LEAD CAME INTRODUCTION
5:10 pm Wednesday May 8
- Cost: $150.00
- Instructional Hours: 12
- Class size: 1-4
- Pieces completed: 1
Our Introduction level course will reinforce the basics of working with glass, teach you how to intersect the edges of lead caming together as you build your panel, and complete the finished project for use in your home or garden. You will be supplied with everything you need to begin working with this "Traditional" style, using lead. This level is designed to put your glass skills to use, however working with lead is a less precise process, therebyk your panel will grow much quicker than with the Tiffany method. You will be able to complete and take 1 panel home.
Why Choose Lead Came? The practice of using lead came to construct stained glass windows, dates back to the late 11th & early 12th century. Although the process of the practice has remained the same, modern advancements have improved our materials and supplies, making the process much easier. Traditional leaded glass panels have been turning up for decades, in great need of repair; whereas, panels made today will outlast yesteryear's work, as well as outlive anyone you know today!
Lead is more forgiving than copper foil, in that although you still need to cut accurately, minor blemishes in the glass and slight miscuts are completely hidden within the channel of came. You will almost never need to use the grinder, and very large projects can be finished in record time. Lead caming is only soldered at the joints, therefore, creating long uniformed lines between glass pieces. If you struggle with soldering long lines, you may prefer working with lead caming. This is not to say that you cannot use copper foiled sections within the lead came panel, you absolutely can! Lead is available in many thicknesses, however, small sections of glass are too small and you would loose the detail in your pattern (ie: hummingbird). There is no harm in combining mediums within one project, and the result is equally as beautiful.
What about precautions when working with lead came? Lead came is not dangerous if you take sensible precautions when handling it.
- Do not eat, drink, smoke, or put your hands on your face/in your mouth, while you are handling lead.
- Do not let your children play with lead.
- Do not let your pets chew on lead.
- Do not work with lead in the kitchen, or any other place you might prepare food.
- If you are pregnant, don't use anything containing lead.
- Frequently wash your hands while working with lead.
- Keep the lead in a place that your children and pets can not get to it.
- Change your clothes when you are done working for the day; wash your hands and face thoroughly.
Students MUST be a minimum of 18 years old.
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