The Chengtai Journal — Craft
How a mirror is made
From float glass to finished mirror: the silvering and protective coats of our coating line, and the polished edges we still set by hand.
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Inside the coating line: how glass becomes a mirror
Silvering, copper, two coats of protective paint — a walk down the line where float glass turns reflective.
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Why we set every mirror edge by hand
A polished edge is the one detail you feel before you see it. A note on the slow step we refuse to automate.
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