Summary: Having a clean surface is important when working with art glass and copper foiling. Learn how to set up a workspace for in this free crafting video about supplies for copper foil projects.
Anna Comly started doing stained glass in early 2001, learning from an expert of already 15 years. She is skilled in design and construction of leaded windows, repair of damaged leaded...read more
"Hi, today were talking about copper foiling and, I'm touching on your work surfaces. This is just a plywood board or, a particle board and, this is the type of service if you're making your glass project on this surface, you would want to use horseshoe nails to hold your pieces of glass in place as you're placing them side by side so that you can get them uniformed and, in their proper places so that you can sauder your project. There is a specific hammer that you can purchase, that you use to nail your tacts or, nails in. This side right here is a little bit of a harder plastic which, I would use with your horseshoe nails and, this side with your tacts. So, let me demonstrate. You have a piece of glass that you're going to be needing to put in place. You would place your glass, say this was a pattern, on your pattern where it is suppose to be and, you would take your soft horseshoe nail, and gently tap that in. In order to hold that in a good place and, have another piece to come in long side that, which I will demonstrate later as were actually putting our project together you would take another nail, you don't have to go very far in, just enough to hold it in place, see that's not going to go anywhere. So it will be nice and stationary as you apply your other pieces and get them in place so that you can get ready to sauder your project together."