Word: solder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...glass, can be bought for less than $50. It includes: a glass cutter, a breaker (for splitting the glass), a grozier (to grind off errors), copper foil or lead (to hold the pieces together), a lathekin (a wooden tool) to flatten the foil on the glass, a soldering iron, a lubricant (usually kerosene) to make the cutter run smoothly on the glass, a flux (a solution to make the solder adhere to the foil or lead). New techniques, such as sandblasting, silk-screen painting, laminating and the use of epoxy resins, enable artists to achieve subtle tactile and visual effects...
...solder the final link in this chain of traditionalism, I joined the Marine Corps' Platoon Leader Corps (ROTC). My father had been a Captain in the Marines during WWII, my brother had been a Corporal in the Korean War, and a publicity sheet called The Marine Corps Reservist had come to my home every month along with the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine...