Came glasswork

Came glasswork includes assembling pieces of cut and possibly painted glass using came sections. The joints where the came meet are soldered to bind the sections. When all of the glass pieces have been put within came and a border put around the entire work, pieces are cemented and supported as needed. ==History==

Theophilus Presbyter, the first to write about joining art glass using the came technique in the book De Divers Artibus. Theophilus was a Benedictine Monk who was a glass and pigment worker who practiced in the late 11th and early 12th centuries. ==Materials==

Materials to complete a glasswork project may include the pattern, cut glass, came, wood trim, solder, cement. Additional supplies include newspaper, cutter oil, a plywood board, masking tape, flux, and whiting. Came Lead came is often supplied in lengths of 2 m and in widths of differing sizes. It also comes in flat or domed profiles. Brass and copper Brass and copper have been used to bring a copper or golden hue to the works. Generally, though, they were used only for windows between about 1890 and 1920. Both metals were often alternatives to zinc for Frank Lloyd Wright designed windows. Special precautions should be taken when working with this metal came to avoid lead contamination. Frank Lloyd Wright used zinc came for his stained glass windows. Beveled glass work is generally done in zinc came, primarily because of its ability to manage the weight of heavy plate glass; whereas beveled glass works made of lead came are much more likely to buckle or sag over time. File:Dana Thomas Windows.jpg|Windows on south wall of Frank Lloyd Wright's Dana-Thomas House, Springfield IL File:Avery Coonley Windows.jpg|Windows now in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Copper foil , with a jonquil daffodil design, head designer at Tiffany & Co., c. 1899–1920, Tiffany "Daffodil" leaded glass table lamp. This is an example of copper foil glasswork, an alternative to came glasswork. Copper foil is an easy, versatile alternative to came and is particularly useful for small projects. This new method of joining pieces of stained glass used copper/copper foil instead of lead sashes. By using copper foil, one could now make cylinders, cones, and globe-shaped shades or many other irregular forms. File:Lead came and Copper foil Glasswork Flowchart.png|Comparison of the steps to use lead vs. copper foil came File:CopperFoil glasswork wrapped before soldering.jpg|Glass pieces wrapped with copper foil, before soldering File:CopperFoil glasswork soldering.jpg|Copper foil glasswork soldering File:Tiffany glasswork Hanukkah menora02.jpg|Copper foil glasswork Hanukkah menorah ==Tools==

Tools to complete a glasswork project can include: • brushes: toothbrush, scrub brush, flux brush or cotton swabs • carbide grinding stone • cloths • cork-backed straightedge • crimper or burnisher, for copper foil • glass cutter • glass grinder • glazing hammer • gloves • hammer and horseshoe nails • lathekin • mask: dust mask or respirator • metal files • patinas • permanent marker • pliers: breaker-grozier, combination, running • safety glasses • saw: miter came saw, hacksaw or side cutters • scissors • soldering iron • sponge • utility knife • vise • wire brush File:Horseshoe nails for lead came glasswork 01.jpg|Horseshoe nails for lead came glasswork File:Glazier tools.JPG|Glazier tools File:Triple blade pattern shears for glasswork 02.jpg|Triple blade pattern shears for glasswork File:breaker-grozier-pliers.jpg|Breaker-grozier pliers ==See also==