Holiday Classes
We had small classes this week due to the fact that it was a holiday week. Nonetheless, a lot was accomplished.
Ellen came in with the pieces she had taken home all wrapped. She put them into place and then ground the remaining leaves and flowers that make up the lower section of her window. I was shocked to see that Ellen got as much ground as she did– she accomplished a lot of work in a little time. I guess I just keep forgetting how well Ellen cuts her pieces to start with. 
Here’s the window as it stands today. The only hard part left to grind now is the tree.
Joey had put his sign together at home and when he came in he had it all soldered. All we needed to do was add the brass channel that goes around it and then touch up the lead lines. The soldering on this window was some of the best soldering that Joey and Cheryl have done yet. With each project they do I see great leaps in their abilities. Take a look at the finished Kean sign.
While the Kean sign was being finished Cheryl began cutting the glass for her newest cross. She had traced out the pattern pieces onto the glass while at home so she was able to start cutting as soon as she walked in the door. Like Ellen, Cheryl’s glass cutting skills have become almost perfect because she finished cutting her pieces and then ground all of them before the class was finished. Here’s her cross all fitted together.
After getting the Kean sign squared away with the brass channel trim, Joey moved onto tracing out and cutting all the pieces to another cross that was identical to the one Cheryl was working on. His cutting also looks great and his cross is ready for the grinder at this point.
Lastly, Russ made a pair of candle holders over the last 2 classes that we thought we’d show you. The first is made with bevels and is a perfect square. The second one, made without bevels, stands a little little higher than the first candle holder he made. Make sure you click on the beveled one to see exactly what it looks like when it has a lit candle in it.
And that’s it for this week, we hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!!