Dan Klima wrote:
"Alun Saunders" wrote in message

Do you try to clean up the end of the broken stem at all, say, by
grinding any sharp points or edges off or do you just leave it rough?

I take the broken end to my wet grinder (have a Delta, not the almighty
Tormek). I just try to smooth the edges. The wet grinding process kind of
frosts the glass at the wood joint so it helps to conceal it. It probably
helps in the binding process with the epoxy, too.

Thanks Dan, that helps a lot. Good point about the frosting of the glass
by grinding it making adhesion a bit better.

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Alun Saunders