Stained Glass Resources, Inc

STAINED GLASS RESTORATION: The Necessary Facts
Compilation of Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions

·Choosing a Qualified Restoration Studio
·Choosing the Restoration Method
·What is Releading?
·What are Some Other Methods of Restoration & Repair?
·Why is Restoration by Releading the Method of Choice?
·Why Relead Instead of Repeated Repairs?
·Why Not Relead Just the Bad Areas?
·Can Releading Prevent the Same Problems from Recurring?
·How Can I Be Assured that the Windows Have Been Completely Releaded?
·Should I Have Protective Overglaze Installed With My Stained Glass Windows?

CONTROLLING LEAD EXPOSURE IN A STUDIO ENVIRONMENT
Fred Shea interviewed by Richard L. Hoover

“How a Massachusetts restoration studio’s approach develops an environmentally sound work space”

SUMMER 1991 ISSUE OF THE “STAINED GLASS QUARTERLY”
(Quarterly Magazine of the Stained Glass Association of America)

ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF USED AND NEW LEAD WINDOW CAMES
REPORT TO:Stained Glass Resources, Inc.
FROM:Massachusetts Materials Research, Inc.

Stained Glass Resources requested that Massachusetts Materials Research compare and evaluate lead cames from various sources and document any age-related differences that may exist.

MMR Project No. 0463-21-1
February 11, 2005

RESOURCES - NUMBER 1 - SEPTEMBER 1991
A Newsletter Dedicated to Providing Educational Information About Stained Glass Restoration, New Design & Fabrication

·Deterioration in a Stained Glass Window
·Restoration of two very historic stained glass windows
·What is Releading?
·We know our windows are in bad condition, but we can’t afford an expensive project. What will happen if we do nothing?

RESOURCES - NUMBER 2 - MARCH 1992
A Newsletter Dedicated to Providing Educational Information About Stained Glass Restoration, New Design & Fabrication

·Ventilator Restoration
·Restoration of stained glass windows - St. John’s Church, Bangor, ME
·Stained glass window design process

RESOURCES - NUMBER 3 - FALL 2001
A Newsletter Dedicated to Providing Educational Information About Stained Glass Restoration, New Design & Fabrication

·Custom Wood Shop Debuts at Stained Glass Resources
·Time-Lapse Frame Work
·Custom Frames Complement Stained Glass Restoration

RESOURCES - NUMBER 4
A Newsletter Dedicated to Providing Educational Information About Stained Glass Restoration, New Design & Fabrication

·Do Your Windows Need Attention (Do You Know What To Look For?)
·The Three B’s (Bowing, Buckling, Bulging)
·Daylight Leaks
·Improper Treatments and Unqualified Practitioners
·Inoperable Ventilators
·Deteriorating Frames

STAINED GLASS RESOURCES, INC.
Dedicated to Preserving our Stained Glass Heritage

·Re-creation of historic windows destroyed by fire
·Tiffany window exquisite after restoration
·First Church of Christ (Center Church) - Hartford, CT chooses Stained Glass Resources to restore their windows, after interviewing several other nationally recognized studios
·Stained Glass Resources, Inc. offers Millwork of the finest quality

STAINED GLASS RESOURCES, INC. POSTCARDS
Dedicated to Preserving our Stained Glass Heritage

These are postcards that are sent out 3 times a year: spring, fall, and winter. The post cards are photos of windows that Stained Glass Resources has worked on over the 35 years we have been designing and restoring stained glass windows.