Shaped reinforcement bars
I don’t see the point in spending weeks on a design only for the reinforcement bars to spoil the finished window.
Granted: shaped bars are not as strong as straight ones.
Our answer is to add a few more by way of compensation. After all, you barely see them.
So we use straight bars where sections sit on top of one another, shaped bars within a section: the best of both worlds.
Today’s video is about saving time.
Saving time is an unusual topic because normally our outlook is: time is here for each of us to do our best, however long it takes.
All the same, time is important. We must use it wisely.
And that’s precisely why we sometimes use short-cut methods to get us further than we’d otherwise be: so that we have more time for things which matter more.
Here’s one example in this video. We used it in the window which you see above. The time we saved meant we had more time for etching, painting, plating and for the complicated leading.
Last time you saw a simple way to shade stained glass before you trace. Here today you’ll find a second way.
Big reason this is important: shading gives life to your work – it matters to your audience.
The proof?
The proof is in this video, in a story Stephen tells.
You already know how necessary your cement is – it gives your window strength and seals it against the wind and rain.
So let’s now consider that important question: ready-made cement vs. when to make your own.