Asian 25mm Purple Fatboy Rod
Go big with a true 25mm fatboy—rich purple color, long working time, and the mass you need for serious sculptural and production borosilicate work.
Item Name:
Asian 25mm Purple Fatboy Rod
SKU:
AR-PURPLE25
Description:
Asian 25mm Purple Fatboy Rod is a large-diameter borosilicate color rod made to deliver rich, vibrant purple in a substantial working size. This is solid rod stock, so it gives you a big reservoir of color for extended working time, steady heat control, and fewer reloads when you are building larger forms. In the flame, fatboy rod is chosen when you want to move a lot of material efficiently while keeping color saturation consistent across thick sections.
This purple is well-suited to bold sculptural elements and production work where you need strong color presence that holds its hue when properly annealed. The 25mm diameter makes it a natural fit for larger flameworking builds where smaller rod would feel underfed and slow.
How it is used:
A 25mm fatboy rod is typically used as primary stock for larger borosilicate work, especially when you want mass and color in one piece. Common professional use cases include:
- Building sizable beads and large sculptural components where you need a deep reserve of molten glass to shape and refine.
- Creating thick color overlays and bold gathers for forms that would take multiple smaller rods to assemble.
- Production work where consistent diameter and saturated color help you repeat forms with predictable heat timing.
- Pulling down into smaller rod sizes or stringer when you want the same purple in a range of working diameters.
Dimensions:
- 25mm diameter rod
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