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Title: white streaks in clear glass
Post by: Sharppoint on May 25, 2014, 09:47:00 AM
i know its old topic probly on here some place.i can't recall if its a manufactor problem or some  adjustment i need to make. thanks to all
Title: Re: white streaks in clear glass
Post by: delongbows on May 25, 2014, 10:35:00 AM
Most of the time it is defects in the glass. I have tried using different brands of glass in the past and have had some streaks from time to time...especially with dark veneers. Gordon glass has been the best quality that I have found.
Title: Re: white streaks in clear glass
Post by: Walt Francis on May 25, 2014, 01:00:00 PM
I was looking forward to building bows this weekend until I received my last order of glass from Bingham's; nine of the ten sticks are going back.
Title: Re: white streaks in clear glass
Post by: kennym on May 25, 2014, 01:03:00 PM
It is most likely in the glass, the thing I hated most about selling clear glass.

I checked every pc before it went out, and still missed some streaks occasionally.

If you lay it on a black surface with sanded side up, you can catch most streaks. My bench still has black a phenolic surface.....
Title: Re: white streaks in clear glass
Post by: bamboo on May 25, 2014, 11:20:00 PM
I just got 2 pcs of white that had a weird spot -I got out a magnifying glass and my strongest reading glasses for a closer look--
it appeared to be a spot/streak that had  less or no glass-
-and a bubble that was sanded in half-leaving a hole/cavity in the sanded side of the glass
I was brushing off the glass and about to mix-up

glad I caught it!!