Glazing a Glass Pane

Woodworking is a challenging and relaxing hobby. Woodworking has been a passion of Charles Neil's since boyhood. Now, having become a professional in woodworking he is now sharing his woodworking tips via youtube.com, his woodworking webpage and other woodworking venues. He is taking time now to refine jigs he has used in his woodworking profession and putting them out for other woodworkers to use in their woodworking projects. A successful woodworker is a proud woodworker. Hope you enjoy his woodworking tips and techniques and Happy Woodworking!

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[galonso45]

I am refinishing some doors which are quite old. Looks like the glass was glazed. I may be stripping these doors down and have to reglaze around the glass. Is this where the modeling clay comes in handy? or is there a stainable putty?

[InTheWorkshop]

@galonso45 do not know of a stainable putty, thus we use the clay, and works quite well

[johnleeke]

How is it going be be easy to replace the broken glass if you have glued it into the glazing rabbet with hot-glue?

John

Historic HomeWorks

[InTheWorkshop]

@johnleeke actually the hot glue is just used in the corners, and while sufficient to hold , it doesn't get hard like a regular window glazing, and can be removed pretty easily with a sharp knife or chisel , as well the modeling clay never gets super hard, just firm , so it too can be easily removed in the event of breakage

[InTheWorkshop]

its not for houses..its for furniture been using it for 15 years..and if ya watched the video we hot glued the glass corners..it works and works extremely well...it gets firm yet remains pliable ..but please continue to use the window putty you like...good old white dap shows well in a piece of handcrafted furniture...

[freakmitt]

Never would have thought of that... nice. How well does it take paint?

[InTheWorkshop]

That is a good question that I don't have an answer for. I have been able to find a color of modeling clay very close to the color of even my painted pieces, so, I have never painted it. The brand of modeling clay that we use is Sculpey, we purchase our at a local Michaels or Ben Franklin but I have seen it available online as well.

[sallyellis19]

I assume this is only for interior use? What should I use on the exterior side of the window?

[ttkaczik]

@johnleeke Hot glue is used for doing fills on cracks in furniture conservation because of its reversability(easy to remove). Skilled fuax graining and inpainting on the fill will make those cracks virtually dissapear. Poviding the sheen and texture of fill is correct.

[johnleeke]

Just in the corners, I get it.

I like the way you also provide extra glass for future maintenance! My dad and I used to do that, including a jar of oil-finish material if the furniture we made was going out of town and we couldn't do followup finish maintenance ourselves.

Thanks for showing your shop. I'm doing a few videos in my shop too. You can see them at my website HistoricHomeWorks dot com

take care, work safe and keep in touch

John

Historic HomeWorks

[dragonfitter]

why not use linseed oil putty there isnt anything better thats why we always use it ?

[ZenSex]

Thank you for sharing!!!