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Hand
Crafted Excellence
Glass cut by
hand and quality crafted will give the kitchen a richer
classic appearance. Now it is so easy to get the artistic
look and at affordable prices that you will want a panel
adorning your kitchen.
Various
Came Channels
There
are several types of came offered to the homeowner.
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To understand a little more about the way art glass panels
are fabricated, we have put together this document as a means
of educating our customers to a higher degree.
How Panels Are Made
About
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Step 1:
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A pattern is drawn up along with
a cartoon, which is cut out and adhered to each piece of glass
to be cut. |
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Step 2:
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The cartoon patterns are sprayed
with an adhesive, which allows the paper to stick to the glass
during the next phase. |
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Step 3:
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Each piece of glass is scored by
hand as it has been done for hundreds of years. This part of
the fabrication process insures that the closest of tolerances
can be held and maintained. |
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Each and every piece of glass must
be wet ground to further maintain the strict tolerances needed
to fit the panel pieces together. |
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After wet grinding and cleaning,
the panel is ready for fitting. This step of the fabrication
process is similar to assembling a puzzle. Each stick of came
is hand cut and fitted along with the numbered pieces of glass.
They are usually started from an upper corner and worked outward. |
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Once the panel is fit up and the
surface is prepared for soldering, the joints are welded or
soldered together. A special stained glass soldering iron is
used to maintain a constant heated temperature needed to melt
the various solders used. |
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Brass Capped Lead & Beveled
Panel
The finished product will be polished to a shining luster
and mounted into the cabinet door.
Before the customer walks into their new or remodeled kitchen
and gazes upon the fine cabinetry and surroundings, there
is a lot of work done behind the scenes. Work which is performed
by skilled professionals and experienced craftsman. The orchestration
of planning and executing the undertaking of a new or remolded
kitchen is the most difficult room in the home to achieve.
For this reason and others, I believe the “Kitchen”
is the center of life in every house
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About Panels
This concludes our brief tutorial on the construction of
your kitchen panels.
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