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Beyond Basic Stained Glass Making
Sandy Allison, editor
Michael Johnston, expert consultant
photographs by Alan Wycheck
Creative techniques to go
beyond the fundamentals
Includes an illustrated review
of basic skills and tools plus how to use new tools and new ways to use basic
tools
Step-by-step instructions for
making three intermediate-level projects
Build on the basic stained
glass-making skills you already possess. With straightforward text and a
wealth of color photos, this book will show you how to master more advanced
stained glass-making techniques: making complex cuts with a table saw and
repeating cuts with a jig system, making and installing hinges, foiling glass
jewels and nuggets, creating and fastening mosaic pieces, using a lamp jig,
applying patinas to lead and zinc, installing reinforcing wire properly--all
skills that will allow you to expand your creative horizons. It also offers
step-by-step instructions for creating a tabletop box, a large hanging
lampshade, and a decorative mosaic--along with a host of expert advice on how
to improve your stained glass-making skills.
About the Author:
Michael Johnston has been creating stained glass pieces and teaching
stained glass-making techniques for years. He is the expert consultant to
Basic Stained Glass Making (0-8117-2846-3) and owns and operates Rainbow
Vision Stained Glass in
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
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Format: PB with hidden spiral binding
Pages:
144 pages
Photos:
750 color photos
Illustrations:
4 illustrations
Available: June-07
Publisher: Stackpole Books
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