Crafty: the blog

by John Rose

Glass and Lead sales

If you have specific inquiries or want to be assured that I will be at the studio my contact info is at the bottom of this page.

I try to maintain regular weekday hours of 11:00-5:30, but I am occasionally called out on jobs.

While there is a lack of suppliers in Oregon, Rose's Glassworks and School in Tigard (no relation) offers classes and a well-rounded collection of glass and basic supplies.

Bullseye Glass in Portland sells their own large production of glass along with kilns and some tools.

I'm a working studio and not a retail store, but I have some glass for sale:

* $5 sq/ft: Clear Textures and discounted glass

* $7 sq/ft: Overstock and glass I don't need

* $10-$15 sq/ft: For sale, but priced at a replacement cost

* Scraps at $2/lb. (about 1-1/2 sq/ft.)

A rack of glass with the smaller available sizes
Glass rack- An array of smaller pieces at sidebatr
The glass rack
Rack of full-size or nearly so sheets

I will cut down larger sheets if there is something you like— you don't need to buy the whole thing.

Lead Sales

I don't have border lead, also called U-Channel, in stock.

Round Lead

Dimension E is a radius that I do not include in the table below.

The lead is from Cascade Metals—here's the link—and more details are available there. Their description table can be viewed in decimals, inches, and millimeters.

Prices here are per 6-foot strip.

An illustration of rounded  lead with dimensions of parts delineated
Round Lead Sizes, dimension details, and prices
Description Price (6' strip) Heart Height (A) Face Width (B) Full Height (C) Single Leaf Width (D) Cascade Metals order # Notes
1/8" Round $5.00 1/8" 1/8" 7/32" 1/16" RH-3 Our narrowest lead
5/32" Round $6.00 5/32" 5/32" 1/4" 1/16" RH-8
5/32" Round $6.00 3/16" 5/32" 9/32" 1/16" RH-9 A higher heart than RH-8 (5/32")
3/16" Round $8.70 3/16" 3/16" 11/32" 3/32" RH-5 High heart
1/4" Round $8.90 3/16" 1/4"" 5/16" 1/8" RH-7
1/2" Round $17.90 3/16" 1/2" 5/16" 7/32" RH-30 Pretty chunky—I tend to use flat 1/2"

Flat Lead

Dimension E is a radius that I do not include in the table below.

The lead is from Cascade Metals—here's the link—and more details are available there. Their description table can be viewed in decimals, inches, and millimeters.

Prices here are per 6-foot strip.

An illustration of flat lead with dimensions of parts delineated
Round Lead Sizes, dimension details, and prices
Description Price (6' strip) Heart Height (A) Face Width (B) Full Height (C) Single Leaf Width (D) Cascade Metals order # Notes
1/4" Flat $11.42 3/16" 9/32" 7/32" 5/32" FH-50
3/8" Flat $11.90 3/16" 3/8" 7/32" 3/32" FH-46
1/2" Flat $13.90 5/32" 1/2" 9/32" 15/32" FH-26 My standard border lead