Sophie's Stained Glass | Difficult leading 2

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Loved it. Can not imagine how much time and patience snd talent that takes. ❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

Thank you very much!

[@DK.448]

🤩😎😍. Such a delight watching your videos, Sophie. 🙏🏽 for always sharing. I trust you’re keeping well. Hope to see you again soon. D.

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

Thanks Delani, yes fine thanks. I was thinking about you the other day. How's it going?

[@mikedonnarumma5337]

with jobs like this i always find myself being grateful on 2 accounts, 1, to the grinder, 2, that lead is so soft, great vid,

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

Absolutely!

[@zoeangle1076]

This looks like a really tricky one. Well done for having the patience to get there in the end. We all have panels like this so it’s good to see how you go about working out the best way to approach it.

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

Oh Mark, must you wiggle so!!

[@domy6827]

Thank you for the insight into this fiddly process

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

My pleasure!

[@Catpurr27]

Sophie, its a pleasure to watch you work. Your live videos are so authentic, in real time, and truly a testament to the skill of a stained glass artist. I do leaded glass myself, but in no way am I as experienced as yourself. I see the lead cutters you are using (not the oyster knife), they look brilliant, can I ask what they are called and where you get them? I would love to see whether they help me to cut lead more accurately.

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

I get mine from Reading Stained Glass. You could try searching for gasket cutters online.

[@felisarequena]

Me gusta mucho verte trabajar, muchas gracias !!

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

Thank you!

[@jorose6093]

Can I ask, how come Mark didn’t lead up his piece himself? My last commission gave me the same grief (hot air balloons) and I had no one else to blame but myself for the design, square pegs and round holes and oh oh the hokey kokey 🤣🤣🤣

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

Mark isn't actually a stained glass artist. In out, in out, shake it all about!

[@catherinegriffin3162]

Legend !

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

Thanks!

[@RichardFlanagan-p6l]

Hello! Sorry I am late. Thanks for the "real" video of how a panel is constructed. A couple comments. I cringe every time you use the hammer to fit the piece. I do copper foil, so that is not a technique I have seen. I did not know you used a grinder until the previous video. What type of grinder do you use? I started stained glass in the 1970s. At that time the grinders we have today did not exist. I still use a bench grinder with a wheel to grind my glass. It does not give the nice vertical edge that today's grinders give, but it is really hard for me to adapt to the "new" technology. It may be the reason some of my glass cracks after hanging for several weeks. I was wondering. Do you take breaks while you work? For example, do you work and hour or two and rest for 5-10 minutes? Or, can you work for 3+ hours straight without a break. As I get older (74 now), I find I need to take a break quite often.

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

Yes I can imagine the hammer work looks a bit hair raising to you. I rarely grind - this job being the exception and also I grind when doing in-situ repairs. Just the normal kind of grinder with a grinding bit sticking up out of a box (water fed). How long I work for depends on the job in hand. I love cutting and just keep going for hours. Leading - I probably stop every 2.5 hours for a cuppa. I rarely work later than 4 as I get tired.

[@RichardFlanagan-p6l]

Thanks for the answers. Great that you love cutting! I am always a little tense when I cut. Stopping at 4 sounds good to me. @@SophiesStainedGlass

[@Rokugatsu-6]

Pushing lead like this will give you sore fingers ouch, 😟☹️

[@SophiesStainedGlass]

My hands are constantly sore :-(