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On Aug 2, 4:33 pm, Michael wrote:
I'm wanting to build a Tiffany lamp. I've noticed that Worden and
Odyssey are two of the major players. I would appreciate any feedback
you might have on the quality of the forms and patterns provided by
the two companies.

Michael

If you decide that you want to use Worden forms and you want the
sectional, then buy enough sectionals to make a 360 degree mold.
Otherwise you can run into a lot of pain trying to get each section to
line up with the next one. Might cost a little more but it'll make
your lamp building a better experience. With the Worden molds you have
the ability to make several different designs on one mold. I prefer
the Odyssey because of the durability but with some care the Worden
molds can be used many times. I think everyone who's doing stained
glass should build at least one Tiffany style lamp.



What about those Rainbow/Studio Design one piece plastic lamp forms? I
made lots of those in years past.

Well then, what about the reverse mold that used to come from
Whittemore -Durgin? those made nice lamps too. and were easy to work with,
just had to be careful with the soldering iron.

You can take a shape you like, create it with a stiff material like paper
mache and build on that, use wood if you have a big-azz lathe too. The
possibilities are endless, but the easiest have been mentioned. Why
re-invent the wheel? but then if you are the curious, ambitious type, there
are methods to the madness.....