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Marketplace: The Glass Resource

This month in the Marketplace (alphabetically): C&R Loo, Inc •  Coatings by Sandberg, Inc. • Cutting Edge Products •  Denver Glass Machinery • East Bay Batch & Color •  Glasscraft, Inc • His Glassworks, Inc. • Pratt Fine Arts Center • Studio Glass Batch LLC • Uroboros Glass

His Glassworks, Inc.  Coldworking tools and supplies for the glass artist. We make & distribute top-quality diamond tools, machines, polishing compounds, glass bonding epoxies, & much more. We provide authorized distribution for numerous companies, including 3M & SCHOTT Glass. Custom tools & expert advice. 800.914.7463 www.hisglassworks.com

 Glasscraft, Inc.  Founded in 1970, Glasscraft is a leading distributor of the widest selection of flameworking supplies. Whether you require raw materials, torches, tools, kilns or beadmaking supplies, the experienced Glasscraft staff will help you get what you need. 2 locations: Eugene, OR & Golden, CO. 877.893.9386 / 888.272.3830 www.glasscraftinc.com

  Uroboros Glass Manufacturer of colored glass sheets, frit, cane/rods, noodles, stringer and casting glass for glass artists since 1973. Product categories include precision controlled System 96, FX90, and COE 104 fusibles and complex traditional Art Glass styles. 503.284.4900 www.uroboros.com

Denver Glass Machinery, Inc. Manufacturing quality machinery for the professional art glass studio since 1976.  Furnaces, glory holes, annealers, kilns, dual arbor and single arbor grinders, flat lap grinders, band saws, custom machinery and all the supplies to go with them. 303.781.0980 www.denverglass.com

Coatings by Sandberg, Inc. Coatings by Sandberg, Inc. has been the leading manufacturer of the highest quality Dichroic coatings for over fifteen years. Visit our web site to view our entire catalog of Dichroic products, Dichroic Glass Classes, and free Dichroic Glass tutorials. 714.538.0888 www.cbs-dichroic.com

C & R Loo, Inc. C & R Loo is your one-stop shop for all your glassblowing, glass-fusing, stained-glass, glassbeadmaking, flameworking, hot-glass, lampworking, and glass-casting needs. Check us out for low prices and a great selection. 1.800. 227.1780 www.crloo.com 

East Bay Batch and Color We offer color glass by Gaffer Glass and Reichenbach Color Glass. Only East Bay Color can offer you both the complete line of Gaffer and Reichenbach colors with just one order! We also offer several different batch formulas as well as custom batch mixing to compliment your color choices and glass blowing needs. 800.322.6567 / 510.233.0708 www.eastbaycolor.com

Pratt Fine Arts Center From glassblowing and casting to flameworking and fusing, Pratt offers the most extensive and enticing array of glass classes in Seattle. Whether you are a beginner or an established artist, our instructors will give you the skills to create and express yourself in this versatile medium. 206.328.2200 www.pratt.org

Studio Glass Batch LLC Representing Sweden’s GLASMA 705 to the art glass community. Your choice for:  - highest glass quality  - low melting temperature = save energy  - excellent workability and color compatibility  - always consistent, dried pelletized product,     shipment to shipment  - high index of refraction  585.919.6553 www.studioglassbatch.com

Cutting Edge Products This division of Red Hot Metal, Inc. manufactures a complete line of precision tools for the glass artist: shears, jacks, pipes, punties, etc. Need studio equipment? We make that too. Fast delivery. Jeff Lindsay, owner, stands behind his products with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. 530.342.1970 www.redhotmetal.net

Another Resource: GASnews! Past issues of GASnews are available at www.glassart.org in the Newsletter Archives (under Publications). Frequent articles include the Tech Issues column and profiles on GAS members and GAS member schools. 206.382.1305 www.glassart.org

Tech Display at the Conference A great way to get in touch with glass vendors is to check out their booth at the GAS conference. Many vendors will have samples you can look at and discuss...plus stock you can purchase onsite. At the 2012 Toledo conference in June, Tech Display is open to the public on Friday and Saturday afternoons.