Glazing

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Workshop for lead glazing with shelf storage for real antique glasses.

A glazier is a craft business in which the profession of glazier is practiced. As a rule, a glazier has a warehouse in which the glass panes of various sizes and thicknesses are stored vertically or at a slight angle on so-called glass racks .

The cutting is done on the cutting table by means of a glass cutter , which has a hardened steel wheel at its tip and thus leaves a trace on the glass when the tool is pushed over the glass surface, usually along a rail. This creates a predetermined breaking point which, by applying pressure to this track, breaks the glass in two.

Traditionally, the pane is inserted into the window by means of the pin wire .

On June 30, 2013, there were 10,803 employees subject to social security contributions in glassworks in Germany.

Individual evidence

  1. Glossary - Glass Accessed September 1, 2014.