When it comes to buying the actual glass we were both a bit concerned about choosing and buying on-line. There are quite a few on-line stained glass shops but as the texture and real life colours are important we choose to find a REAL shop. Finding one local to us wasn’t easy, it took a few phone calls and O.H. was eventually put on to KANSA<\/a>. \u00a0They are based not too many miles away so we went for an afternoon out.<\/p>\n We spent a good couple of hours searching through the stocks a glass, looking at tools and taking advice from the staff.\u00a0 Yes, we could have bought cheaper but I don’t mind paying the price when it comes\u00a0with comes with the confidence we’ve got the right stuff.\u00a0\u00a0After helping us\u00a0load up the car, the parting words from the man in the shop were “Any problems, just give us a call”.\u00a0<\/p>\n We had spent just over \u00a3200\u00a0this\u00a0got us the tools we\u00a0need to pursue an interesting hobby and the materials for this first project.<\/p>\n These are the tools:<\/p>\n The tools we bought for our Stained \/ Leaded Glass work<\/p><\/div>\n The main tools are:<\/p>\n Also in the picture are some other bits and bobs<\/p>\n We had to take a Guess at how much lead came we would need. In 2m lengths it worked out as 6m of 16mm flat and 30m of 8mm rounded.\u00a0 Enough spare for practice pieces, I hope!<\/p>\n All the lead came on a purpose built shelf<\/p><\/div>\n I chucked up a shelf to keep the came nice and safe and out of the way.<\/p>\n Lastly there’s the glass:<\/p>\n Clear obscure glass with a vintage look to it <\/p><\/div>\n The glass we bought has the mix of obscurity and flaws that we liked.<\/p>\n The coloured glass\u00a0has the same texture:<\/p>\n Five colours, dark green, light green, red, pink and amber<\/p><\/div>\n We again estimated what we needed and added a couple of extra sheets. At \u00a32 -3\u00a0 for approx 8 10″ sheets we didn’t skimp too much.<\/p>\n Next is where I butted in and had a\u00a0 go at cutting and leading.\u00a0\u00a0 I know, I should have stepped back but in my defence, i couldn’t resist. It’s a craft skill I’ve not tried before, I only wanted to see how it works in real life.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC_2355.jpg\" "\\"Tools")
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