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First the drawing ..... then it is transfer to to a
light cardboard, to be cut out and adhered to the glass for
cutting and grinding
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There is 144 separate
pieces of glass in this one window
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Joanne Fagerskog of FagerskogGlass.com is a master
stained glass worker
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The templates are cut with a special scissors the removes
3/32" to compensate for the copper foil which will wrap each
piece of glass
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Here is a piece that will be adhered to the glass
for cutting and grinding
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pieces ready for cutting
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Here are some of the deep green pieces for the leaves of
the Cypress trees
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....... and some of the tree trunks
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....... more pieces
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then each piece is ground on a diamond wheel to the
exact rendering that has been designed
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The small diameter diamond shaft is for tight inside
corners
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Each piece is cut and fit to the drawing
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Here are some of the pieces laid on the
drawing
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When all the pieces are cut to size they will be
wrapped with copper foil
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Here are all 144 pieces of glass which are cut out.
ground to shape, and fitted together ....... ready to be
wrapped with copper foil and then soldered
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Then each piece of glass is hand wrapped with a
copper foil
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....... that is wrapping all 144 pieces with a
copper border
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then each piece is soldered to the piece next to
itself
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and then the entire window is turned over and
soldered on the other side
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A reinforcing "wire" is also soldered into large
windows to help make the window more rigid
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The a sealing compound is rubbed into all of the
seams
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...... ah yes ...... and the the glass wash
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Some wax on the surface is the final step
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Here is the finished beautiful window ...... waiting
for installation
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The glass is bedded and caulked with a special
siliconized latex that not only adheres to the leaded glass
.... but also to the wood
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The excess caulked can be cleaned with water .....
and it takes many days to cure and it then turns clear and
is guaranteed for 50 years
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The glass is set with redwood stops that are
attached with stainless steel fasteners .... and won't
"bleed out" rust over the years !!
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