Several months ago I solicited help making Chippendale barred glass doors. Well after a lot of work they're done; except for the glazing. I decided not to do this myself, but took it to a professional, a man in Norfolk Va. with decades of experience with stained glass who was recommended to me by an experienced local craftsman/antiques restorer.
I was concerned because the ribs that support the bars were only 1/8" thick. The push points would be set into these thin ribs and I was afraid that the push points would crack them. Sure enough, the glazier called me today and said the first try with a push point cracked one of the ribs. He proposes to set the glass into clear silicone bedding. I'm sure this will hold the glass, but I'm afraid that any squeeze out on the front will be very difficult to clean up. Any thoughts or comments about how to proceed? Has anyone out there confronted this problem before? Is there any other way to secure the glass? They didn't have silicone in the 18th century and I believe period doors also had thin ribs so there must be some way to do this.
All help appreciated.
Howard Steier
I was concerned because the ribs that support the bars were only 1/8" thick. The push points would be set into these thin ribs and I was afraid that the push points would crack them. Sure enough, the glazier called me today and said the first try with a push point cracked one of the ribs. He proposes to set the glass into clear silicone bedding. I'm sure this will hold the glass, but I'm afraid that any squeeze out on the front will be very difficult to clean up. Any thoughts or comments about how to proceed? Has anyone out there confronted this problem before? Is there any other way to secure the glass? They didn't have silicone in the 18th century and I believe period doors also had thin ribs so there must be some way to do this.
All help appreciated.
Howard Steier