Leaded Glass
Lead
- Straighten vs. stretch - test of the strength of came
- Corrosion - description of the various lead oxides and causes
Leading
- Waxing up - Assembly of cut and painted glass on a glass easel
Process
- Leading introduction - a guide from cutting lead to forming it.
- Squaring rectangular panels - ensuring panels have right angle corners.
- Starting - which glass to start cutting, and which are the first pieces to lead
- Straightening the came - first make the came straight
- Stretching the came - Straighten vs. Stretch
- Dressing the came - https://verrier-processes.blogspot.com/2025/11/dressing-came.html
- Wide perimeter came - practicality and aesthetics
- Cutting came - some of the tools in use
- Border cames - establishing and completing the border cames
- Mitred corners - how to mitre lead came corners
- Fitting the came to the cartoon - snugging the came
- Lead joints - butting - description of the process
- Tucking vs butting came - the tucking method described
- Weaving - alternating long and short lengths of came
- Fitting glass to the cartoon - making adjustments to the size and shape of the glass
- Inserting glass to the came heart - dressing the came
- Lead lengths - how to measure the length of the butted lead
- Growing panels - Ways to avoid expanding panels
Special techniques
- Acute angle junctions - cutting the heart from the came
- Acute angle representation - simulating right angles and points
- Small circles and tight curves - techniques to assist
- Bending wide cames - avoiding buckling of the came
- Tight curves - a way to get came to conform to the glass
- Radiating lines - avoidance in leading and foiling
- Quarry glazing - description and arrangement
- Decorative leading - acute angle joints, hanging leads, pointed elements, sculpting came, etc.
Panels
- Assembly - use of supports for irregular shapes
- Use of Leading nails - variety and use
- Leading circular panels - methods to contain panels while leading
- Leading-up boards - arrangements for moveable work boards
- Assembly of the leading board - battens or templates to hold the glass until soldered
- Growing panels - methods to maintain the original dimensions of the cartoon
- Refining edges - grozing and grinding
- Overlapping joints in paneled windows - arrangements for stacking panels in tall windows
- Hinges - designing out or reinforcing folding points of panels
- Encapsulating panels - notes on preparation of panels for incorporation into double glazing units
- Reinforcements - additions into or placed externally to help resist wind pressures
- Glazing bars - notes on the installation
- Tie wires - placing and installation
- Copper foil and lead in the same panel - ways of combining the two
Soldering
- soldering lead came - techniques
- soldering old lead - method and precautions
Cementing and finishing
- Cementing - the process from making to finishing the panel
- Darkening lead came - some methods of making the came dark
- Polishing lead came - a traditional method of finishing
- Trimming came - adjusting the perimeter came to fit the opening
- Framing - methods of framing autonomous panels
- Framing with lead - a method for strengthening perimeter leads
- Metal frames - metals for the frame of autonomous panels
- Metal strengths - comparative strengths
Repairs
- In situ - guidance on glass replacement
- Bulging panels - the common areas where breaks in the leading occur
- Removing old cement - methods and safety
- Removing house paint from glass - commercial paint removers usually are appropriate
- Removing silicone - solvents for silicone
- Pricing - cost elements in pricing for repairs
- Removing stains from glass - the range of stans and some methods to remove them
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