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Before doing anything, I thought I'd see if anyone has any other
ideas or suggestions.

Like I said, this is thick glass, and the crack is clean. I just
need to remove the wooden strip and lift the piece a little to
glue it, then stuff putty around it before replacing the strip.

Thanks for all advice

Pretty much nothing will glue glass. The shock loads when door is
swung closed are suprisingly high. If this is just to get through
the winter,
use
clear plastic tape on both side of the crack. The clear stuff used
with
the
shrink-wrap window kits should work well.

aem sends...

there are plenty of things that will glue glass to glass such that
you'd break the glass before the bond let go, like uv cured resins
and glues for instance.

Oh, I suppose you're correct, but I honestly wasn't thinking about
exotics like that, just stuff Joe Public can easily and cheaply buy.
By the time you buy the fancy glue and the UV light to zap the joint,
may as well have window company replace the pane. OP was looking for a
cheap work-around till budget allowed a proper repair. I stand by the
tape suggestion- it will be as weatherproof as, and probably as
invisible as, any cheap glue solution.

aem sends...


How often do 'temporary' repairs becomes permanent? ;-)

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