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Strungout
3rd February 2008, 10:51 AM
Hi,

I have an old house 1915 and I have been requested by my boss :( to find out how much it would cost to get the front door fitted with a leadlight.the panel would be about 600mm x 600mm .(2ft square)

Does anybody have an indication of what it would cost.Am I looking at hundreds or thousands ?

Also does anybody have any idea where I can buy plain "Antique" red glass for some High lights in my front windows.

I have been to a couple of Art glass places in Sydney and have not had any luck .

Tankstand
3rd February 2008, 11:48 AM
Have had these bookmarked for a while,

Theres this mob in Taree (https://www.theleadlightworkshop.com.au/home)

And Glassworld (http://www.glassworld.com.au/)

As for the cost of your boss' doors? Depends upon how elaborate or simple. Should be well under one thousand

woodcutta
4th February 2008, 04:11 PM
I had a quote for stained glass for our front door - $800 for the 400X400 panel - that was 10 years ago.

Ended up doing a stained glass course for $160 and made the window myself for $67


woodcutta

savage
11th February 2008, 02:41 PM
Hi,

I have an old house 1915 and I have been requested by my boss :( to find out how much it would cost to get the front door fitted with a leadlight.the panel would be about 600mm x 600mm .(2ft square)

Does anybody have an indication of what it would cost.Am I looking at hundreds or thousands ?

Also does anybody have any idea where I can buy plain "Antique" red glass for some High lights in my front windows.

I have been to a couple of Art glass places in Sydney and have not had any luck .

G'Day Strungout,
I have been doing leadlight for a little while now and I would be willing to help you out if I can, P.M. me if you are interested. Where in Sydney are you located?....I am out at Campbelltown!....Anyway, P.M. me and I'll give you my number, if you are wondering about my work even though I have not been doing it for a long time have a look at the other thread "It's all Al's fault" I did the Tall Ship (http://www.woodworkforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58355&d=1192788578). If you want I have more at home and some I will put up as they are completed. At the moment I am doing a side-light for my front door, it is all Aussie flora and fauna consisting of 10 panels 5 high by 2 wide I am on the 9th panel, when complete I will post them here (this is why I have not been around for a while).
Savage (Eric).

arjay
12th February 2008, 08:31 PM
Been out of it a while now but reckon average retail would be $1000 per sq metre. So yours, depending on intracicy 2 ft by 2 ft have to be round $250 to $300. Installation, delivery etc not included.

Your Red glass, go to the local leadlight shop, don't be suprised when you see it is the most expensive of the glasses. They use gold to color it!

cromagnon
22nd March 2008, 09:17 AM
Been out of it a while now but reckon average retail would be $1000 per sq metre. So yours, depending on intracicy 2 ft by 2 ft have to be round $250 to $300. Installation, delivery etc not included.

Your Red glass, go to the local leadlight shop, don't be suprised when you see it is the most expensive of the glasses. They use gold to color it!

That sounds about right. I had a very intricate leadlight window made, about 1.2 x 2.1 metres, cost me about $2800 all up.

cromagnon
23rd March 2008, 02:12 PM
That sounds about right. I had a very intricate leadlight window made, about 1.2 x 2.1 metres, cost me about $2800 all up.

Here's a picture of it, if anyone is interested in this seemingly dying art...

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7641/leadlight7ok0.jpg

savage
24th March 2008, 11:40 PM
Here's a picture of it, if anyone is interested in this seemingly dying art...

Wow! that certainly would have been a handful, such a beautiful panel.
Eric.

cromagnon
27th March 2008, 01:46 PM
Wow! that certainly would have been a handful, such a beautiful panel.
Eric.

Thanks, it sure cost me alot, but I wanted something spectacular and unique. It took ages to make, but was well worth the wait. The chap who made it threw in an outer pane of clear impact glass for free to protect it as he couldn't bear the thought of all his work being damaged by a stone thrown by a lawn mower or similar.

The scene is of Odin hanging upon Yggdrasil the Worldtree for 9 days and nights to discover the secret of Runic. The tale is told in Runes around the outer edge. The World Serpent can be seen encircling the tree's roots, and that little rainbow is supposed to be Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge, that leads from Earth to Asgard.

Probably the only Norse Leadlight window on earth....

savage
27th March 2008, 04:37 PM
Thanks, it sure cost me alot, but I wanted something spectacular and unique. It took ages to make, but was well worth the wait. The chap who made it threw in an outer pane of clear impact glass for free to protect it as he couldn't bear the thought of all his work being damaged by a stone thrown by a lawn mower or similar.

The scene is of Odin hanging upon Yggdrasil the Worldtree for 9 days and nights to discover the secret of Runic. The tale is told in Runes around the outer edge. The World Serpent can be seen encircling the tree's roots, and that little rainbow is supposed to be Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge, that leads from Earth to Asgard.

Probably the only Norse Leadlight window on earth....

Cool, It even has a story to tell!....Unlike mine that are of my searching for that special picture then making a few changes to make it mine, the Tall Ship was actually a picture of a real ship (a clipper I think) most of the fine detail had to be left out and the lead/foil joint was to thick for the ropes on the rigging, so I tinned some fuse wire and used that which has given it a slight 3D effect. Pity I didn't get the name of it!...I guess if I had the name it would have had a story or history to tell!......