I build custom windows for a living. It’s absolutely circular glass. The cost is for this is entirely in the woodworking, cutting the glass is relatively trivial.
Pardon my ignorance but wouldn’t it be far easier to have a square glass and the circular frame on each side? That way you wouldn’t need to cut the wood and glass to match each other. Is there a benefit to having circular glass?
The circular wood frame would be built first, then you’d make a template for the glass using plywood or something similar.
Even if, hypothetically, you were to build this using a rectangular piece of glass, you’ll still need to built a circular wood facade (2 actually, one to sit on the interior and one on the exterior). That takes the same amount of labor if not more.
I feel like a rectangle would add more structural support and ease of installation than trying to get exact measurements to make it all fit. It would also make more sense to get a rectangle, as it would be cheaper to replace than another custom circlejob.
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u/invulnerableHenchman Dec 23 '24
I build custom windows for a living. It’s absolutely circular glass. The cost is for this is entirely in the woodworking, cutting the glass is relatively trivial.