Don't piggle the edges!

I've started gluing the glass into the channels I carved in the sculpture.  I'm using a flexible silicone glue so that when the wood expands and contracts the glass doesn't break or come off.  What I must learn to do is leave it to dry fully before I start neatening up the edges .... otherwise, if I find a little extra bit and pull it, the whole nicely sealed edge comes away and I have to start again!

No blu-tack here!