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Stained Glass Basics: Techniques, Tools, Projects
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Manufacturer: Lark Books
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“Presents the fundamental techniques of working with stained glass....Excellent color photographs and diagrams show materials and tools, as well as the cutting, assembling, and soldering of glass items... includes hanging glass panels, boxes, and lamps.... All have pattern diagrams and technical tips for construction....This is a good book for use with classes of beginning glass crafters.”—Library Journal.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 748.5
EAN: 9780806948768
ISBN: 0806948760
Label: Lark Books
Manufacturer: Lark Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 1996-08
Publisher: Lark Books
Studio: Lark Books
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Nice photos, but... - 
Years ago I took a beginner's class at a local community college, then raising a family took my time. My tools and glass sat packed away for years, now the kids are grown and I am starting out as a beginner for a second time. Once again I am taking a class and wanted a book to supplement my learning and practicing at home. The photography is very striking, the best part of the book. Instructions are very basic. I am doing copper foil and hoped to find more tips on how to correct foiling mistakes. If I hadn't done some soldering, the instructions would have seemed very vague. I have read over the lead glass techniques, which I have not learned yet, and I am truly lost, can't make any sense of the directions. Consider this a bare bones introductory book, and once you become more proficient through other sources, perhaps return to it to recreate some of the patterns.
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Way simplified -
There's one thing you have to say for this book. It doesn't give you more information than you need. In fact, it doesn't give you a lot of information at all. However, the real truth about doing stained glass art at its most basic is that it really is a very simple process. The most complex Tiffany window is really a reiteration of the basic copper foil technique carried to magnificent extreme. Therefore, once you master the basic skill set of cutting, grinding, foiling, and soldering--you will be able to do great things. The only limit is your budget and your imagination.
The good news is that once you are set up with a few basic tools--and the only really expensive one is your grinder, which can be purchased for under $100--all you really need is glass, and glass is not nearly as expensive as I thought it would be. It averages around $5.00 a pound, and in most cases, a pound is a piece that measures about a square foot. I've been sticking to glass in the $3.50 a pound range, and have made some pretty cool stuff.
The projects in this book are the real problem. There are no full-size patterns. There are just pale little outlines, which say things like "enlarge to 375%" and give no directions about assembly, only a few tips. Most have no guidance whatsoever about what kind of glass to use. They really are just suggestions. Your local glass shop is packed with project books, but though they are in fact little more than pamphlets, they are extremely expensive--$17.95 and up. Puleeeze. The best thing to do for a beginner is to draw out some simple diagrams on graph paper and just start cutting. Don't overthink this thing or you will become so intimidated you will never get started. Buy some glass and don't be afraid to break it. Practice cutting and grinding on some Spectrum glass--beautiful and inexpensive--and you be surprised how quickly you progress past this book.
I would recommend this book to a rank beginner, but I would also recommend that somebody out there write an up to date, useable instruction manual with real directions.
Gives great visuals, a boon for newbies! -
After I began taking a stained glass class, I ran to the library and the bookstore. My instructor is good, but he's only one opinion. I must have looked at a dozen books, but this is one of the two that I brought home. I'm certainly glad I did.
Like many such books, there are three sections: basic techiques, projects, and a gallery that shows what you can do (but offers no instruction -- just an ooh-ahh opportunity).
The strength of this inexpensive book is in an exhaustive series of photos. They don't just tell you, they SHOW you. Other books might give you one picture or drawing to explain how to cut an inside curve; this one has three. With clearly numbered instructions and five photos, it's easy to see how to, say, make and attach hooks to your project. And, unlike any other stained glass book I examined, this one explains how to make minor repairs, such as what to do when you crack a piece of glass after you soldered it into place.
Speaking of projects, these are lovely. None of them are dorky. They start out with lots of instruction -- 9 pages for the first lead came project -- and give less and less. At the end, they present a simple lamp with two variations, on a single page; clearly, they expect that you've worked up to a level of expertise where you don't need quite as much assistance. It might be a bummer if I wanted to jump ahead.
I'm glad that I'm taking a hands-on class in stained glass; there's no question that the one-on-one instruction is minimizing the number of mistakes I'm making. However, this excellent book is a great reference for the information that was unclear or which didn't stick in my head. I'm glad it's in my library. You should get it for yours, too.
Stained Glass Basics -
Awesome book - must have for any stained glass artist! Great patterns, very easy to difficult. Glass descriptions. Great reference manual.
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Excellent resource -
This is a great compendium of technical advice, suitable for a beginner. Tutorials included for both foil and came techniques. Lots of additional projects included. Recommended as a first book.
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