Glass Tips from Verrier

There are several ways to darken the leads in leaded panels. Three are to: use patina on the leads, brush with on stove blackening with ...

Polishing Lead Cames Use a soft brush to polish lead came. Don't pick out the cement until the polishing is done, as it provides the c...

Part 2: Setting Up the Cement After the pushing the cement under the cames on both sides, flip the panel over and begin a firm rubbing to...

Part 1: The Start Cementing panels is as old as leaded glass - about 1,000 years - so it is a time-proven process using simple materials. ...

You can make your own lead light cement as the materials are fairly common and safe to use.  I have altered the original recipe through expe...

Removing Old Cement from Glass Composition of old cement Old cement can have a variety of components. One is red lead, another is por...

Points to note when making panels for encapsulating leaded panels in double glazing units. In building a new panel, the perimeter sh...

Sometimes life gets in the way and a partially cemented panel is left for days. When you come back to it the lead light cement is hard. Re...

I recently had the occasion to repair a panel made by a friend of the clients several decades ago. It was cemented by pushing commercial put...