WOOHOO! My first piece of stained glass is complete with hanging apparatus and all! This being the first geometric pattern that I cooked up myself, it was somewhat difficult getting all of the squares the same size so that they fit together and the triangles and the diamonds so that they weren't too caddywhompus. Then, after using a soldering iron that was 35+ years old, I decided it might be time to upgrade to a newer model. That was a good idea. After having to deal with that built up metal boogery mess that was a 37 year old soldering iron, I got sleek and clean lines of molten metal with a newer one. This made life significantly easier and much more aesthetically pleasing! If you will direct your attention to the picture in the top left corner of this entry ^&<, you see me desperately trying to construct a piece of stained glass with that ancient piece of prehistoric paraphernalia. At this point I am demonstrating, to my AP Art class, the process of making a piece of stained glass using the copper foil method.
At the top right, you can see the finished piece which was only possible because of the new and improved 900 degree soldering iron.
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