iOS · Utilities · Version 2.1
Glimmek Stije: Lay Every Leaf Inside the Window, Not After It
The bench companion for anyone who works with metal leaf. Count the leaves, time the tack, and see which panels will miss before the size has a chance to dry on you.
Download Glimmek StijeRuns offline. No account. Job data stays on your device.
- Tack curve, live
- Leaf and book take-off
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The window runs 1 h 30. 4 panels will not make it.
Three Ways to Start Your First Bench Session
Choose one. Copy the reference tag. Download before your next size goes on.
Open It and Start Working
OPEN-BENCH- No sign-up screen between you and the bench
- Works offline in the workshop
- Job data is kept on the device only
Match the Size to the Weather
TACK-WINDOWThe window does not wait. Neither does your first job.
- Six sizes, from three-hour oil to shellac sealing coat
- Bench range 5 to 35 C and 20 to 90 % damp
- See panels that will miss before you lay them
Diagnose Before You Re-Gild
NO-CRACKLE- Crackle, holidays, cissing and bloom on the Shelf
- Probable causes tagged for each fault
- Bench notes tell you what to change next time
Reference tags on this page are copy-and-keep labels for the three starting routes. They are not money offers, and Glimmek Stije is a gilding utility, not a gambling product. Check the App Store listing for current pricing.
Inside the Tack Engine
Choose the size on your bench from six types: three-hour, twelve-hour and twenty-four-hour oil size, gelatine water size, acrylic water-based size, or shellac sealing coat. Then drag the temperature slider (5 to 35 C) and the relative damp slider (20 to 90 %). The app multiplies the base hours by a warmth factor and a damp factor and shows its working: 12.0 h × 1.00 warmth × 1.00 damp = 12 h 00 to tack.
The curve redraws the moment a slider moves. It splits the size's life into four phases: wet, coming to tack, the window, and over-dry. Tap "Mark the size laid" and a now-marker starts crossing the curve. Every panel in the laying order gets its own start time, duration and minutes of window left. For example, panel 01 starts at 0 min, takes 36 min and leaves 54 min.
The take-off does the sums you would otherwise do on the back of a gesso board. Enter each element's dimensions, relief type and quantity. The app applies a relief waste factor, such as ×1.18 for ovolo moulding or ×1.60 for a rosette boss, then totals leaves and books. The chapel frame example comes to 7 elements, 81 leaves, 4 books and 23 % waste.
| App name | Glimmek Stije |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1 |
| Platform | iOS |
| Category | Utilities |
| Store ID | ios:6825846734 |
| Rating | No ratings yet |
| Connection | Runs offline |
| Account | Not required |
| Job data | Kept on device only |
| Latest update | Several small bugs fixed |
| Page checked | 13.11.2026 |
Six Instruments, One Bench
Each one answers a question a working gilder asks before the size goes tacky.
Leaf Take-off Calculator
Exact leaves and books from element dimensions, relief type and quantity. Open the take-off from any job and see the total before you order gold.
Tack Timing System
A visual timeline of wet, coming to tack, the window and over-dry, driven by size type, temperature and humidity.
Bench Conditions
Two sliders, temperature and relative damp, with the curve updating live. Change the room, watch the window move.
Job Management
Track jobs as on the bench, finished or unfinished. Group them by books and follow the three stages: set out, sized, laid.
Fault Diagnosis
Pick the defect you see. Get what it is, how it behaves, probable causes and bench notes, such as thinning the size to avoid crackle.
Reference Shelf
Metals, tools, sizes and faults in one library. Loose, transfer, lemon and white gold are listed with carat, 80 mm size and finish.
The Gilding Day, Minute by Minute
Lay Out the Job
- Start from the Jobs tab with "Lay out a job".
- Add elements with dimensions and a relief type.
- Choose from flat panel, ovolo moulding, bead and reel, egg and dart, acanthus scroll, fluted pilaster, rosette boss or incised lettering.
- Review leaves, books and waste before you buy.
Run the Window
- Open the job on the Bench and pick the size.
- Set bench temperature and humidity.
- Tap "Mark the size laid" to start the timing.
- Follow the laying order panel by panel.
Hear the Warning Early
- The job screen says it plainly: "4 panels will miss the window at 18.0 C."
- A panel flagged "Will miss" shows how many minutes it runs past, such as 12 min.
- Open the bench and re-plot with another size or a warmer room.
Chase the Fault
- Open Shelf, then Faults, and match what you see.
- Read the probable causes, for crackle: size laid heavy, cold bench, damp bench air.
- Take the bench note into the next job.
Stop Guessing the Tack. Start Laying in the Window.
Glimmek Stije 2.1 for iOS. The current price is shown on the App Store listing, and the install is quick. Once it is on your phone, it works offline from the first launch.
Download Glimmek StijeRequires an iOS device. Age rating and any in-app details are shown on the App Store listing.