My opinion?

Remove the hinges - they'll only catch on things and distract from the GOG. Fix the frames as much or as little as you like keeping in mind that they must be structurally sound in order to handle the additional weight of glass, glue, and grout.

If you have an identical window you could leave the hinges and then screw the two together via the hinges to make a short screen . . . .

You can always "re-antique" them after the GOG part is done if that's the way your piece tells you to go.

My experience has taught me to do structural repairs and sanding and painting BEFORE I glue and grout rather than after. It's easier clean up and the vibrations don't affect the finished piece.

Back to the hinge area . . I saw a woman at a craft fair leave the hinge holes and used them for the holes of drawer pulls from which she hung the piece horizontally. Quite ingenius really.

Gosh, I'm jealous. Someday I hope to put my hands on one of these. One thing that has crossed my mind though, is the potential of them being coated with lead paint. Anyone found that or worried about it?

Decisions, decisions!!! Good thing I took a pic of my new(to me) windows cuz I can drool over em on the computer only, till I'm up and about and can get at em out in the shed!! You guys are tantilizing me with all this eye candy, I'm itchin' to do a GOG! What about you Wench?! Got any GOG stuff percolating?!

Here is a link that might be useful: {{!gwi}}

Got lots of stuff percolating and none actually getting done.

Working on some bowling balls and some night lights but nothing is really cooking for me right now.

Call it a slump . . . .

Old lead paint shouldn't be a problem if it's coated with several coats of new paint should it? Mosaicwench, thanks for the ideas. I could also use the hinges to hang it, if I turn it sideways!

No ideas for you but that window is so great!!!!!

Yellow-Rose, lead paint IS a problem even when painted over. In a home it still can cause lead poisoning to children. But I think that is because it is enclosed in the house and gets in dust particles. I would think as long as they are outside it probably wouldn't be too much of a risk. The risk could be to you if you sand or scrape old lead paint off without a proper ventilation mask. Do be carfeul.

There's a local artist here that charges $230. for 2 panes of GOG. $450. for 4 and so on...

Re: lead paint. I read in a house blog that you can "...gently scraped all the chipping paint off and scrubbed the door down good with TSP." I don't know what TSP is but I have a question in about it.

Here is a link that might be useful: See Sept. 8 entry.

Tri-Sodium-Phosphate

It's a powdered cleaner, really good. Used a lot before painting walls, but great for everything. I think of it like spic and span on steroids

Maria

Here is a link that might be useful: TSP

Thanks Maria! That's what the guy said...

Here is a link that might be useful: Trisodium phosphate (TSP)

Thanks a lot! I've never even considered the dangers of lead paint before. And these windows are from the 30's. I've pretty sure there is some lead in there.