Repair Fabrication and Text by Frank Floyd

Tips and techniques for reinforcing stained glass leaded panels with rebar. A history of the use of rebar in large stained glass panels and windows points out the various reasons for and the importance of using rebar reinforcement. A tutorial for adding traditional rebar reinforcement as well as for hiding rebar in the design lines is included. This project was constructed using flat H-lead and zinc came.

This article was originally published on page 24 in the Spring 2012 issue of Glass Patterns Quarterly.
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