I was contacted recently by a customer on Folksy who wished me to adapt a previous Dartmoor design she l
iked to fit an internal window in her Peak District home. Having had a bit of time off over Christmas it has been great to get back into the studio and get on with a new project. As this is adapted from an existing design it has been a straight forward process. I have used Spectrum wispy amethyst and a range of cathedral glass, 10 mm lead came for the border and 5 and 6 mm for the internal lead work.
First of all I cut the glass using a glass cutter and ensure all the pieces fit within the lines of the cutting pattern.
I then build up the window by cutting the lead came to size and building up the panel, using horse shoe nails to hold it all tightly in place.
Once I have soldered all the lead joins together with solder I cement the panel by pushing lead cement into all the gaps in the lead came, this is quite messy work and my least favourate part of the process. The white powder is plaster of Paris, used to soak up the liquid in the cement and act as an abrasive to remove the cement from the lead came.
Once the cement has dried and all the excess ce
ment has been removed I wash an acid patina over the panel to darken the solder joints and once this has been washed off I give the panel a good polish with grate polish.
Then the finished panel is ready to pack up and send off to its new home.
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