Does Old Glass Sag At The Bottom?

Or: “The Tale of the Stained Glass Designer and the Naked Scientist”

"Not the BBC again!?!"

“Not the BBC again!?!”

Here’s what happened …

David and I were working away, minding our own business, and finishing off the fourth set of brand-new windows that we’ve been making for a mansion on the shores of Lake Geneva, when the phone rang.

It was the BBC.

A radio producer wanted to know if old glass was thicker at the bottom.

The reason is, glass has a name for being a “super-cooled liquid” (just as Williams & Byrne has a reputation for being a super-cool stained glass design studio.)

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The man’s voice was husky on the telephone:

“Williams & Byrne? The Williams & Byrne? I need your help! Now! Pronto!”

I opened my top drawer and reached deftly for my badger. During these days of extra-curricula financial mayhem, it doesn’t do to venture far without one.

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In a moment, you’ll find another excellent video demonstration for you to watch.

And like last time, it’s from a documentary we made.

We filmed this documentary between 8 a.m. and 10.10 a.m. one morning.

So it’s shot in real time.

Which means you see everything as it happens, minute by minute, technique by technique and – layer by layer.