01-11-2012, 10:37 PM
Ooo... Mel has the answers? Yeah, I found a bunch on the history of it but not where the glass that was used was found. So yeah, it bugs me because I know it is plausible but I can't find the location of the components used for it. I just recently found something about heating sand (silica) and then something about soda lime (from limestone). Heh, I've spent days looking for this stuff just because I know it can be done but have to figure out if the materials are available in Nova Scotia or not.