Thread: WOODWORKING QUIZ for 21st Jan. 2005

Originally Posted by craigb

I thought that was a mullion

These are two very confused terms.

Mullion - Vertical member between window units.

Muntin - (Sash Bar) - (Window Bar) - (Glazing Bar) - a secondary framing member (horizontal, vertical, or slanted) to hold the window panes in the sash. This term is often confused with Mullion.

Originally Posted by Grunt

I thought sheep are the local currency in New Zealand

Nah, sheep are the playthings that you buy when you're a playboy Mullionaire

Do sheep wear merkins? Maybe only after shearing...

Gentlemen, thank you all for your gratifying and not a little amusing reactions to my small effort.

Muntins. The vertical dividing members separating the panels in a door.

This thread should be framed and set aside, as an example of how things happen on this BB.

A little bit of fun, but the correct answer/advice as well.

Tim

Ps welcome Ralph #2

I'd always used the term to mean both glazing bars as well as vertical dividing members in a door. I thought I'd better look it up. From "A dictionary of building" Penguin reference books:

Muntin [joi] (1) A subsidiary vertical framing member in a door, framed into the rails , separating the panels, usually of the same width as the stiles .
(2) (USA) A glazing bar or a mullion .

Mick

Is this the New Zealand currency?

Ralph #1 always used to sign off "respectfully". What's the matter, don't you respect us?

Originally Posted by craigb

Ralph #1 always used to sign off "respectfully". What's the matter, don't you respect us?

Craig,

Probably because NotRalph is probably an Aussie. Since when do we sign of with respectfully and if we did would we mean it.


Peter.

He should at least have told us that of course he'd respect us in the morning.

He should at least have told us that of course he'd respect us in the morning.