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. ...

If you have consistent difficulty in sliding the glass into the came, you should consider dressing the came before use. Dressing the came co...

Leaded light panels often require additional support against wind pressure or vibration. Whether this is needed depends on the size and lo...

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...

After establishing the perimeter lead cames, place the first glass piece into the corner formed by these cames.  You only need to esta...

It is most usual in many countries to butt lead cames against one another. In continental Europe the tucking of cames is more common. In t...

Do not use black patina on the lead/solder lines on your finished work if there is any painted glass into the panel whether  leaded or foile...

Panels should be turned by supporting as much of the panel as possible. In general this means that the panel should be moved until about hal...

Before using the came it is important to straighten it. This increases the stability of the came during the leading process. Most often nowa...

Of course, it is not enough just to dress the came at the start. There is an analogous procedure after the whole panel has been leaded, s...

It is important to have the came fit snugly to the glass (assuming the glass to be the right size and shape). If it does not, the panel is l...

Often you find that the next piece of glass does not fit properly. Possibly it rocks a bit in the came’s channel. Possibly it is simply just...

Sometimes it can be difficult to get the lead came to conform to the curves of the glass, especially on compound curves.  This is a method t...

There is a little concern about whether the textured side of the glass pieces in leaded and copper foiled glass should be towards the in...

A frequently asked question by novice glass workers is whether to score at one side of the line or in the middle.  This question revolves...

This is a different kind of dressing than what you do in the morning. It relates to how easy it is to slide the glass into the channel of t...

Cutting came is a gentle process rather than an abrupt chopping effort. There are at least three kinds of implements in common use to cut l...