You may want to check out the work being done by the Dark Company - http://www.darkcompany.ca/beads. They have been doing quite a bit of reconstructive
I don't make beads so I haven't done any research on the subject but I do remember reading that modern glass has a much higher melting temp than its period
After reading all this about modern torches and gas leads me to wonder how they maintained a flame hot enough and powerful enough to melt glass and make a
The Toronto Bead Society is having it's fall Bead Fair on halloween weekend. welcome one and all You don't have to be a member to attend. We welcome all those