Well that's everything done with the sweet pea window. Last actions were a thorough clean and polish with whiting followed by a good polish with a graphite paste. This blackens the lead and solder giving it an antique patina, it also protects the lead from oxidising (which can weaken it) and from atmospheric pollution. It's a similar story with the glass. Mouth blown glasses have a softer surface than machine made float glass and the polish puts a protective surface on.
The panel has sat for a few days allowing to putty to set solid and form a good bond between lead and glass. It is now very rigid and strong. The only other thing to do is to fit it, maybe a couple of weeks; will do a last post when in situ. Beautiful, though I say so myself.
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