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Originally Posted by serene911
One side of the opening where each of the individual glass bevels fit in is part
of the wood frame,usually routed. the other side is where the glass is set in.
that side has the glazing putty against the glass to secure the glass into the
frame. Even if you strip the frame by sanding or another method you will find
the glazing putty will start to flake out of the frame. The cracking on the putty
is where it is worn out and failing. If the frame was taken down to raw wood
a oscillating tool can be used to remove the putty around each bevel piece.
You can then use a modern caulk or small 1/4 round trim around each piece
if there is room. Either way it is a ton of work. That is why nobody has tackled
it before as well as why windows like this end up in salvage yards or garage
sales for cheap.
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If you have the patient and want to come to LA, there's a ton of work doing just that, restoring old window that's are falling apart. I know a guy name Kevin K. He's has that market cornered because he calls himself something like old window doc and its on some type of historical reg. Just another young guy with lots of patient that know how to market to hipsters. I have seen his stuff. Windows that really should not go back into the frame get repaired with some glue or dowels, plug the holes and remove the putty, smear new and paint. He's able to make a damn good living doing it. My neighbor had it done. Within two years, the window sagged again. I finally got them some wooden windows. Issues went away for good. He charged them 400 bucks per window. If you count up all the windows, that's a lot of money.