Doesn't seem to bother boats too much . I think the MC may be a little higher but unless you have a workshop on the beach i don't think the salt will be a problem .
Niki , the bottom rail is larger than the top rail by around 30mm . If it was on the top opener it wouldn't matter but the bottom opener has a larger bottom rail .
Yeah i know i could have just made another one and kept my mouth shut but it's better to show a mistake so people can see what a PITA it is and them not do it eh . Anyway i have made a new record launch for that bit of timber . I beat the last effort by 1.2m :lol:
At last i managed to do a little bit more this afternoon .
All the haunched M&T cut
And the most basic of mistakes was made , for some reason i didn't mark out the side stiles for the bottom window back to back . The result is to stiles the same way round .
Annoying but it's sort of good...
I feel for you on that job as i've done a few . Look great but hell of a job to get right !!!! You seem to have pulled it off . Nice job .
How long did it take ? Looks reclaimed flooring , even worse to get right !
Now the mortices , a 3D bit is again a good way to hog out the main material .
Because it's a haunched joint you need to cut half a full mortice and the last part is half way down like a stop mortice .
don't forget to cut out for the wedges .
Once you have cut the haunch on the...
Pressure treated timber isn't used because its not joinery grade timber . If you plane a peice up you will see what i mean . I'm afraid i'm not a expert on finishes , i hate that part :lol: although after seeing the spray work today at Matts (more tools please ) place i think i may be spraying...
Just to let you know Jacob , those frames where primed by the customer before i picked them up :wink:
Ok , ready to make the casements now . So i have got my sizes at 720mm x 448mm for the bottom opener and 362mm x 448mm for the top opener . I am using 94mm x45mm for the bottom rail of...