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Originally Posted by DARISC

Yup, a came knife, came being the H in cross section, 6' long strips of lead, the knives with lead at the butt end doubling as a hammer to drive flat sided horseshoe nails into the board on which the window is being assembled, to hold the came against the glass pieces as the window is assembled piece by piece across the board, removing and re-driving the nails for each piece of glass.

I researched and began working with stained glass several years before the craft was "discovered" by hobbyists and became a nationwide fad. Soon thereafter, "better" designed knives were marketed that cost more - but they weren't as good IMO, and I stuck with mine.

Mine hasn't been sold as a came knife for many years now, but you can still buy the beef skinner knife that Vash mentioned, which is the same knife, for twelve bucks.

Interesting...thanks