Conventions used in this book
How this book is organized
Part 1: Glass, Glorious Glass
Part 2: Easing Your Way Into The Art: Basic Stained-Glass techniques
Part 3: Practice Makes Perfect: Stained-Glass projects Aplenty
Part 4: Adding A Little Heat To The Mix: Working With Warm Glass
Part 1: Glass, Glorious Glass
Welcome to the world of glass
Adding a little heat: warm glass
Surveying different glass types
Touch and feel: taking a look at textured glass
Getting started with the right tools
Getting a handle on hand tools
Warming up to soldering equipment
Getting turned on to power tools
Constructing your project with the right tools
Looking at lead-specific tools
Focusing on foil-specific tools
Staying safe: purchasing the right safety equipment for glass projects
Assembling basic drafting supplies
Setting up your glass-working studio
Knowing what makes for a good studio space
Setting up workstations and storage areas within your studio
Workbench and worktable areas
Storage area for all your tools
Storage area for lead and other metals
Part 2: Easing Your Way Into The Art: Basic Stained-Glass Techniques
Designed to succeed: working with patterns and selecting your glass
Using ready-to-build patterns
Having three copies of each pattern
Enlarging designs with an opaque projector
Determining your project's finished size
Drawing the outside dimensions of your panel
Incorporating cut size into your pattern
Tracing your design onto your pattern
Marking the grain of your glass
Cutting out and working with templates
Keeping track of your templates
Selecting glass for various projects
Making the cut: glass cutting 101
Selecting your practice glass
Getting to know your glass cutter
First things first: making the score line
Letting it all fall apart: breaking scored glass
Controlling the break and run
Cutting out shapes around your templates
Positioning templates for cutting
Cutting the right way: inside curve, outside curve, straight line
Grozing and grinding glass for a perfect fit
Working with grozing pliers
Powering up for faster results: glass grinders
Marking your pieces before making adjustments
Soldering your way to well-jointed projects
Solder 101: what it is and how it works
Prepping and using your soldering iron
Setting your iron to the correct temperature
Getting a good grip on your iron
Soldering cooper-foil projects
Selecting the right solder for copper-foil projects
Applying flux to your project
Soldering lead-came projects
Selecting the right solder for lead-came projects
Testing your iron's temperature
Soldering the perfect joint
Part 3: Practice Makes Perfect: Stained-Glass Projects Aplenty
Creating copper-foil projects
Cutting and foiling your glass pieces
Prepping the pattern and cutting your glass
Setting up your work board
Soldering copper-foil projects
Framing and tack soldering for stability
Running a bead to connect the pieces
Removing excess solder from seams
Creating a solder frame for smaller projects
Abracadabra: the magic of wire
Cleaning up and adding finishing touches
Project: Butterfly sun catcher
Project: Sunflower panel with metal frame
Project: Round rose window
Building leaded-glass projects
Selecting and working with lad came
Choosing the right size and profile of lead came
Preparing your work board and laying out your pattern
Constructing your lead project
Putting the project together piece by piece
Achieving the perfect lead fit
Soldering lead-came projects
Setting your iron's temperature
Soldering joints and intersections
Finishing up and cleaning up
Making a panel airtight and waterproof
Polishing the glass and adding patina
Project: Geometric leaded panel
Project: Art nouveau tulip
Project: Round all-American panel
Making a stained-glass box
Selecting the glass for your box
Fun and interesting objects
Using special tools to construct a glass box
Visualizing the basic box layout
One size fits all: foolproof prep for cutting a perfect fit
Cutting the pieces using your strip cutter
Laying out and foiling the pieces
Soldering the box pieces together
Mixing it up with some variations on the basic box
Project: Box with beveled top
Project: Box with a 3-D flower
Shedding some light with a basic panel lampshade
Different styles of lampshades: panel versus dome
Selecting the glass and hardware for your lampshade based on your pattern
Deciding what kind of glass to use and how much
Choosing the right lampshade hardware
Prepping your pattern and cutting out your glass pieces
Laying out your pieces for lamp assembly
Running smooth beads along your lamp's seams
Capping off, cleaning up, and adding patina
Putting your new skills to work: project patterns
Part 5: Adding A Little Heat To The Mix: Working With Warm Glass
Getting your studio ready for warm glass
Knowing what makes a good warm-glass studio
Adding the right tools and supplies to your warm-glass toolbox
Choosing the right kiln for your studio
Gathering a few other tools and supplies
Wearing the right safety gear
Determining glass compatibility
Choosing the right glass size to purchase
Spicing things up with glass shapes and characters
Preparing to fire and use your kiln
Making sure your studio is safe
Preparing shelves and molds
Starting simple with basic fusing techniques
Understanding the firing process for fusing glass
Preparing the glass for fusing and firing up the kiln
Working with multiple layers of glass
Working with a table-top kiln
Project: Fused sun catcher
Heating things up with some advanced fusing techniques
Creating your own project design
Considering your project's size
Understanding the effects of stacking glass
Adding wire and other inclusions to your projects
Using fiber paper to create holes in glass
Gluing hangers to fused projects
Project: Set of four glass coasters
Art of shaping warm glass
Gathering the tools you need to start shaping glass
Using the right type of kiln for slumping
Picking out and preparing glass molds
Preparing your glass for shaping
Cutting your fusing glass to fit your mold
Fire it up! fusing and slumping your glass
First firing: fusing the glass
Second firing: slumping the glass
Project: Tropical bowl slumped into a mold
Project: Glass vase draped over a floral former
Ten strategies to improve your soldering technique
Understanding how to control your soldering iron's temperature
Keep your soldering tip clean
Figure out how to hold your iron
Know that you can never use too much flux
Find the right flow and rhythm
Work on one area at a time
Keep your intersections clean and low
Mentally visualize the size of your lad joints
Practice, practice, practice
Ten glass works you must study
Wisteria lamps and windows