Wednesday, June 26, 2013

oh the pane!

Yup, just more of the same . . . Tomorrow is tree removal, Friday should be the foundation.


While we're biding our time I took care of a little project that has been lingering for over a year now.


About a year ago the mason who did the stone work on the stairs managed to knock over a stack of 2x4s, one of which went through our entry doors. The broken pane has lingered in its taped up state for various nonsensical reasons. I have no fear of working with glass - I have plenty of wavy glass stockpiled, I did glassblowing for years, used glass in metalworking projects, and have dabbled in stained glass work - it's really inconceivable that I was intimidated by this project. I think my main worry was braking the trim pieces that held the pane in place. That ended up being that hardest part, as being patient and working slowly isn't my strong suit.

that mini pry bar (on the right) is a miracle worker

Everything turned out beautifully though, and I even got the glass cut on the first try.


It's a good thing too, because I have a gallon of glazing compound that just came in the mail and 60 panes to cut and glaze (schoolhouse windows I'm looking at you)!

8 comments:

  1. I know how you feel. It took us nearly a year to replace some hinges in our dining room. It looks much better now!

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    1. Your dining room (and whole house) is stunning, but isn't it amazing the difference little details make?

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    1. Wow indeed, five, 6 over 6 windows (the 6th window, and a bunch of other stuff, was vandalized the month before we began deconstruction *cry*). The issue is, I'm terrible at glazing, I'd better be approaching expert status by the time I'm done!

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  3. Do you use Sarco glazing putty? I've never had the chance to use it, as all I have readily available is DAP. I know it's not as high quality, but it's always seemed to work well enough for us.

    In our old house, one of our french doors was missing a pane when we moved in. 3 years later...and it's still missing. We will probably sell the house without it. Oh well!

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    1. The new stuff is Sarco's dual glaze, haven't used it before, but it's what smarter people than me recommend ;-) I hate Dap with a passion, it's droopy and takes forever to skin - more disgustingly, the last time I used it a hundred thousand gnats embedded themselves in it before it skinned over . . .

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  4. That seemed so quick and simple! When I was in 4th grade I read a certain R. L. Stine book that had a character killed off using glass and have been scarred ever since. I'm so amazed when I see people work with it. Can't wait to see the windows!

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    1. I figure if it's not listed in one of Gorey's alphabet books, it's not lethal *eyes the rug suspiciously* . . .

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