Cutting the came
by Shellene
I have been watching videos on you tube and as a beginner to leaded glass I have a question.. the videos dont show and I cant find in the tutorals where it says so I can not tell if you cut your lead and fit in into the channel of the junctions or cut it to fit snugly against the channel there seems to be some preferances here. I have had no formal teaching and have been using books and video to learn as I live rather out of the way to get into a class. I have read several confusing thoughts and would very much like to know as I have just finished my first piece and as you can guess I need LOTS of practice but the came is rather hard to fit inside the channel and is rather distorted due to trying to widen the channel to much for acceptance of the connecting piece. there has got to be a better way that is easier on the came. Could you maybe clarify this for me Thanks so much for your time in this matter Shellene Answer You butt the lead up to the lead it touches, don't put it in the channel of the next piece of lead. You can see what I'm talking about Here My entire lead tutorial is Here |
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