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Repairing Stained Glass ebook teaches you how to repair foiled and leaded pieces

The Repairing Stained Glass ebook walks you through techniques for repairing both foied and leaded pieces.

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installing a small panel into a door

My front door has a window panel in it with a 9 light moulding; I would like to install/insert/or attach my panel into the middle panel of the door window.Is

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Repair

Hi Sue, I just finished a project for a special relative of mine and noticed one area had a small graze in the glass, I have repaired it once already(same

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framing a suncatcher

I do not kbow how to frame a copper foiled suncatcher only taught how to make square frames out of premade pieces Answer You can use hobby U came, solder

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Flamenco dancer

This work I have done it two years ago, and I was very satisfied because the figure has movemen

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Celtic bird

I am a fan of all celtic designs. This is an example (made in glass - tiffany tecnique ) made by me several months ag

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Lead came thinned when soldering

I started on a large project with small pieces for my first serious project in stained glass. The soldering came out fairly well, but there were three

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Foil coming away from finished lamp

I have finished a lampshade and just cleaning it and all the foil along the bottom is coming away from the glass. What do I do now. I don't want to have

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Cutting mirror glass ?

Is there somethinbg special about cutting mirror glass for boxes? Do I have to treat the edges? Any other special instructions? Thank you.....Ted Nault.

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oxidation on half soldered window

hi, great site. I started a window last year(all cut, coppered fluxed and tacked) but didn't finish it. the oxidation on areas tacked is really difficult

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Soldering iron tip burns away quickly

I make jewellery boxes about 30x35 cm. The lids have an art nouveau design with 100-150 pieces. So, the glass pieces are small, and curvy. To solder such

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store bought bevel set

I bought a celtic bevel set last year. I started laying it out and it is really poorly made. Is it okay to grind the edges to try and get the pieces to

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Making lead came the same way it was made 15th century

We are planning to put on demonstration of how stained glass windows were made in past centuries and I am having trouble getting info on what the process

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Fixing rusty solder on lead came

How do I clean and preserve rusty solder on lead came? Answer I'm surprised to hear that your solder rusted. I've never seen rusty solder. What type of

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These glass cutting techniques will help you have success at cutting glass

Learn some helpful glass cutting techniques that will make successful cutting much easier.

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Hindu Goddess

This was a hard work but I enjoyed i

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Spirit of the Northern Light Polar Bear

This one took a 5 weeknights to redesign and cut out. 8 stepping stone Northern lights surround the spirit bear as it touches nose with the polar bear.

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Celtic knot

it is done in tiffanny technique and it was done in 3 month

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Who's nosey?

This one didn't take long. I had it cut out and placed in a stepping stone mold within 3 nights. This is a round 8 stepping stone. The dog pattern came

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Hang Your Hammock

Tropical scene with a hammock between two palm trees. True relaxation! I made the first one for a friend, but then liked it so much, I kept it and made

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patina problem

When I applied patina to the stain glass sun catcher that I had made, the whole project came apart. The copper foil and the lead just came apart. I am

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loose lead came

how can I make the came tight around a project. I get sags and a loose fit. Answer I'm assuming you are framing a copper foil piece with lead. First

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measuring for bevels in a design

I am doing a large geometric panel that includes some 2x2 bevels and one 3x2 bevel. How do I plan for the bevels in the pattern? If I trace around them

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Lead came pyramid

I'd like to build a 3d pyramid to put in my garden so it needs to be weatherproof. I've done 3d projects with copper foil but not lead came. Is it possible?

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Channel width / glass thickness

I am making an oval door panel and want to use glass that is thicker than my bevel edges. Do I buy lead came with a slightly wider channel than my thickest

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widow restoration

I am repairing a stained glass window from my back door (1910). The lead caming is 3/8. However the border around the window is 1 wide. Where do I get

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INSTALLING BOX TABLE LANTERN HARDWARE

I AM UNSURE HOW TO FIT THE HARDWARE FOR A BOX TABLE LANTERN. IT SAYS TO BEND TO FIT, IS THERE A METHOD TO THIS SO IT REMAINS EVEN? ARE THERE ANY OTHER

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Can you make your own copper patina?

Is it possible to make your own. Answer Yes. Get Copper Sulphate crystals and mix them with warm water. You will have to experiment to get the right

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pricing formula

how do I price stained glass suncatchers, panels, etc. and also stained glass stepping stones Answer Pricing is not terribly complicated. First estimate

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which side is the top of my stained glass window

i am installing a stain glass window that i removed from a 1915 home we renovated. we forget which way was up. how do we tell? Answer There really

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