This section is from the book "Inside Finishing", by Charles A. King. Also available from Amazon: Inside Finishing (1912).
39. How should the size of the glass compare with the size of the rabbet? How is glass held in place until the putty sets? What should be the condition of the putty used in setting glass? Describe bedding a sash. How should a job of glazing be finished?
40. What is the basis for estimating the size of a sash? How does the carpenter speak of the size of a sash or window? How is the outside size of a sash estimated? Should the glass be the same size as the rabbet?
41. Describe the process of hanging sash before the building is plastered. What is the advantage of doing this?
42. Compare a hotbed or skylight sash with the ordinary form.
How is glass for hotbeds and greenhouses often laid and held in place? What is the most objectionable feature of a skylight sash? How may the trouble be remedied?
43. Describe the construction of the sash of a store front. What is the safest way to set a large glass in an inside frame? Compare the value of beads and putty for setting large glass. Upon which side of a glass door should the glass be set? Why?
44. What is the basis for ordering blinds? What kinds of hinges are generally used?
 
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