The Petch House
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And They're In!
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- Published on Saturday, 12 February 2011
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First, a little B&A action....One went in without a hitch and the other one went in with a slight struggle. I need to paint the outside where the glazing putty is, but after that, these are done!
The foyer is a little darker with the new windows, but it's not too bad. They really improve the room. This is another one of those projects...
Go Egypt!
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- Published on Saturday, 12 February 2011
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A new symbol of freedom...
Still Wood With Glass
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- Published on Saturday, 05 February 2011
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Here is a first look of the assembled windows. I finished the corners and oiled the wood today and then went and picked up the glass. Boy, colored glass is not cheap, but does look nice. The glass is just sitting in there right now being held in place with glazier's points. There is no glazing compound.The glass is red, glue chip, and...
This Never Happens
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- Published on Saturday, 29 January 2011
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I can't figure out what happened this time. Everything was going along so well with the front windows and then suddenly the whole thing went sideways on me. Chiseling out the corners is taking a lot longer than I anticipated. The glass was held up being shipped because of the odd size I ordered. Work has been ka-raze-ee this past week, so...It Just Might Work
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- Published on Saturday, 22 January 2011
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As the old saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. The method I'm using to build these windows is probably the least complicated way to do it. That also means that this method probably makes the weakest joints. I don't write this to point out that I'm making inferior windows, but rather I don't want someone to read this and...Characteristic Change
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- Published on Monday, 17 January 2011
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This one took only a matter of hours, but believe it or not I have changed the design one last time. Well, ok, maybe it's not the last time, but I feel good about this one.Here is a better shot of the frames. If I had to do this over, there are a few things I would have done differently. The rails and stiles are 1-inch by 7/8ths. The...
Chiseled In Wood
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- Published on Sunday, 16 January 2011
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Well, there's no turning back now. The design has been finalized and the frames are made.There is still some work to be done before I can think about getting glass cut, but I think the worst is over.
I've decided to simplify the colors a bit. Yellow is gone and the final colors wil more closely match the other original cottage windows in...
Locked Loaded
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 January 2011
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My Scranton, PA supplier delivered the goods today so I finally have all of the hardware parts in place to finish the doors. I purchased this in “as is” condition, so they need a little restoration work before I can install them. The post for the lower bolt needs to be shortened, as well.This project will take precedence over the windows....
Texture Shopping
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- Published on Friday, 07 January 2011
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I went and poked around a glass shop today to look at samples for the new front windows. I wish I could remember the name of the place I go to. It is on South G Street in Arcata. The gentleman who owns the place is a pleasure to deal with. I took in my netbook with pictures from the blog and in seconds he is pulling out samples flipping...Oh no, your house would have had...
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- Published on Thursday, 06 January 2011
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Good friends whom I genuinely like and respect start many sentences with the words above. It goes something like this.Me: I stripped my house back to bare wood and found that the original color was white.
Them: Oh no, your house would have had an earth toned color scheme made up of at least five colors.
Me: It looks like these redwood...
