Terry,
I haven't settled on glass thickness or type yet, so I haven't figured out how beefy my frame needs to be. What were the original glass windshields, laminated or tempered? How thick? Maybe I'll model it after automotive application and go laminated in front and tempered on the sides. I haven't done my research yet, so I'm just thinking out loud.
My thinking on the frame joints is to cut a glazing groove in the frames and then use a combination butt/mortise and tenon joint at the corners. The glazing groove in one piece also serves as a mortice and you cut a tenon on the other piece that mates with the groove. Then hold the joint together with a SS screw or two. There are still some assembly issues I need to think through, but that's where I am now.
Dave
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