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Northstar Borosilicate Coloured Rods & Frit

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Northstar #113 Lucid Transitional Slugger (546grms)

Exp. #113 Lucid is an opalescent based glass with a light lavender purple hue. It is a buttery smooth and easy to use color with little to no air with the ability to be heavily encased and still hold its saturation well. Part of our newest line of colors, “the Future Line” and made from batch in Portland, OR

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Northstar #113 Lucid Transitional Slugger (470grms)

Exp. #113 Lucid is an opalescent based glass with a light lavender purple hue. It is a buttery smooth and easy to use color with little to no air with the ability to be heavily encased and still hold its saturation well. Part of our newest line of colors, “the Future Line” and made from batch in Portland, OR

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Northstar #116 Aquamania Sluggers (372grms)

Exp. #116 Aquamania is a color based off of NS-153 Nemo with an opalescent quality. It is a vibrant aqua marine blue that is flame stable & nearly air free. The goal with this color is to minimize the livering effect caused by copper in the glass being exposed to a reducing atmosphere of a propane rich flame. It will work very similar to NS-153 Nemo with the opalescent value from NS-154 Ghost.

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Northstar Ruby Slippers Full Rod

LIGHT Exp. #155 is a transparent sparkly red named “Ruby Slippers” after the old school version Northstar made over 15 years ago! This newest formula uses a NS-88 Pomegranate base red with a TAG Stardust sparkle. With little to no air content, this glass is easy to use in all flame atmospheres. As a kiln striking red, it’s recommended to strike for 6-8 hours at 1050f. This color is a great option for overlays and color combos!

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125grms of Northstar Ruby Slippers

LIGHT Exp. #155 is a transparent sparkly red named “Ruby Slippers” after the old school version Northstar made over 15 years ago! This newest formula uses a NS-88 Pomegranate base red with a TAG Stardust sparkle. With little to no air content, this glass is easy to use in all flame atmospheres. As a kiln striking red, it’s recommended to strike for 6-8 hours at 1050f. This color is a great option for overlays and color combos!

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Northstar #96 Karma Gold Ruby 2nds Slugger (368grms)

Exp. #96 Karma is a flame striking fuchsia “gold ruby” glass produced in Sluggers bars. Karma is a buttery smooth and easy to use color with the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well. These Slugger are transparent bars with color variation and some air content.

Sold as 2nd quality due to forming issues and surface markings.



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Northstar Boro Exp #70 Blood Red Full Red

Experiment #70 is an effort to produce a dark cadmium red to pair nicely along with Northstar’s current cadmium palette. This glass presents a saturated blood red tone while retaining a smooth workability. As a cadmium glass, we recommend letting the heat sink in to prevent boiling. Perfect for stinger work, encasements, such as line tubing, cane or millefiori & much more.


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125grm of Norhstar Exp #70 Blood Red

Experiment #70 is an effort to produce a dark cadmium red to pair nicely along with Northstar’s current cadmium palette. This glass presents a saturated blood red tone while retaining a smooth workability. As a cadmium glass, we recommend letting the heat sink in to prevent boiling. Perfect for stinger work, encasements, such as line tubing, cane or millefiori & much more.

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125grm of Northstar Exp 70 Blood Red 2nds

Experiment #70 is an effort to produce a dark cadmium blood red to pair nicely along with Northstar’s current cadmium palette. This glass presents a saturated blood red tone while retaining a smooth workability. As a cadmium glass, we recommend letting the heat sink in to prevent boiling. Perfect for stinger work, encasements, such as line tubing, cane or millefiori & much more. We encourage you as the artist to share your results as we hope to continue to produce this red. Thanks
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Nothstar Boro Midnight Full Rod

A dark opaque blue. Work in an oxidizing flame to prevent greying. Heat gently and slowly to prevent boiling. See the Heat Sensitive colour section.

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125grm of Northstar Midnight

A dark opaque blue. Work in an oxidizing flame to prevent greying. Heat gently and slowly to prevent boiling. See the Heat Sensitive colour section.


Northstar Boro Exp #23 1st Full Rod

This is a full rod measuring 6-7mm dia x 480mm -500mm long.



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Northstar Boro Exp 114 Opalescent Peach Full Rod

Exp. #114 is an opalescent peach tone with pink blush hue. Very unique opalescent shade with very limited availability due to a short campaign of production. It is a buttery smooth and easy to use colour with the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well.  Part of our newest line of colours, “the Future Line” and made from batch in Portland, OR.
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125grm of Northstar Exp 114 Opalescent Peach

Exp. #114 is an opalescent peach tone with pink blush hue. Very unique opalescent shade with very limited availability due to a short campaign of production. It is a buttery smooth and easy to use colour with the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well.  Part of our newest line of colours, “the Future Line” and made from batch in Portland, OR.

125grms of Northstar Boro Exp # 23 1st

This is a pack of 125grm (1/4lb) of Northstar full length Borosilicate Rods , it will depend on the dia but you will receive 3-4 full rods.

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Northstar Exp # 140 V1 Jupiter 2nds Slugger 332grms

Exp. #140 Jupiter uses a NS-154 Ghost base color with both silver and gold. This V1 version has a higher silver content with a darker strike compared to Jupiter V2. Like an Amber/Purple, there is a metallic haze that precipitates on the surface that needs to be burnt off. In result, this glass has a Exp. #110 Karmaline/ NS-26 Double Amber/Purple strike. It is a buttery smooth and easy to use color with the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well.



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Northstar Exp #140 Jupiter V1 2nds Slugger 214grms

Exp. #140 Jupiter uses a NS-154 Ghost base color with both silver and gold. This V1 version has a higher silver content with a darker strike compared to Jupiter V2. Like an Amber/Purple, there is a metallic haze that precipitates on the surface that needs to be burnt off. In result, this glass has a Exp. #110 Karmaline/ NS-26 Double Amber/Purple strike. It is a buttery smooth and easy to use color with the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well.

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Titan V4 #151 2nds Slugger 224ms

Exp. #148 Titan V4 is a dark version of the new experimental greens we are working on. This version has a deeper saturation of emerald greens and opalescent strike. Flame stable with minimal air content and the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well. This product does contain chromium, not recommended for deep encasement.

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Titan V4 #151 2nds Sluggers 210grms

Exp. #148 Titan V3 is a dark version of the new experimental greens we are working on. This version has a deeper saturation of emerald greens and opalescent strike. Flame stable with minimal air content and the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well. This product does contain chromium, not recommended for deep encasement.

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Amber 2nds Sluggers 320grms

Exp. #142 is a transparent amber glass similar to NS-141 Maple Syrup but with a hint of NS-154 Ghost. This color is a dark brown, almost black in raw form. Once worked, it yields a smooth and clean beer bottle brown. If used in a thick application, the opalescent ghost will be more visible.




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Northstar #146 Titan V1 2nds Slugger (225grm)

This Slugger is 33-35mm dia solid rod and weighs 225grm

Exp. #146 Titan V1 is the first of many experimental greens we are working on. This version is the lightest shade with the most opalescent strike. Very similar to TAG-010 Slyme, although with less air content and lighter green hue. It is a vibrant lime green that is flame stable with minimal air content and the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well. This product does contain chromium, not recommended for deep encasement.

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Northstar #146 Titan V1 2nds Sluggers (234grm)

This Slugger is 33-35mm dia solid rod and weighs 234grm

Exp. #146 Titan V1 is the first of many experimental greens we are working on. This version is the lightest shade with the most opalescent strike. Very similar to TAG-010 Slyme, although with less air content and lighter green hue. It is a vibrant lime green that is flame stable with minimal air content and the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well. This product does contain chromium, not recommended for deep encasement.


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Northstar #146 Titan V1 2nds Slugger 489grms

This Slugger is 33-35mm dia solid rod and weighs 489grm

Exp. #146 Titan V1 is the first of many experimental greens we are working on. This version is the lightest shade with the most opalescent strike. Very similar to TAG-010 Slyme, although with less air content and lighter green hue. It is a vibrant lime green that is flame stable with minimal air content and the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well. This product does contain chromium, not recommended for deep encasement.


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Northstar #108 Mirage CFL 2nds Slugger (414grm)

This Experiment #108 Mirage is an opalescent based glass with a multi-chromatic CFL reaction. It has a range of colour from greens, blues and purples depending on the light source used. It is buttery smooth and easy to use colour with the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well.
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Nortstar #108 Mirage CFL 2nds Sluggers (226grm)

This Experiment #108 Mirage is an opalescent based glass with a multi-chromatic CFL reaction. It has a range of colour from greens, blues and purples depending on the light source used. It is buttery smooth and easy to use colour with the ability to be encased and still hold its saturation well.