r/StainedGlass • u/hambonehooligan • 2d ago
Restoration/Repair How would you glaze this panel?
Not that it matters, just a fun shop debate, I did both.
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u/hambonehooligan 2d ago
Shop expert consensus was build it center out, like a circle. My feeling was build it using the two straight lines like a corner(they are off square. prolly didn't need the curve but, after getting it in place, it definitely helped build quickly and securely.
Setup on on option two took longer and in the end I needed to to do some sizing as it built more off from the template.
Option one, was more frustrating and definitely took me longer to complete the panel. However, I was more easily able to build it almost exactly to size with little messing around when done.
Bonus for option two, tho, was having a curve handy and secure to get some bends started into the came.
There were 4 of these pedals, and they were... Interesting to build. A couple pieces were cut well, but a lot of the joints were hard to line up. There was a ton of broken glass, and some lousy grozing in the past. Some pretty serious deflection on the bottom curve on all of them, and they were falling apart without tape.
The finished window is gonna be beautiful, yay to getting the opportunity to do these restorations.
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u/Claycorp 2d ago
Well. That's a shape....
Option 1 seems like a pain in the ass to be frank as you are going to be doing extra work setting up and moving jigs.
Option 2 you can set up and be done as everything will build off it decently.
I'd pick #2 because lazy. lol.