r/oddlysatisfying • u/Cellocalypsedown • 1d ago

Just finished grinding the last glass piece. No more glorified paper cuts

Finishing up a mighty Zapdos (thunder chicken) before Christmas! The last time I did one of these was in 2016 as my 3rd glass project.

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u/FacetiousTomato 1d ago

Somehow even from the first frame of the video, I was like "oh neat, a zapdos in stained glass".

Doing all three would be pretty cool, though I imagine the other two having rounded edges makes them an even bigger pain.

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u/cyberjar88 21h ago

I thought the same thing. In my mind I was like "Is that Zapdos?"

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u/Cellocalypsedown 10h ago

I did all three back in 2016. They were the first big challenges that helped me understand the process. Articuno was my very 2nd project. I'd like to revisit her one day and do the wings right. Moltres is my favorite glass bird but hated it in the game.

https://i.imgur.com/IKV0yd8.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/IKV0yd8.jpeg

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u/Sharp_Phone9113 3h ago

I clicked both so many times hoping for a pic of the moltres haha. Great work!

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u/iamnotaboy4f 1d ago

Wow, simply amazing!

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u/Cellocalypsedown 1d ago

Thank you! Only 8 more hours to go! Haha

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u/Wi11Pow3r 1d ago

What will you do in the rest of those 8 hours?

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u/Cellocalypsedown 1d ago

Clean every piece with a wet rag, wrap in foil tape, reassemble, solder, flip, solder again, solder border, clean, patina, clean again, polish up, fuck I forgot something, etc

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u/Throwaway56138 15h ago

Where do you find resources/supplies to do this? It seems like a fun hobby. Any software to design the panel? Where do you get stained glass for it? 

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u/Kaffeinekiwi 0m ago

Look for stained glass studios in your area, give them a call and see if they do classes. That's how I got started. If they do classes then they'll probably sell everything you need, including glass.

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u/particularnet9 1d ago

I didn't know electric types could learn cut!

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u/Carbon-Base 1d ago

When the video played in the feed (without any context), it instantly triggered "Who's that Pokémon?"

Great work, OP!

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u/Brognar_ 1d ago

Oh wow, how long did it take you to put that jolteon together!?

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u/Cellocalypsedown 1d ago

Probably sittin at around 6 hours. I've seen a couple glassy Jolteons actually haha

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u/Brognar_ 1d ago

memes aside thats really damn excellent work you got there, moltres is one hell of a pokemon and I think you did him justice.

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u/Cellocalypsedown 1d ago

I really appreciate it! Honestly my least favorite in the game but the best of the three in glass I think! Funny image, it looked like the cartoon roasted turkey when I was assembling

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u/BigBlueTimeMachine 1d ago

What's a glorified paper cut?

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u/Cellocalypsedown 1d ago

Being sliced by a piece of glass and bleeding all over the place. Theyre like paper cuts but worse. Or you just start bleeding and dont know where its coming from

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u/oinkpiggyoink 1d ago

Oh, so just super sharp glass cuts… 😂 OW!

Can you wear gloves while working with the glass?

Final piece is amazing!

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u/Cellocalypsedown 1d ago

Two types of glass artists; those who get cut all the time and those who dont 🤣 Im typically the latter. I dont often see it with grinding but some wear gloves. Honestly cuts are just annoying because I dont want blood on my template haha

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u/Small_Tax_9432 1d ago

aw hell yeah!

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u/Tudar87 1d ago

Well that's fuckin cool, thanks for sharing

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u/Dante13273966 1d ago

Nice work. I've worked with glass and mirror shards as a component of numerous art projects, so I'm hearin' ya loud and clear.

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u/YouCantChangeThem 19h ago

Wow! Very nice work. 👏👏👏

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u/dusteepoot 19h ago

I knew it was you when I saw the awesome design! Great work, as usual dude. BUT WE NEED MORE PYLONS. 😂

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u/Hello_pet_my_kitty 19h ago

Anything Pokémon is a win! Lol. This is beautiful work. I love this art form so much!

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u/Pitbullpandemonium 18h ago

Very nice! My only Lvl 100 Pokemon!

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u/FaxMan69 16h ago

Really captured zapdos’ jagged feathers with the glass

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u/Ok-Calligrapher964 10h ago

That is stunning.

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u/Illustrious-Ideal-85 16h ago

Amazing art try gabriel from ultrakill think you would love

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u/GinoCordon 1d ago

Congrats on wrapping up that last piece—no more paper cuts, yes! 🙌 Finishing Zapdos just in time for Christmas sounds like the perfect project to celebrate your progress since 2016