The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-11-04
ART GLASS WINDOWS.
Why Lead 10 Used FOR Binding the
Pieces Together.


Why Lead 10 Used FOR Binding che
Pieces Together.
In the making of art glass win
'dows one of the most important
things is the lead used for binding
the different sized pieces Of glass
together. If two pieces of glass OF
different color or tint are placed
side by side and viewed from the
dark, the light passing through the
glass into the spectators eyes, the
effect will be very unsatisfactory
Like magic this changes when
strip of lead is laid between the two
pieces, each being luminous with its
own individual color, yet blending
beautifully with its neighbors
tits customary for the art glass
painter to make colored sketches
for windows, drawn to onerhalf or
lone inch scale. After these sketches
have been accepted as satisfactory,
| if it is for figure window, he
makes full size cartoon on paper
| in crayon, showing all lights and
shadows as we'll as the outlines.
Early italian painters used smooth
whitewashed, boards for this pur--,
poses but now it isgd one1on SO called
eggshell surface PapeHM asy .Salt
The full sized drawing ia laid on
| thin and a heavy sheet Of detqaiil
paper. Between the design and mid
| Idle, as well as the Iowes paper,
there are thin sheets of blackened
Ipaper. All these are fastened to
he drawing table with thumb tacks.
lThen all the lines are run oyerwith
i finely pointed ivory pencif. When
lone the drawing appears ION. the
thin as we'll as on the thick paper,
the former being the working draw
ing for the leader, while the lattcr
| is cut up by the glass cutter for his
patterns to cut the glass to correct
size and shape. If the paper were
cut with an ordinary knife or scis-
sors the glass with the lead would
work out too large. To allow room
Tor tho lead a two bladed knife with
the blades set nearly one-eighth of
IN inch (the thickness of the core
or heart of tho lead) was formerly
used, but the cutting is now done
with three bladed scissors. =
When the various kinds of glass
have been cut the pieces are set to-
3ethcr with came or glaziers lead.
These are strands of lead with q
i groove on either side. The artisan
| Who sets the pieces of glass together
/ locs this on the outline tracing or
working drawing by first placing
zach piece in its proper position.
lie nails straight edge along the
edge of his work table nearest him,
llong which he places o strand
5r border lead, pressing the glass
into the groove of the same and
,ceping the glass temporarily in
place with wire nails tackled into the
able. These he draws out when
placing the inside lead and tacks
Them alongside the next piece OF
class, and SO on to the finish.
When the entire panel is thus
eaded together the JOINTS are BOT
Tered first on one side. Then the
,unel is turned, and tho other. side
treated in the same way. Next
the cementers take, the light in
harge and rub in the cement (thin
putty) with brushes and clean it
off with sawdust, which is also
manipulated with brushes, but these
are of somewhat sitter bristles. Tho
cement fills up all spaces between
the lead and glass, binding the two
firmly together and making it
weather proof. Strengthening OF
saddle bars are placed horizontally
o that the lights will withstand any
windstorm.
The leading of all styles of art
class is done in the same manner
William Schroeder in Western Jour
nal of Education.