough????
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Old 2013-01-04, 3:51pm
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Bumpy and rough dark ivory usually means it's good stuff!!
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Old 2013-01-04, 4:53pm
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Shawnette, Really? does it do soemthinig special?
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Old 2013-01-04, 5:05pm
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I've found that the rougher rods tend to make better silvered ivory and get better striations with heating than the smooth rods. Don't know why but that's been my experience.
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Old 2013-01-04, 5:11pm
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ooh, i like my ivory bumpy and rough, it reacts much betterer

and all my cirrus ends up clear anyway
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Old 2013-01-05, 6:24pm
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ooh, i like my ivory bumpy and rough, it reacts much betterer

and all my cirrus ends up clear anyway
Me too Deb. Cirrus pisses me off.
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Mmmm! Yes on the bumpy dark ivory! Lovely stuff.
And how come my Cirrus always turns to plain opaque white??? Not fair.
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Old 2013-01-06, 3:21pm
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Mmmm! Yes on the bumpy dark ivory! Lovely stuff.
And how come my Cirrus always turns to plain opaque white??? Not fair.
Opaque white? Mine just goes clear
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I've found that the rougher rods tend to make better silvered ivory and get better striations with heating than the smooth rods. Don't know why but that's been my experience.
Absolutely true.
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