How to repair a leadlight or stained glass panel
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Repair a curved leadlight door panel. Start to finish on fixing a panel.
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The repair is an "unusual solution" because this panel can not be removed from it's frame, thus opening it from an edge is impossible. The lead canes are sliced open and replacement glass is inserted onto the hole. It is then soldered closed with the use of copper foil.
This technique is also useful for repairs on leadlight windows where the damage is deep within the window and cutting it "in half" would be an unreasonable task.
Thank you for this lesson. I do not work with lead cam just copper foil even with big panels. I repaired a piece and it came out perfect. Been a stained glass artist for 30 years and would never have tackled this without your lesson.
You, sir, are an utter genius! Our front door is stained and though beautiful has seen better days. Just contacted a firm who said it had to be removed, restored and then refitted. I was dreading the quote and thought I'd be having to kiss my lovely 30s front door goodbye and have to replace it with something modern... um nope! Not anymore thanks to you. Just gonna get my soldering iron out and repair it myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
How did it work out for you?
Hi
I bought some old cracked Tiffany lamps and have been wanting to repair them. this video has taught me how to get started! Thank you
You make it look so doable. I had made a mirror for my sister oh so many years ago. There is a broken piece, but I had used that putty so the pieces wouldn't shake. Would I use the same technique? The putty is pretty old....
That was such a beautiful cabinet door. Lucky are the folks who commissioned you to repair it.
Thanks again for showing us the possibilities.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I was transfixed by it. You are a master craftsman with the generosity to share your skills with the world. you have just given me the confidence to go ahead and repair my late mothers beloved china cabinet which sadly took at tumble breaking two panels of bowed glass and completely ruining the lead.
I believe it was over filled and the weight of the contents caused a leg to give way and it collapsed and many antique and vintage item were broken beyond repair..but I still have all the bits.
You have unique hands and it have me so much joy to see them at work. Probably a girly thing, but I would have loved to have seen your face.
I am very grateful for this wonderful video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us all X
It appears I need to order a truckload of patience D: Excellent repair sir!
thanks so much! We bought an old craftman style home 8 years ago with every leaded glass door broken-- I used to do some stained glass (foiling only) years ago-- and so I've always said I would repair it-- but have procrastinating getting started. After seeing your video-- I'm on my way! Thanks so much!
I am truly inspired!!!!! makes me realise that I can repair my kitchen sideboard, just have to source the old glass now
just started stained glass classes - am finding ur tutorials. really helpful. WELL DONE
What a master of his trade. I really want to learn stained glass and watching you work makes it seem like its not out of my league.
That’s looks really nice. U did an exceptional job. Now I need to find someone fix my display cabinet from England.
Dude... You've got mad skills. Beautiful work mate.
Thank you for the informative and inspirational instructional. Also, the fact that you're doing work of such high craftsmanship under more challenging physical circumstances than most makes me feel like a slacker for even considering to pay someone!
Hi thanks you are the best teacher I have see on the tube 👍
Dude what a thorough video. Feeling okay about my chances of repairing an old antique just like this one. Phoa. Now I am going to check out the rest of your content. Thanks man !
That was a fantastic video. I am going to give it a shot on my kitchen door. Keep up the great work!!!
If you can, keep the panel within it's frame. This will provide support to the panel and simplify the task ahead.... Good luck... :-)
Thanks for the extra advise!!!!
That's what I was afraid of. I thought maybe you had a trick I hadn't thought of. Thanks!
Amazing work. I just need to replace a glass pane in a Wardian terrarium. I have the piece of glass. Was going to use glue but I now see how to do it correctly. Thank you.
Thanks so much for all of your tutorial videos. My aunt and uncle did quite a lot of glass work when they were alive. I remember sitting with them in their shop watching while they created. Wasn't until my aunt passed and my uncle sold their property that I got interested in glasswork. But by then, we were on opposite ends of the US (this was when 56k dial up was considered lightning fast internet). I'm looking for someone that will apprentice me. I want to learn!
Thanks again!
Great! You have made it look so easy - have a much simpler repair to do so am now confident enough to give it a go! Thank you.
Your tutorial gives me the confidence to try this. Your craftsmanship is inspiring.
Oh my gosh thank you! I’ve been lucky enough to be given a 1930’s fireplace but the rounded cabinet doors are like these and I had no idea how to even begin!
Another excellent video from you thanks. Can't believe you cut glass in bare feet! Kudos pal
I had no idea so much went into a repair like this. I think it’s funny all the comments saying they’re going to give it a try, I came away with the complete opposite idea! Good job tho, you really do make it look easy but I know it’s not
Wonderful video. Certainly a lot of skill involved. Thought I'd watch a video and knock it over. Not that simple. I think I will now go get a quote!!! But I am tempted to find a course also to learn to do it myself.
Thank you, very helpful.
Zero dislikes for a reason! I just love every single one of your videos! Thank you so much!
Excellent!! I'm a beginner and was looking for a way to correct a a misQ on my part. I enjoy watching your videos, they have helped tremendously. Thank you so much!
Awesome job. I once made a small glass terrarium from some extra bits of old glass, but it didn't come out looking anything at all like your job! : -)
This is the most amazing how to video on youtube! You rock for precisiion, thorough instructions etc! You are an amazing craftsman! Thank you for sharing!
This guy is a genius! Thanks so much for all your help!
you make it look so easy!!
You are a master crafter. Your videos are always so explicit and pleasant to watch.
Thank you for sharing …
thanks so much, this video was very helpful. i am repairing some 1930s windows and now i think i will be able to do it. many thanks!
Me too!
Thanks for sharing this, I have rescued an antique lead glass cabinet with two broken panes that I've been struggling to figure out how to restore.
Really nice video, explains the process really well, thank you
Thank you for your videos. You always inspire me.
Great idea, splicing the came, then sodering it with the foil! I learn a lot from watching your process. Thanks!
Masterful work.....Thanks for sharing some of your talent.
Excellent explanation and a great way to do the repair! But it did concern me that you do this barefooted :)
Brilliant! You are very talented - and this tutorial has given me the confidence to have a go repairing a beautiful old piece of similar furniture with led light doors (a few pieces of which are broken.)
Thank you :)
So amazing! You've got some serious skills. Thank you so much for sharing! Yours was the first video I found showing how to touch up the cane with black patina. I've been trying to figure this out for months, so thank you thank you!
Thank you for showing how to repair this type of break. I've been having trouble soldering the old lead came. ( It would just roll off) I look forward to using your method. You talent is so appreciated.
great work, easy to watch and learn
This is a very informative video, thanks very much I learnt a lot. Keep up the great work. :)
Thank you! Wanting to build a greenhouse out of old windows. The front two will be some beautiful leaded glass windows we salvaged. All windows have several broken panels and the leaded windows have broken sections. Hubby tells me project is far fetched. I will fix the leaded windows like you just showed me (I have a list I'm taking to Hobby Lobby off your tutorial) and then I'll start on the window pane windows. When I'm done, he better get a carpenter here to construct my greenhouse! :)
many thanks, absolutely brilliant help, off to do the side board door after a coffee and second viewing :-)
Hi Graham, this curved panel was locked into it's frame and could not be removed, thus the "long winded" approach was the only way to execute the repair ....
Even with flat panels, this way can save a lot of time because one does not need to split the panel entirely open to access the breaks.
I've done many repairs and consider it's an unusual but very successful technique... :-)
Nice work!
Beautiful work and a great instructional video. Lead light is nice to look at, but what a pain to repair. Hats off to you sir.
Wow! Amazing work! So inspiring!
Fantastic job. I hope I can repair my window equally as well. Thank you for posting this tutorial
This task needs to be sorted on the flat as bead soldering is part of the task. So if possible remove the panel with it's frame, (assuming it is installed on a winged frame) otherwise you'll need to extract the panel from it's frame and use a sheet of plywood to move / rest it on
You, my friend are amazing and an awesome inspiration!
I thought your tutorial was very well done. You are very talented.
Love your precision as always...beautiful cabinet door too!
Thank you for the subtitles
you are welcome... :-)
Amazing! What an inspiration! Great video, complete and made to look easy! Thank you!
That was awesome and very fun to watch thanks.
fantastic demo. thank you
very clever and interesting.. I have curved glass with two 7 inch ones broken I think I will pay someone as the money needed for the equipment im sure is much more than a repair
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, give a man a rod and he'll spend all night on a canal bank... I mean he'll feed himself for as lifetime! What I'm getting at is, it might cost as much as the repair for the equipment but then it'll cost the same again next time, if you spent it on the gear, next time and the time after that will be free ;)
Very very skilled and talented craftsmanship
great clip - I learned so much. well done.
Such a huge help, thanks for sharing!
Fascinating. Nice work.
Fascinating. Must now continue the task my mother started 30 years ago using bluetac on an old cupboard my son is to inherit!
Enjoyed your videos.
You are most welcome, and thanks for your kind words... :-)
What a great repair. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow this is amazing stumble across your page . Love your methods gave me confidence I can repair my stain glass window . Thank you karalnz
different way of doing it,seems very long winded,the leadedlight must come out as it went in,but that aside I like your way of thinking,iv'e been a professional leadedlight maker for 28years and I still learn new ways of doing things now and again
Hi Julie,
If your panel is flat and can be removed from it's frame, then this technique is most probably an overkill.... If however you have a curved panel,.... then good luck, and go for it.... :-)
This is great and very helpful. I have about a dozen diamond-shaped panes to do. If, like another commenter suggested, I can bend the foil out and then back in will that be ok? Insubordination I have to trim two sides? Do I need the copper foil? I did not get why that is necessary. Thank you for taking the time to make this!
Lovely video, thanks for putting it together and sharing your skills. I've been asked if I can replace 2 panes in flat window similar to this one. I'll have a chat with my local glazer and give it a go. Thanks again.
Awesome skills, man! Thanks for sharing!
It's called lead "came" with an 'm'. Nice vid. :-)
Awesome Man. Thank You for sharing this. ❤
Amazing! I've learned so much about clever repair! Thank you so much!!
Yes I do a rather un-orthodox approach, however it gets the job done with a lot less effort so when I charge for this task, I actually do make a little cash.... :-)
Thanks for the video. Very awesome.
Thanks for this video!!!
useful and I will try out the ideas on a small repair
yep whatever suits the leadedlight maker best is always the right option,
nice sharp cutter. I need one like it
thanks for sharing, it is really awesome job.
Nice. Thanks!
Ah..... I hate old busted windows! Particularly trying to find suitably matched glass. Many of the old textures are simply not available here in NZ... :-(
I believe copper foil is suitably water tight providing you ensure excellent adhesion of the foil when laying it down. Strength is also great providing you form a high, even bead of solder all around the repair...
Good luck Tamsin
Very good
WOW u guys do incredible work never seen eney one like you guys truly amazing job u take it to a hole new level incredible work 👍🙏🏾
Lovely work. I wish the ones I have to repair were in such great condition...as a newbie at repairing, the ones I'm working on, the glass has fallen out with the solders broken and the putty brittle..I like it that you used copper foil and no putty, but would that last in a window exposed to the weather? cheers fantastic...Tam
Just seen this, Great work..
Thanks for your kind words... :-) Keep in mind I have been doing stained glass for 30 years, so yes I suppose being out of your league is expected....
Look at it this way,... if I can be there, then it gives you a place to shoot for a? YEP!
Impressive to watch - one of those that makes me think "hey, thats not so hard". I know better but it still looks that way.
Nice tutorial. Think I'd have to practice on something smaller first. .
So I noticed you used a stone to take the super sharp edges off the glass. Is that a normal sharpening stone, used for knives, or is it something particular for glass? It's a lot more convenient than hitting the edges with my grinder. Thanks so much, great video! Learned precisely what I needed to know.
Yep, just a knife sharpening stone, it's ruined for knives now of course, but grooved in really well for glass a.... :-)
karalnz, what material/grade is the sharpening stone made of?
In this demonstration the panel came from a china cabinet, so I could remove it frame and all at it's hinges. There was no need to disturb the glass panel from it's frame: that's a good thing..... If your window is in a hinged frame I suggest you apply the same idea.
To execute this repair technique, the panel must be able to lie horizontally on your work bench, so if it is fixed into the sash you'll need to carefully get it out...... DOH!
awesome instructional video, you're a true artisan to the craft. I just recently has my glass broken by my restless kids playing around indoors. Could you please direct me to where i can find the items you used in this repair? I would greatly appreciated, I'm trying very hard to keep my beautiful door but at the same time not break the bank. Thanks again. . . .
Safety first. You should always have work boots on when working with glass.
Fantastic !!! Thank you very much :)
You're most welcome Di.... :-)
Hi Clive, this lead panel could not be removed from it's frame, it is curved lengthwise and it's lead is only 5 mm wide.
If you've ever attempted and succeeded to bend a single edge of 5mm lead longitudinally, without wrecking everything else, please show me how....
I did it my way because it works well, is quick and the repair is virtually invisible.
Nice job
Great video. I have an old 1930 leaded glass front door. I love the thing but the glass seems to flex and shake at the lead joints every time the door is open or shut. Is there a way to strengthen old leaded glass panels? Thanks
It really needs a rebuild. It gets disassembled and put back together with new lead. Very doable and worth the effort. Good luck.. :-)
Fantastic work!!! How long did that one take you? You Rock!!!
Ahhhh, thanks bud.... :-) Hum, I'd guess each piece repair is the best part of an hour. It takes a while to CAREFULLY trim back the lead cane, I don't get a second chance at this so do it slow a?..!