Stained Glass Art

Foiling tools are used to help wrap Foil around edge of the cut glass.  Foil is sticky on one side, and is metal, typically copper, on the other side. The foil gives a surface for the solder to adhere to locking the glass pieces together. Foils come in many widths that allow the artist to decide how wide to make the seams or adjust for the thickness of the glass.  Some special tools are available to make foiling easier. The foil must be securely attached to the glass and is made easy by a hand foilerw also known as a burnisher.  The technique is simple but requires a little practice to be fast at it.  After the glass is cut, the copper foil is attached to the edge of the glass making sure the foil is centered.  It then needs to be pressed onto the glass edge and wrapped around to the front face and back face and securely pressed on.

Best Stained Glass Art Store