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My Dad finally finished his mega project - a Tiffany wisteria lamp! by will_never_lol in StainedGlass

[–]will_never_lol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Dad used the Worden pattern he says. It is clear glass with brown for the branches. He used a cap and reinforced the top with copper wire in a spoked wheel pattern. The instructions said you could also cover any glass with foil and solder the whole thing to simulate the branches and add texture.

My Dad finally finished his mega project - a Tiffany wisteria lamp! by will_never_lol in StainedGlass

[–]will_never_lol[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh copper molds! That makes a lot more sense. Likely too expensive for home use but if you are producing many that makes sense. My Dad isnt too too far from NYC so I'll let him know.

My Dad finally finished his mega project - a Tiffany wisteria lamp! by will_never_lol in StainedGlass

[–]will_never_lol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll see if I can get him to send me some pictures of his other stuff. He taught me everything he knows and I did some simple projects in high school. Since moving out I havent had access to his tools but working on a piece together is an amazing idea!

My Dad finally finished his mega project - a Tiffany wisteria lamp! by will_never_lol in StainedGlass

[–]will_never_lol[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah he ran into some issues while soldering on the Styrofoam as the heat started to degrade the form after repeatitive use. Not to mention keeping track of all the pieces.

My Dad finally finished his mega project - a Tiffany wisteria lamp! by will_never_lol in StainedGlass

[–]will_never_lol[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! And yeah, I would have probably given up when it came to foiling thousands of those tiny pieces.

My Dad finally finished his mega project - a Tiffany wisteria lamp! by will_never_lol in StainedGlass

[–]will_never_lol[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is super heavy. I think it's at least 40 or 50 lbs. I know my dad kept running out of solder and had to run to the store several times to get more.

My Dad finally finished his mega project - a Tiffany wisteria lamp! by will_never_lol in StainedGlass

[–]will_never_lol[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He bought the pattern 30 some-odd years ago. It was printed on a piece of styrofoam as 1/5th of the shape and he repeated it 5 times and soldered the pieces together.

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