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Because it's cheaper, quicker and requires less skill than window putty.
If you are having difficulty with the pins for the window cut off the peened part (the round bit you hit with the hammer) of a pin using wire cutters and put the pin in a drill. This will allow you to friction drill a hole for the pins and will make driving them easier also it will minimise the chances of damaging or splitting the bits of wood.
You can use clear silicone to bed the glass into the frame and also between the glass and the beads.
Bobbo-
Thanks. That's really helpful.
I've got some window putty, so will go that route. Application might be harder, but vs. finding the time to source, buy, cut paint, and fit new wood strips I think it's going to be the easy route.
The only thing that's a shame is this would be perfect time to add an acrylic/similar pane to make a basic double glazed window and protect it from being broken by kids in the future.
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You can use clear silicone to bed the glass into the frame and also between the glass and the beads.
The people who put up my new shed did this. Vertical battens to hold the glass in place. Clear silicone at the bottom. Not sure if they used clear silicone on the vertical bits behind the battens.
I know that I'll give my daughter loads of warnings about the windows on the shed and it'll be me that smashes the first one with a mis-kick/hit. I'll replace them with perspex when I inevitably break them. (No rush as there's been a bit of a run on perspex recently, and I need some for a different project.)
hugo7
Greenbank
Is there a reason to used 10mm² wood battens / strips to hold shed window panes instead of putty?
(currently fixing shed window and the battens are warped and some snapped)
Ps any other tips - they are the ones with little plastic blocks to hold the corners on the inside.