After a bit of effort all the glass is now cut and shaped and he looks good. It's surprising how difficult it is to get the expression right, just a couple of degrees out with the eyes and he has a prominent squint; eyebrows or cheeks just a bit off and he looks like a badly drawn Disney character. Get it just right though and he comes to life. The really difficult part though is repeating it with the solder. After a final check each piece has been carefully ground smooth on the edges, a thorough wash in piping hot water to degrease it then onto the copper foiling table. I'll cover that inure detail next time.
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