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The Lampmaking Handbook
- A Useful Overview
- The Lampmaking Tradition
- The Project At Hand
- How To Use This Book
- Getting Started
- Glasses We Use
- Translucent Vs Opaque
- Background Glass
- Foreground Glass
- Machine Rolled Glass
- Streakies, Wispies & Textures
- Optical Qualities
- Hand Rolled Art Glass
- Making Hand Rolled Glass
- Mottled Glass
- The 18" Rose Border Lamp
- Tools & Equipment
- Choosing a Mold
- Wooden Molds
- Mold Design
- Templates
- Staples: Copper Foil, Solder,
Flux
- Copper Foil
- Solder
- Flux
- Soldering Irons
- Soldering Iron Maintenance
- Reinforcing Materials
- Patina Solutions & Finishing
Waxes
- Copper Sulfate
- Copper Plating Solution
- Brown Darkener
- Brown Black Darkener
- Pewter Finish
- Black Patina
- Green Patina
- Blue-Green Patina
- Finishing Waxes
- Preparation
- Worktable
- Light Table
- Grinder Station
- Storage
- Glass
- Lamp Forms
- Making a Light Table
- Beginning Your Lamp
- Cutting Glass With A Template
- Cutting Techniques
- Cutting The Glass
- Lamp Construction
- Assembly
- Exceptions
- Reinforcement
- Finish Work
- Patina
- Starting The Process
- Cleaning The MEtal
- Copper-Gold Patina
- Pewter or Black Patina
- Tiffany Brown-Green
- Step 1:Copper Plating
- Step 2:Darkening
- Step 3:Green Patina
- Waxing
- Choosing a Base
- White Metal Bases
- Brass Bases
- Imported Reproduction Bases
- Bronze Bases
- Mounting
- Hanging Lamps
- Light Sources
- Designing Your Own Lamp
- Design Choices
- Design Techniques
- Drawing On The Mold
- Creating a repeating Design
- Procedure
- Creating a Master Layout
- Choosing Colors
- Hue
- Value
- Intensity
- Warm & Cool Colors
- The Past, Present and Future of Lampmaking
- Health & Safety In Lampmaking
- Businesses & OSHA
- The Right-To-Know
- Self-Employed or Hobby Glass Art
- Teachers
- Running Your Right-To-Know Program
- Training
- Air Contaminants
- Exposure Standards
- The OSHA Lead Standard
- Choosing The Safest Materials
- Planning a safe Studio
- First Aid Supplies
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index

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