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What is beveled art glass? |
| Beveled
glass is glass with the edges ground to a bevel. Most beveled art
glass are compositions of numerous pieces of beveled glass in the
form of some kind of tight cluster. The cluster can be surrounded
by other bevels or by different glass. |
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2. How are the pieces of glass held together?
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pieces of beveled glass are held together by lead
channels with
each joint soldered together. Putty is brushed under
the lead edges to seal the glass panel and to convert it to a single
rigid panel. This single layer of glass can be "encapsulated"
between two layers of clear glass if desired. If used in
entranceways and near bathtubs, some state building codes require this
method and the use of tempered glass. |
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| 3.
How does beveled glass compare in price to other forms of art glass? |
| Because
the process of making beveled glass involves multiple grinding and
polishing steps, it tends to involve a substantial investment.
Bevels with straight edges can be made by machine, but curved bevels
must be made by hand. The current price for custom bevels made by
hand is over $2 per linear inch of bevel. |
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4.
Can you give a ball-park of the costs for beveled art glass?
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| When we
design and fabricate moderate complexity designs in beveled glass, the range is usually between $125 and $175 per square
foot, depending on the design and type of bevels. If custom bevels
are required, the price will go up from there quickly.
For a more specific answer: |
| Please
contact us for a project-specific estimate: send
an estimate request. |
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| 5.
Where will the beveled glass be fabricated? |
| US
Art Glass has its studio in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. From here we do our glass
design, fabrication and project coordination. On a larger project, we
may involve one of our partners in assisting with the fabrication. |
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| 6.
What are the size limitations for a section of beveled glass? |
| Although
we have restored panels as large as 20 sq-ft, we recommend that a large
area be divided by framework into panels of about 10 sq-ft or less, in
any combination of length to width ratio. If steel T-bar is used as the
division framework, it usually disappears into the design. |
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| 7.
How is beveled glass installed? |
| Either
just like normal clear glass, or on the interior of clear glass by use
of a pair of "glass stops" (moldings) that create a space
between the clear glass and the beveled glass. |
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| 8.
What is the thickness of the glass? |
| Most
commonly it is 1/4" to 3/8" thick. |
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| 9.
What are the color and design possibilities? |
| Although
some pale bevels are available,
we have only used clear bevels because they break up the sunlight best. But for the surrounding glass, we
use multiple vendors with thousands of colors and shades so
there is no practical color limitation. The
design is limited by the strength and cut-ability of glass. (Where
extreme shapes are required, we recommend our epoxy laminated glass where there
are practically no limitations). The lead is dark gray and will
always appear as a dark shadow because it blocks the light. |
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9.
Still have a question? |
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