Tricks of the Trade—Stained Glass Foiling in Half the Time

Design, Fabrication, and Text by Joseph E. Godek

 

A stained glass sun face circular panel with instructions that illustrate tips for faster ways to burnish copper foil. Included are techniques for doing all of the copper foiling for projects by hand, placing the pieces on the pattern, then doing the burnishing by applying pressure with a roller over the entire piece. The pattern can be resized. This project was constructed using the copper foil technique.

 

This article was originally published on page 30 in the Summer 2012 issue of Glass Patterns Quarterly.
Back issue available in various formats 

 

Tricksofthetrade

 

To view (and save) the whole article with full size pattern as a PDF, download for $6.95 Stained Glass Foiling

 

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