Thread: WIP window

Ok.

Yep, always wondered about the practicality of making my own windows.

I have a couple of non-standard ones which I might do if this looks doable.

Cheers
Arron

Well come on
Don't hold us all in spence [emoji3]

Well i cant claim the same artisan product as would come from pittwater Pete but here goes

From pic one you see the opening. Finished external size of frame was to be 2100 x 600. The client had hos own glass 2000 x 8200.

What a shame when the glass guy said the glass could not be cut ... now back to original size.

The window needs to match this



And somewhat resemble this



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

The window is only fixed panes with a stile down the middle so rather simple. Just getting the sill close is the only thing that takes a little more time

Starting at the saw



Please dont tell on me. Know guard and no riving knife. But it works. Some safety. I had a push stick. Worse thing is i have to admit i use a GMC



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Dave, Can't you get Tallowood sills from you local timber yard?
It looks like a standard 7 x 3 or you could get away with a 6 x 3

Pete.

Originally Posted by Arron

Yep, always wondered about the practicality of making my own windows.

I have a couple of non-standard ones which I might do if this looks doable.

Cheers
Arron

Hi Arron
It's really not that complicated. You should give it a go. I'm happy to guide you if required.

Pete.

Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete

Dave, Can't you get Tallowood sills from you local timber yard?
It looks like a standard 7 x 3 or you could get away with a 6 x 3

Pete.

Our local timber yard is bunnings or mitre10. Not sure what they have.

My boss wants me to use what he had in stock.

I did not get any pics of cutting the sill. I set the saw on 10° and with the plank on edge rippped a bevel.

Some of you may appreciate our $6000 mobile work bench



The sill was done from a piece if 240 x 45 and later ripped down to 190. As the debth of cut was limited by blade diameter the bevel was made bigger using the power plane



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Watching this thread with great interest as I have some grand fenestration plans of my own

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Our local timber yard is bunnings or mitre10. Not sure what they have.

My boss wants me to use what he had in stock.

I did not get any pics of cutting the sill. I set the saw on 10° and with the plank on edge rippped a bevel.


The sill was done from a piece if 240 x 45 and later ripped down to 190. As the debth of cut was limited by blade diameter the bevel was made bigger using the power plane

Hi Dave

don't forget to cut the drip lines before you install the sill.

Originally Posted by ian

Hi Dave

don't forget to cut the drip lines before you install the sill.

Good call Ian

So the drip lines. The original windows had a double drip groove / line so I decided to match

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As my battery saw only has a 2mm curf i decided on a double pass each line. Just clamped a straight edge as you see in the pic.

Normally I would rebate the styles, head and sill to take the sash or in this case glass as fixed panes. The boss just wanted planed stops for the glass so onto assembly as soon as the head and sill is checked out for the styles



I used a laminate trimer with a 10mm parallel bit set 5mm deep. On the left far side and the near rhs the timber splits out do to rotation direction of the bit. To prevent chip out I pre-cut the edge with a chisel. I run my trimmer base against a square and cut to the marked lines. Good to do a cut in the middke and then work to each edge.

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Lookin good Dave, pictures and everything. Sweet!

Pete.

Moving right along it was time for assembly



The boss did not want me to bother with rebates for the glass so planted stops to be fitted on site.



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

The boss did not want me to bother with rebates for the glass so planted stops to be fitted on site.

Not sure that eliminating rebates is such a good idea.

In part the rebates are there to help stop water getting past the glass, and (in conjunction with glazing beads) to allow the glass panes to be easily replaced.

I wouldn't be trusting a bead of silicon to seal the glass against the weather.