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There's many tools that can be utilized by a Stained glass worker, some are specific to a construction method while others are widely used with any glass work. This page is to serve only as an overview/reference to the tools used and not instructions on how to use them. Each tool has its own page going into details how they work and are used.
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|+Breaking Tools
!Tool Name
!Image
!What it's used for
!Notes?
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|[[Running Pliers]](Breaking Pliers)
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|Breaking straight lines or for starting/propagating a break.
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|[[Grozing Pliers]](Combo Pliers)
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|Breaking thin bits of glass that have been [[Score|Scored]] away or for [[Grozing]] or [[Nibbling]] glass depending on what side of the jaw is used.
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|[[Breaking Pliers]](Flat Jaw Pliers)
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|Used only for breaking small bits of glass that have been [[Score|Scored]] away.
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|+Cutting Tools
!Tool Name
!Image
!What it's used for
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|[[Lens Cutter]]
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|Specialized cutter for cutting smaller sized glass circles.
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|[[Circle Cutter]]
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|Specialized cutter for cutting medium and large glass circles.
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|[[Strip Cutter]]
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|Specialized cutter for cutting straight glass lines and strips.
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|[[Glass Cutter]](Scoring Tool)
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|Places a specialized scratch in the glass providing a weak point to seperate it at. Has many handle types that may cause confusion, but they all do the same thing.
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|+Pattern Tools
!Tool Name
!Image
!What it's used for
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|[[Pattern Shears]](Foil/Lead Shears, Foil/Lead Pattern Scissors)
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|Specialized scissors for cutting out patterns so that there's a small gap between the parts to account for the [[Foil]] or [[Came]] to prevent the pattern from growing.
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|[[Layout Blocks]](Layout Bars, Jig, Edge Stops)
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|Object/rails pinned or nailed in place to hold a specific shape for the pattern to prevent it from growing or being deformed.
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|+Foil Tools
!Tool Name
!Image
!What it's used for
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|[[Fid]]
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|Nearly any object used to [[Burnish]] foil. Typically made of plastic or wood.
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|[[Table Foiler]]
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|A variant of a [[Foiling Machine]].
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|[[Foiling Machine]]
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|Foil application device that applies the foil and lightly crimps it for you.
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|+Came Tools
!Tool Name
!Image
!What it's used for
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|[[Lathkin]]
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|Sometimes also called a [[Fid]] but has a specialized hooked end for opening [[Came]] channels to be larger.
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|[[Lead Knife]]
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|Special knife used for scoring and cutting [[Lead Came]].
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|[[Came Saw]]
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|Small miter saws or hand saws used for cutting [[Rigid Came]].
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|[[Came Vise]]
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|Small vise for holding one stick of [[Lead Came]] tightly to be straightened or stretched.
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|[[Came Stretcher]]
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|Holds [[Lead Came]] on both ends and using leverage pulls it straight and slightly stretches it.
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|[[Lead Dykes]](Side Cutters, Dykes)
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|Simple cutting pliers that will cut a flat side without crushing or mangling both sides.
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|+Soldering Tools
!Tool Name
!Image
!What it's used for
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|[[Soldering Iron]](Iron)
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|Device to melt [[Solder]] for joining the parts of projects.
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