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   philip_r | Sep 23, 2008 12:19am | #1

   Gravity..?  Jk, silicone will do fine:0)

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   sapwood | Sep 23, 2008 04:24am | #2

   You have every right to be concerned. I recently saw an expensive wood and glass vanity in a clients home that suffers from this very issue. (Not my work.) I should think that some sort of weather proofing gasket material could do the job and still be made to look tidy. Setting the glass into wet silicone adhesive will be messy and not at all visually pleasing. Alternatively could you incorporate some sort of drip channel to stop any water from running between the glass and wood? A photo or drawing might help.

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   Woodman41 | Mar 04, 2009 09:11am | #3

   Thought I'd post a follow up on this.

   I installed the vanity and sure enough, a small amount of water wicked between the glass and the wood. Interestingly, the bigger problem was the hazing that developed on the underside of the glass, not sure if it was off-gassing of the wood or something else, but it was a distinctive haze that made the whole piece look really crappy.

   About 6 weeks after installing the vanity I had to remove it to cut into the wall to fix a plumbing issue. When I reinstalled the vanity I cleaned everything up (no damage to the finish from the water, glad I went with poly on this piece) and to resolve the issue I carefully masked of the joint between glass and wood, and applied a very thin bead of silicone into the bevel on the underside of the glass mating to the wood.

   It's been a couple of months and everything looks great, no hazing and no water, and because the silicone fills the glass bevel it is only noticeable if you look closely.