Stained Glass - text recommendation

I have been intending to get into stained glass for years and have decided
now is the time.

My goal is to eventually produce small windows and lampshades.

Can any friendly veterans recommend a good book to help me get a good
foundation in the basics? I want to take this far beyond the "hobby"
realm so I'm hoping to invest in a book that will help me learn the
best practices from the get-go.

Thank you in advance for your kindness.

- JoeB

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I have been intending to get into stained glass for years and have decided
now is the time.

My goal is to eventually produce small windows and lampshades.

Can any friendly veterans recommend a good book to help me get a good
foundation in the basics? I want to take this far beyond the "hobby"
realm so I'm hoping to invest in a book that will help me learn the
best practices from the get-go.

Thank you in advance for your kindness.

- JoeB


There are a number of videos available. Look on eBay for them.

Almost every stained glass store will have lots of beginner's books. One,
called "A Stained Glass Primer", is especially good. Another author,
Seymour Isenberg, has several good books. Borders or other bookstores have
books beyond the beginner's pattern books often found in the stained glass
stores.

NOTHING YOU READ WILL REPLACE ACTUAL HANDS-ON TRAINING. Go take several
classes. If you are lucky to live near a community college, sometimes the
art departments will have courses, nearly every stained glass store teaches
classes.

If you can, take a class at a stained glass store. If you must teach
tourself from a book, then see about getting "Introduction to Staind
Glass" by Wardell Publishing or another good book, "Stained Glass
Basics" by Sterling Publishers.

Andy
Neolgassic Studio
http://www.neoglassic.com

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I have been intending to get into stained glass for years and have decided
now is the time.

My goal is to eventually produce small windows and lampshades.

Can any friendly veterans recommend a good book to help me get a good
foundation in the basics? I want to take this far beyond the "hobby"
realm so I'm hoping to invest in a book that will help me learn the
best practices from the get-go.

Thank you in advance for your kindness.

- JoeB

"JoeB" wrote in message
newsan.2004.10.06.14.01.08.459036@deleteThisToEm ailMe.yahoo.com...

I have been intending to get into stained glass for years and have decided
now is the time.

My goal is to eventually produce small windows and lampshades.

Can any friendly veterans recommend a good book to help me get a good
foundation in the basics? I want to take this far beyond the "hobby"
realm so I'm hoping to invest in a book that will help me learn the
best practices from the get-go.

Thank you in advance for your kindness.

- JoeB


All the above advice is good. Be aware that very few of us are blessed
with the ability to actually make a living at it, if that's what your goal
is. Craft shows and such are a good way to try and recoup someof your
expenses.

--
JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
http://www.sinrodstudios.com/
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories/

On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:13:23 +0000, JK@work wrote:


All the above advice is good. Be aware that very few of us are blessed
with the ability to actually make a living at it, if that's what your goal
is. Craft shows and such are a good way to try and recoup someof your
expenses.

That's actually what I had in mind as a replacement for what my
parents/grandparents would have called "retirement". I didn't have
any illusions of getting rich but hope I can recover more than the
cost of producing things to sell at shows and faires.

First of all, I would recommend taking a class in stained glass from
someone experienced in the art. You'll learn a lot more there than out
of a book. However, you can always use a book to get a basic
understanding of the art. But, you certainly won't learn the tricks of
the trade.

Try "How to Work in Stained Glass", 3rd ed. by Anita & Seymour Isenberg.
It should sell for about $25.00....maybe cheaper on Amazon.com

JK@work wrote:

"JoeB" wrote in message
newsan.2004.10.06.14.01.08.459036@deleteThisToEm ailMe.yahoo.com...

I have been intending to get into stained glass for years and have decided
now is the time.

My goal is to eventually produce small windows and lampshades.

Can any friendly veterans recommend a good book to help me get a good
foundation in the basics? I want to take this far beyond the "hobby"
realm so I'm hoping to invest in a book that will help me learn the
best practices from the get-go.

Thank you in advance for your kindness.

- JoeB



All the above advice is good. Be aware that very few of us are blessed
with the ability to actually make a living at it, if that's what your goal
is. Craft shows and such are a good way to try and recoup someof your
expenses.