The stained glass door I made 20 years ago
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The stained glass door I made 20 years ago
During a recent video bat chat I was looking at stained glass for a new door I want to make. Here is one I made 20 years ago. We moved a few years ago and it now makes sense for me to make more doors.
dell
Re: The stained glass door I made 20 years ago
Wow, that is tremendous work! How long did it take to do?
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'She had a devastating, hypnotic effect on all the men.'--A schoolmate describing Joan Collins at age 17
Re: The stained glass door I made 20 years ago
I kept track of the time and I estimated it was roughly 300 hours. 200 for the glass and 100 for the door.
I had never made a door before and it is seriously overengineered because of the glass. It is actually three layers of 3/4 inch pine sandwiched together. Think of an Oreo with the glass as the filling. The glass is in a frame that slides in from the top and becomes the upper half of the middle layer. Also, before the frame goes in you slide in a piece of non glare glass from the top that fits into a recess on each side to protect the stained glass. Then the frame goes in. I decided to skip the extra glass on future doors as I don't think it is needed and will make construction a lot easier. This is the first of at least four doors that I plan to make.
I had never made a door before and it is seriously overengineered because of the glass. It is actually three layers of 3/4 inch pine sandwiched together. Think of an Oreo with the glass as the filling. The glass is in a frame that slides in from the top and becomes the upper half of the middle layer. Also, before the frame goes in you slide in a piece of non glare glass from the top that fits into a recess on each side to protect the stained glass. Then the frame goes in. I decided to skip the extra glass on future doors as I don't think it is needed and will make construction a lot easier. This is the first of at least four doors that I plan to make.
dell
Re: The stained glass door I made 20 years ago
WOW! That’s awesome. Looks absolutely fantastic!
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Re: The stained glass door I made 20 years ago
Very impressive indeed
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