Over in another thread, I mentioned that I had bought some sash templates, and Jacob asked for some pictures.
So, always ready to oblige (though the light was fading fast) here are a few:
This gives the scribing profile of an ovolo sash bar
It's commercially made, by Turner of Sheffield. These things were made by plane makers and sold to match standard sash designs and sizes.
This one looks similar at first but has a mitre cut at the end, instead of a scribe:
It's marked with the profile and size:
and the maker - in this case, Preston:
This is an end view:
I think that all of these would be used for the joint between glazing bars and the sash frame. Another type was used for internal crossing joints where one bar intersects another:
This one is mitred both ends; there is also a scribed equivalent (sorry no photo).
There are some descriptions of these in Salaman's dictionary of woodworking tools and in Whelan's book on wooden planes, but I thought I might understand it better if I bought some and tried them out. I did also find an interesting article by Jane Rees here: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3983/is_200403/ai_n9376454/?tag=content;col1 which frustratingly leaves out the pictures.
Anybody got any practical experience of these things?
So, always ready to oblige (though the light was fading fast) here are a few:
This gives the scribing profile of an ovolo sash bar
It's commercially made, by Turner of Sheffield. These things were made by plane makers and sold to match standard sash designs and sizes.
This one looks similar at first but has a mitre cut at the end, instead of a scribe:
It's marked with the profile and size:
and the maker - in this case, Preston:
This is an end view:
I think that all of these would be used for the joint between glazing bars and the sash frame. Another type was used for internal crossing joints where one bar intersects another:
This one is mitred both ends; there is also a scribed equivalent (sorry no photo).
There are some descriptions of these in Salaman's dictionary of woodworking tools and in Whelan's book on wooden planes, but I thought I might understand it better if I bought some and tried them out. I did also find an interesting article by Jane Rees here: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3983/is_200403/ai_n9376454/?tag=content;col1 which frustratingly leaves out the pictures.
Anybody got any practical experience of these things?
