My wife is a fantastic supporter of my hobby and has become quite au fait with amateur astronomy in general, happily reading Sky & Telescope mags at every opportunity (strategicly located in the loo)
Her hobby is doing stained glass panels, so, in honour of my passion, she designed this panel for me!
She's already started cutting the glass and laying it out. (Note: the pattern is laid out mirror image because she has to cut the glass from the non-textured side of the glass. I.e. the textured side is the "front" side). I'll keep you posted how it goes - I'm pretty excited to see the final result!
How does she cut such thin and curved pieces of glass without breaking them?
She does a rough straight cut (glass cutter and/or special band saw and pliers), then she grinds them to shape with a specialised diamond grit grinder.
She does a rough straight cut (glass cutter and/or special band saw and pliers), then she grinds them to shape with a specialised diamond grit grinder.
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Wow! I did a bit of marqueterie in the past with varous wood types and that was complicated enough but working with glass must be quite a challenge. Lots of patience.
She does a rough straight cut (glass cutter and/or special band saw and pliers), then she grinds them to shape with a specialised diamond grit grinder.
My wife is a fantastic supporter of my hobby and has become quite au fait with amateur astronomy in general, happily reading Sky & Telescope mags at every opportunity (strategicly located in the loo)
Her hobby is doing stained glass panels, so, in honour of my passion, she designed this panel for me!
Very nice glass, that would make a nice addition to anyone's loo...
JJJ - I can see a movie coming out now..."How to make an Astronomers quilt"
Not trying to hijack Marcus's thread but my wife has already been down the astronomers quilt path with this "solar system" model.
Whilst it leaves a lot to be desired from a technical atronomy point of view, it looks really cool. She made it for our son Jake many years ago. He lives with it on his bed, notwithstanding he was 8 when he got it, and he is now nearly 15.
