I am building new window sash (stiles and rails) for an aunt who's house is
in bad shape. Needless to say this is a "fer" her project. Her in southern
IN if you do something "for" someone you expect to be paid. :-)
Anyway.........the weather has deteriorated and we (family) have been
meeting in my shop to convert some used-old poplar to window sash. The
frames(in the house) are basically ok. We have the raw matierials made to
create the stiles and rails. This is an old house and the windows may have
been made on the job. No two are identical according to my tape. I would
like to build and install no more than 4 windows in a given saturday. This
will include a crew at my shop building the four removed windows, a crew at
my aunts house, scraping and painting the frames, with fast drying paint.
Here is the question: Are there alternatives to glazing compound and glazing
points. We will be reusing all original glass if we don't break it. I have
seen plastic stripping on all new windows, but cannot find a vendor. Lee
Valley has some but don't say if it is for outdoor us or not. If I could
rout an 1/8 slot in the sash and slap the glass and said rubber strips in
place, then I could get back in town and help with the painting, planing,
nailing ect. to get the new window to fit the 100 year old house frames.
Looking to install first batch of windows this weekend. What say ye! All
thoughts welcome.
Thanks in advance. Lyndell

P.S. I will cross post with. alt.home.repair