Great job Splinter... you are nailing lasering the inlays...
Thank the gods yours is out of timber... the lemon I bought in Churchill was previously owned by a chap that was into lead lighting... in fact the workshop was set up to teach lead lighting. I have never had any real affection for them and nearly everything in the house had lead lights, light shades, windows, doors, flower pots etc...
that I have gradually managed to retire/dispose of, except these four that SWMBO refuses permission for, and it would be too much work... for me! Lead light glass scraps are still scattered around the garden that get exhumed every time a bird digs for worms. Took me less than 1 minute to go outside with my camera and find this latest unseen excavation, ... and people wonder why I hate lead-lights.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD