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Would it be considered good practice to split the raised panels on a front door. In effect producing two panels back to back, allowing for the outside panel to move more with the bigger changes in humidity and temperature? John

Thanks SNight and yes it does help. I will be closing the boxes so will opt for option 1 and I might add some steel or aluminium straps as well. John

Hello Woodsworth, I can still access the the site. Trouble is Im a long way away from the workshop :? What you see on the wall is rails for an hydraulic lift down to the machine room. The clamps are hung off the back just for convinience. John

Very nice space Patrick, is the slab of timber Walnut?

For anyone following this thread the work will stop now for about five weeks as I have to return to my work which is on a ship at sea, so to be resumed later. Thanks for the interest and comments so far John

Hello Ed I am following the advice of a painter friend of mine. He tells me, as do the instructions that come with the paint, that aluminium oxide primer is recommended for resinous or oily woods and is a good choice for any wood if you intend to use a gloss (oil based) paint system, which I...

I finished the preparation and priming of the first sash box today Rather than have a detailed profile on the outer lining inner edge I thought it would look better just rounded over Then I primed the frame I have three more to finish assembling and priming before I start the sashes John

To save me doing the sketchup drawing I thought I could try to explain with pictures The outer sash (top) is located between the parting bead and the outer liner. The parting bead I am using has a "flipper" on either side which compresses against the sash and I have routed a grove on the inside...

The wagtail, also known as a parting slip is a thin section of timber or ply which hangs suspended vertically between the counter balance weights from the box frame head. Its purpose is to stop the weights from clashing with eachother as they move when the sashes are opened and closed. Draught...

Hello Steve, Im not sure I can, Im learning as I go. The only reference I have used apart from advice on here is a book called Carpentry and Joinery by Brian Porter, which bit has confused you? Hello Jake, yes it is a very effective tool and one which Im going to have to practice a bit with I...

I spent some time today correcting a mistake I made yesterday. I decided as Im building so many windows that I should invest in some more tools... so I bought one of these Normally I build furniture and generally sand by hand so I have never owned a power sander. Keen to try it out I decided...

Hello Scholar, My intension originally was to have a fixed parting slip/wagtail. Following advice on here I have decided to have a loose wagtail as even with a wide pocket it will be usefull to be able to push to wagtail to one side. As has been pointed out it is normal to slot the frame head...

Its a good point Agbagb and one which I did consider. I will have to fit the parting bead once both sashes are hung but I think with the staff bead yet to be installed I will be able to swing the lower sash inwards slightly to give me access to the parting bead channel. I notice from your blog...

A combination of the Tormek, Shapton Stones and the DRLP give me results I can not yet improve on

Hello Joiner_Sim, The pockets look a bit bigger on that picture than they are because of the angle I took the picture at but the stiles are, as commented on before, thicker than would be considered normal. That coupled with the haunched joint to the outer and inner linings make for a very strong...

I got to spend a bit of time in the workshop today and started to assemble the first of four sash boxes. I also primed the first cill with aluminium oxide primer. Painting is my least favourite job, Im thinking of one coat of primer (maybe two on the cills), two under coats and one top coat...

I decided to cut large pockets in each pulley stile so access to the weights will not be a problem. The pocket covers were cut to be a snug fit and planed flush The rebate for the parting bead channel was routed out. Because the pocket hole is cut wider than normal the parting bead...

Thanks Agbagb and Joiner_Sim what you say makes perfect sense and that is what I will do. Because the lead weights are going to be big due to the weight of the glazing units I had thought about having just one large pocket on each stile to access both weights each side, would that be normal...

Thanks Superunknown, the workshop was deralict when my wife and I moved here three years ago so it does give me a lot of satisfaction spending time in there. My wife is still not totally convinced of why we had to refurb the workshop before the house :lol: so Im hoping the windows go some way...

Thanks Jon, I have maybe over cooked it a bit with the dimensions but thought that worth while because they (the first batch at least) are sizeable windows. John