I'm a beekeeper with three hives of my own. As soon as I saw this project I just had to give it a go as a novice glass cutter. I'm delighted with the results - one finished in copper and the other in black patina. The bees haven't expressed an opinion of my work - they are too busy hitting all the early flowering plants at the moment. Keep the ideas and challenges flowing.
Bee keeping seems super interesting and I would keep them if I had a place of my own. I'm happy you made your own honeycomb! Thanks and keep the bees busy 😁🐝
Great informative videos. A tip when grinding glass or tile using a stone - place a thin sponge in a container slightly larger than the grinding stone with the stone sitting on the sponge, fill with water to just cover the stone. Dip the pieces of glass in the water before grinding. This will help to keep the glass or tile sand particles getting into your lungs.
@@StainedGlassDIY I had a Victorian window I built many years ago which had a circle in the center. I cut out the circle and it was just wrong, so I cut a different circle and that didn't work, I finally cut a third and settled on it..but it still wasn't perfect. That was my hardest color match problem, But you're right, most of the time glass just looks great, which is what makes it such a good art form!
@@GommStainedGlass Ah color matching to a restoration would probably be tough. But in my case, when I have a hard time deciding on colors, I try to remember that it's glass and it'll most likely look great in any color! Now I wanna go get more glass 😆🤣
I love your videos so much! I've always wanted to get into stained glass and I finally (on a whim) bought all my supplies and began with a project that was definitely not a beginner project ha but your videos are a wonderful help and inspiration!!
Thank you! This was very easy to follow and very informative! I bought some pre cut, pre foiled hexagons on etsy to just dip my toe into stained glass. You made the process a lot less intimidating! 🎉
i’ve been looking through so many stained glass videos and how-to’s and even the faux ones, this is one is by far the best, you actually tell us what you’re doing and how to do it, every other one i find on here is faux, so your channel is definitely a step in the right direction👏🏼
Great project thanks, being an amateur entomologist it was fitting to do. This was my first ever project (maybe a bit complicated for a first) so it didn't turn out perfect but it still looks great to me. I learnt many valuable lessons, how to cut a straight line, why you stick to the inside of the line, why you use the same sized glass( I added clear 2mm to my coloured 3-4mm and this made soldering very tricky). Love your videos and I bought a lot of my tools/equipment based on your videos. Thanks.
Wow, I'm so excited to see this video. Easy to follow for newbies. Beautiful job and you did a great job listing items needed for project. You made it look so easy. Thanks so much for sharing your talent, skill and knowledge. Friends from Florida!
@@StainedGlassDIY Glad to see you're on top of your video. Unfortunately, Amazon no longer has the start-up kit above:( Also, there was no mention about how expensive buying the glass can be or best places to buy it. Do you have any experience with buying any of these items at Harbor Freight or Hobby Lobby? Really appreciate your response:)))
Excellent videos! You inspired me to start making glass projects. I never even soldered before and I just completed my first 3 glass pieces, #1 was this honeycomb. I bought a bee bevel cluster from Delphi glass and soldered that to the honeycomb (because I'm a beginner and can't cut around the bee yet). I sent you pics on FB. I'm happy to say my projects came out surprisingly great for someone doing it for the very first time. Turns out I love soldering. Who knew?! Anyway, thanks for putting all this out there and helping people discover a new art form. Watching you do this made me think I could do it too and I'm glad I gave it a shot. Thanks a million.
You inspired me to give stained glass a try. It’s something I’ve always wanted to learn but you helped me to get started! I need to find a local place to find good glass. Anyways, I finished my first project yesterday. I made this honeycomb for my sister for her birthday. She collects beehive Knick knacks so this was perfect for her. She loved it!! I wish I could share my project with you but I’m not sure how.
Nice! I cut glass but never tried to do any stains glad work, it's on my future. Regarding cuts, I noticed that you might not be keeping the cutting wheel pressure the same toward the end of the cut making some cuts require sanding to correct. It might help if you pull the cutting wheel toward you instead of push it away from you. The first impression on the glass typically stays more even when you pull, while pushing tendencies are lighter as the hand goes away from your body. Just a possibility that might work for many. It's all about the cut with glass crafting.... best wishes love the vid. Cant wait to get stained glass!
The more i see your videos, the more I fall in love with this amazing art!!! You're my inspiration to perform such an amazing art!!! By the way, have an amazing trip in Japan, my favourite country!!!
I love how you select your colors: “Not this one! “ TOSS🙂 “that’s not even AMBER!” TOSS🙂 “”This WON’T WORK, But Let’s Keep it!” 🙂 We should All have this much fun with Stainglass! This has been a very helpful video and I am going to keep it for future reference. I love listening to you because you have such a calming voice and you are very excellent teacher!! I look forward to more videos from you and I thank you for your time!!!!! You answered a question number of questions I have had tonight in this video, so I am SUPER HAPPY❣️❣️❣️
I wish a bit longer was spent on the copper edges part not sped up, so we could see how to do the corners. Otherwise good video though would be interested in giving a try. Final piece looks great!
I bet if you tried a tiny flower or bird, you’d be hooked. I bought a welcome sign at Cracker Barrel and it got stolen. That has me wanting to try a small frame. JC
Do you have any videos on making floating frames? I work with pressed flowers and want to learn how to solder a frame together, also the sound of the glass cutting and snapping are so satisfying hahaha
Heads up, I think your hexagon is going to have one side a little bigger than the rest. A semicircle is 3.14 times the radius, so using this way you're going to fit 6 lines into 6.28 times your compass. I could be wrong though.
When you fit your compass to radius you cıt into six equal pieces. Imagine you cut circle into six triangles from the center. Each will have 60 degrees angle at the center and 60 on each sides for their base. You do not measıre arc but lines correaponding to arcs, just to remind
@@ssofu9984 I totally agree, if you have 60 degree angles, you will divide the hexagon perfectly and equally. I'm just trying to warn that if you use the radius, you won't get 60 degree angles, they will be a tiny bit off.
I'm a beekeeper with three hives of my own. As soon as I saw this project I just had to give it a go as a novice glass cutter. I'm delighted with the results - one finished in copper and the other in black patina. The bees haven't expressed an opinion of my work - they are too busy hitting all the early flowering plants at the moment. Keep the ideas and challenges flowing.
Bee keeping seems super interesting and I would keep them if I had a place of my own. I'm happy you made your own honeycomb! Thanks and keep the bees busy 😁🐝
How many hexagons did you make?
@@dst1311 I can't remember exactly, but it will have been about 10 - 12.
This is literally the best beginner video I've seen for stained glass ever on TH-cam
Great informative videos. A tip when grinding glass or tile using a stone - place a thin sponge in a container slightly larger than the grinding stone with the stone sitting on the sponge, fill with water to just cover the stone. Dip the pieces of glass in the water before grinding. This will help to keep the glass or tile sand particles getting into your lungs.
Great tip will do that next time. Thanks!
Thought that as well. #safetyfirst !
This has me wanting to start a new hobby. This is beautiful!
same here!
@@Curtis.Carpenter same hereeeee
The straightedge and compass construction makes my mathematician heart happy. 😍
The cutting of the glass sounds so soothing to me
Makes me ill😢 I’ll have to wear earplugs while trying it out
I really love this pattern. My husband is a beekeeper and I think this will be my first project when I start stained glass 🥰
I’ve always wanted to try my hand at stained glass. I’ve watched all your videos, I’m getting the tools for my birthday and I’m taking the plunge!!
I have never seen a stained glass DIY project, this video is awesome
Jeez! Give us a minute to savor and admire the finished piece!!!
I am so intrigued by this! I so want to get into stained glass art. Thank you for the video! Can’t wait to try it!
I just bought some bee fabric to make kitchen curtains. I think this will be a perfect match. It will be my first time trying this.
Great idea, loved the bee smoking introduction! Nice color selection!
Isn't it fascinating that you can pick any color glass and it always just looks good?? I don't think you can go wrong ever 🤩
@@StainedGlassDIY I had a Victorian window I built many years ago which had a circle in the center. I cut out the circle and it was just wrong, so I cut a different circle and that didn't work, I finally cut a third and settled on it..but it still wasn't perfect. That was my hardest color match problem, But you're right, most of the time glass just looks great, which is what makes it such a good art form!
@@GommStainedGlass Ah color matching to a restoration would probably be tough. But in my case, when I have a hard time deciding on colors, I try to remember that it's glass and it'll most likely look great in any color! Now I wanna go get more glass 😆🤣
I love your videos so much! I've always wanted to get into stained glass and I finally (on a whim) bought all my supplies and began with a project that was definitely not a beginner project ha but your videos are a wonderful help and inspiration!!
Thank you!! Sometimes you just gotta go for it! 😆
I'm ready to begin myself, but absolutely clueless about how to start. Tools, etc.
I have several kits to choose from with a matrix to help decide. Stainedglassdiy.com/shop
Thank you again. I’m excited to eventually begin!
That was a great beginner video. You stuck to the project, gave a clear view of what your working on.
Thank you
Thank you! This was very easy to follow and very informative! I bought some pre cut, pre foiled hexagons on etsy to just dip my toe into stained glass. You made the process a lot less intimidating! 🎉
i’ve been looking through so many stained glass videos and how-to’s and even the faux ones, this is one is by far the best, you actually tell us what you’re doing and how to do it, every other one i find on here is faux, so your channel is definitely a step in the right direction👏🏼
soooooo satisfying, i actually watch this video for my school assigntment but i love thissss
Fantastic and informative video for a person who has no clue. Your work is fantastic. Thank you
I love that krrr sound when cut the glass.. so satisfying. 🥰🥰
I just got back from the store with my new supplies. thanks to your channel!!
I'm just ordering my tools and actually this looks like it will be my very first project. I'm excited, thanks for the video and keeping it simple. ❤😊
Great project thanks, being an amateur entomologist it was fitting to do. This was my first ever project (maybe a bit complicated for a first) so it didn't turn out perfect but it still looks great to me. I learnt many valuable lessons, how to cut a straight line, why you stick to the inside of the line, why you use the same sized glass( I added clear 2mm to my coloured 3-4mm and this made soldering very tricky). Love your videos and I bought a lot of my tools/equipment based on your videos. Thanks.
I did this style of stained glass in high school art class 2006. Looks easy to get back into. Thanks!
Welcome back!!
Awesome. This looks almost therapeutic, definitely gonna give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
Veteran stained glass artist here, add a pinch of salt to the patina and it will come out darker the first round!!! :)
Appreciate your creative eye in beginners pieces woot woot 🙏🦉
Wow, I'm so excited to see this video. Easy to follow for newbies. Beautiful job and you did a great job listing items needed for project. You made it look so easy. Thanks so much for sharing your talent, skill and knowledge. Friends from Florida!
Thanks I hope you give it a try!
@@StainedGlassDIY Glad to see you're on top of your video. Unfortunately, Amazon no longer has the start-up kit above:( Also, there was no mention about how expensive buying the glass can be or best places to buy it. Do you have any experience with buying any of these items at Harbor Freight or Hobby Lobby? Really appreciate your response:)))
Really great video, I appreciated the step by step directions thank you.
This is what inspired me to get into stained glass! I'm currently starting a piece just like this to see how I like it!
Excellent videos! You inspired me to start making glass projects. I never even soldered before and I just completed my first 3 glass pieces, #1 was this honeycomb. I bought a bee bevel cluster from Delphi glass and soldered that to the honeycomb (because I'm a beginner and can't cut around the bee yet). I sent you pics on FB. I'm happy to say my projects came out surprisingly great for someone doing it for the very first time. Turns out I love soldering. Who knew?! Anyway, thanks for putting all this out there and helping people discover a new art form. Watching you do this made me think I could do it too and I'm glad I gave it a shot. Thanks a million.
Thanks for the kind words and I couldn't be happier to hear about you starting your journey 🤩
Awesome video. My first stain glass beginners video. Thank you so much!
You inspired me to give stained glass a try. It’s something I’ve always wanted to learn but you helped me to get started! I need to find a local place to find good glass.
Anyways, I finished my first project yesterday. I made this honeycomb for my sister for her birthday. She collects beehive Knick knacks so this was perfect for her. She loved it!! I wish I could share my project with you but I’m not sure how.
Imgur and then post the link
Sounds like the perfect gift! I'm on IG or you can email too stainedglassdiy@gmail.com I'd love to see it!
Why is it so much fun , just watching ?!?
: D
i love this video...i am going to do this with squares of many colors!
You are so awesome and a very good teacher as well! I love watching your videos!
Thank you Diane! You're too kind :)
You’re so talented! Wow! Thank you!
This project is too cute! Love amber glass ✨
I want to learn to do this. It was so beautiful. Thank you for that.
Thank you for posting this! As a beekeeper looking to enter the stained glass business I appreciate it! :)
Beekeepers are always welcomed!
Thank you for this beginner video.
You're welcome 😄
I love it..I personally would just have same colors always touching
Such a great video! I learned a bunch. Thank you.
Wow that is really cool and easier than I expected, great video thank you
Dude...I.LOVE.HONEYCOMBS! Very good video! Good timing on this one! I recently got a partial sleeve of one lol.
Thanks man! I gotta see this sleeve 😎
Good idea, good color composition,good artwork.
Thank you so much Eddy!
Besides the 3 feathers video, this has to be my favorite!
Can’t wait to make this. #yanggang 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🧢
Thank you for sharing this DIY! The final piece is gorgeous!
Thank you! I'm glad you like it 🥰
Tried my first piece after watching your videos! It came out great!!!!!
It wasn't so bad right??
Very nice.. great clear instructions ❤
Bonus for those little triangles, you can make a small stained glass Triforce
Is it really as easy as it looks? It's so bee-utiful!
Nice! I cut glass but never tried to do any stains glad work, it's on my future. Regarding cuts, I noticed that you might not be keeping the cutting wheel pressure the same toward the end of the cut making some cuts require sanding to correct. It might help if you pull the cutting wheel toward you instead of push it away from you. The first impression on the glass typically stays more even when you pull, while pushing tendencies are lighter as the hand goes away from your body. Just a possibility that might work for many. It's all about the cut with glass crafting.... best wishes love the vid. Cant wait to get stained glass!
Super) Nice glass for honeycomb
With all the extra triangles you ended up with I cant stop thinking about lil triforce stained glass
I got LOTS
The more i see your videos, the more I fall in love with this amazing art!!! You're my inspiration to perform such an amazing art!!!
By the way, have an amazing trip in Japan, my favourite country!!!
Thank you so much!!
Just had my first leadlight class today! Was as fun as it I imagined it would be watching your videos :)
Lovely - very well explained :)
Your diys are awesome! I hope you get more subscribers ☺️🙌🌿
I love how you select your colors:
“Not this one! “ TOSS🙂
“that’s not even AMBER!” TOSS🙂
“”This WON’T WORK, But Let’s Keep it!” 🙂
We should All have this much fun with Stainglass! This has been a very helpful video and I am going to keep it for future reference. I love listening to you because you have such a calming voice and you are very excellent teacher!! I look forward to more videos from you and I thank you for your time!!!!! You answered a question number of questions I have had tonight in this video, so I am SUPER HAPPY❣️❣️❣️
I made one! I love it 🤩
That's awesome! 🙌
Its beautiful
Awesome tutorial 🌟Great looking project🐝
Oh I'd love to visit Japan
Thanks for simplifying this design! Extremely helpful,thank you👏👊☕️
Beautiful work of art👍🏻😻
This is a very nice tutorial!
Might be a project to try
Finally took the plunge and bought all my supplies! What type of chain do you use for hanging your pieces? And are the jump rings 6mm?
Any chain from any craft store will work. Also the jump rings can be any size as long as it fits the chain
Bro that's amazing!
Amazing...Thank you!
it's beautiful!!
I love Stained Glass and want to get into it :)
They are beautiful and awesome.:-):-D
Beautiful 😍
Your videos are great --- thank you!
🥰
This is amazing I really like your work and I hope to try it sometime
This is amazing. Thank you
Glad you like it!
Nice 👍
Great teacher
This is so cool, do you think some air tight windows are possible using the honey comb technique??
I love this!!!
Absolutely gorgeous! I want to get into this craft! 💛🧡🧡
I love your tutorial, thank you 🐝🍯
Very nice
Fid tool - better than the stick?
Love the honeycomb idea!
I like it a lot better! It glides along smoother so it's faster and saves time.
I wish a bit longer was spent on the copper edges part not sped up, so we could see how to do the corners. Otherwise good video though would be interested in giving a try. Final piece looks great!
I wanna try now
Do you ever teach workshops? Would totally be in on that!
Hey thanks! Would probably be way down the road but I’d love that too!
Neat project
Amazing
Beers are awesome
😋
Wow! this looks so time-consuming and intimidating
I bet if you tried a tiny flower or bird, you’d be hooked. I bought a welcome sign at Cracker Barrel and it got stolen. That has me wanting to try a small frame. JC
Do you have any videos on making floating frames? I work with pressed flowers and want to learn how to solder a frame together, also the sound of the glass cutting and snapping are so satisfying hahaha
Sehr gut erklärtes video. Aus was für ein Matterial ist die Kette und die ösen? Wo kann man es bestellen?
Heads up, I think your hexagon is going to have one side a little bigger than the rest. A semicircle is 3.14 times the radius, so using this way you're going to fit 6 lines into 6.28 times your compass. I could be wrong though.
When you fit your compass to radius you cıt into six equal pieces. Imagine you cut circle into six triangles from the center. Each will have 60 degrees angle at the center and 60 on each sides for their base. You do not measıre arc but lines correaponding to arcs, just to remind
@@ssofu9984 I totally agree, if you have 60 degree angles, you will divide the hexagon perfectly and equally. I'm just trying to warn that if you use the radius, you won't get 60 degree angles, they will be a tiny bit off.
where do you get your glass scraps from?
gooooood~!
Where can I get that glass cutter? Your videos are great!!!
My current glass cutter amzn.to/2VfHLHS
When cutting repeated shapes, try to draw a big pattern of hexagons and make more long straight cuts. Youll get more accuracy this way.
Thanks for the tip!
I'm glad he shows a great way to use scraps, sometimes that might be all one has! Great tip to cut many out of one piece, especially for beginners!