" Well, the 1st thing we got to do is take off the stop, which are the pieces of wood that hold the window in place----"

" That keep the sash----"

" Right."

" in those runner."

" Right. And what I'm gonna do is I'm using a very thin screwdriver. Okay. Kinda just gently ply the stop away from the window jam. Okay. Without cutting into my window jam."

" Yeah."

" I can take my time, and I just move up."

" Do not always nail. Sometimes, especially in fine work, you'll find that the stops are secured with screws, and you can just try to look for those screws and then fasten it easily."

" Right. This particular piece here has about 200 nails and it looks like [unk]."

" Yeah. This is where people sometimes get a little crazy and they start to pull it at the top."

" Uh huh."

" And they often will take off the last piece of molding and break."

" And the corners will be miter."

" Right."

" So again, see how he's [unk]. There you go."

" You got more nails from this thing than we really need."

" Yeah. But we'll reserve this because this will be cleaned up and re-used."

" Right. We've got a mixture of [unk] windows, bring it over here. Now, if you're only gonna replace the glass in this window, the front sash, you could even leave another stop out, and since our piece is broken, the rear stop----"

" That's awful."

" Yeah. We need to take off both [unk] to the stop here. So let me take this [unk]."

" Okay."

" Let the window out, Bob."

" Gonna turn it around here."

" Yes."

" And with my pliers out here----"

" Now, the main thing to remember when disconnecting the chain or a sash for [unk]."

" Just don't lose the chain."

" Okay."

" If you have a cord you could just tie a knot in it."

" Right."

" But because it's a chain, you're better off putting a nail to the 1 of the length."

" Right. I just put a nail, kind of link to that and get the nail through like that."

" Good."

" And then I just send this back up and let it stop like that."

" Good. Now we'll do the inside."

" Okay. Okay, Bob. The next step is to remove the parting stop because what keeps that 2nd sash in its place."

" So we call it parting bit, but if you break that in half, you can usually replace it easily."

" There is the broken tail that we're gonna fix right there."

" Sure."

" I'm gonna take these chains off and take this upstairs for a little workshop that I set up so they're out of harm's way."

" Alright. We're going to turn on our profane torch here and start to remove the old glazing compound."

" You just heat it up."

" Just heat it up. Be very careful. You don't wanna burn your wood, but if you do it, you know, very gently like this, you'd be able to soften it up. It's already starting to getting to soften off. Okay, Bob. After all the glazing compound has been removed, the next step is to remove the glass. Now, since we have a piece that's already broken, you can take that [unk] first."

" Sure."

" And you wanna put it out of our way. You should be able to very carefully go around here and free up the glass. Okay."

" Okay. After the glass is out, just make sure you remove any little last bits of glazing compounds and then just use a little brush, this little wire brush. Its brass peripheral is gonna clean up the wood."

" Brass brush is pretty soft."

" Yeah. It's very soft. It won't damage the wood. Take a look at that. Real nice. For the window this big, it's a good idea to 1st lay down a little bead of compound here. This is called back glazing. This will keep the window nice and tight."

" Okay, Bob, let's set it right in."

" And of course, you measured twice so that it's the perfect fit."

" Alright."

" You just gently push down. Not too hard. You don't wanna break it because we have all that back glazing in here. Okay. After the glass is set, you wanna put your push points in. it's a little metal stays that help hold the glass in place at every 8 inches. Fine. Be very gentle when you do this. Alright. Now we're gonna put the glazing compound on the weather side."

" And you can just lump it on there like that. It's a nice little secret."

" Alright. Just kinda put your knife at an angle. It's okay if the 1st passed, was it, Bob? They're not perfect. Come back a 2nd time and just turn it nice like that."

" Ron has got that window back in place for us, and it works perfectly now, top and bottom factious. And really, the only replacement besides the glass is the parting beam, which is on either side of the frame. It's a cheap thing you can pick up at the hardware store or the lumbar yard, and we've got a window that's back in good shape."