Adding glass

[Hawk]

In my continuing journey with combining wood with stained glass this in my latest.  I tried a couple of things different.  First I used hard maple in place of plywood and the center piece is purpleheart. I used the cutouts as pattern pieces using double sided tape to attach them to the glass. Much better fit with less "tweeking" 

I'm like the solid wood over the ply with the center piece accenting rather than trying to hide it.

All in all, making progress. 

 

[daveww1]

very nice

[Scrappile]

Looks good.  I need a course on how to cut glass.  I have not had much success trying. 

[rjweb]

Very nicely done, RJ

[Mike Crosa]

Looking good. Have to check out You Tube to see if there is anything about cutting stained glass.

[Hawk]

5 hours ago, Scrappile said:

Looks good.  I need a course on how to cut glass.  I have not had much success trying. 

The game changer for me was the glass grinder, kinds like a spindle sander except for glass. Much easier to get a proper fit.

[Hawk]

1 hour ago, Mike Crosa said:

Looking good. Have to check out You Tube to see if there is anything about cutting stained glass.

Like most topics, theres a ton of "how to" on cutting stained glass. I keep it pretty basic and let the grinder fine tune it.

[rdatelle]

Amazing. Love the look.

[wombatie]

It looks terrific.  Great work.

Marg

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I too use the grinder but one key factor I found was get a professional cutter. One that oils the wheel as you cut. Makes a difference. Also one swipe do not go back over a cut.

[ChelCass]

I have found over the years that you need to make sure your glass is warm.  Cold glass will shatter and/or splinter.  I also have the oil glass cutters along with a glass saw and grinder. I find these three tools make glass cutting much easier. 

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Yes temp of glass does count too. I picked alot of these tips up from a place where I use to get my mirrors cut for the projects I was making. I would make a bunch of mirrors that have a removable back piece of plywood so I could rabbit a groove to hold the mirror. i would bring these all to my glass place and watch him cut the shapes. he made it look so easy and that is where he explained a few things. When I got mirrors home I may had to grind a little off to make fit the project but that was easy with that wheel set up.