How To Make Your Own Windows

Posted June 21, 2017

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Woodworkers often discover themselves doubling as the resident fixer-upper. As the go-to person who has the tools you'll often be asked to "fix this" or "build that" for the house. I recently did some window repair on my own house, and I must say that all of the things I've been learning most the craft helped me do a better job than I might take a few years ago. Regardless of what you like to build, a few DIY skills for the domicile are nice to have and can win you lot a few credibility points in your household. Here are some instructions on how to make a window – perfect for a loft, small house or shed (excerpted from "Edifice Small: Sustainable Designs for Tiny Houses & Backyard Buildings" by David & Jeanie Stiles).

How to Make a Window
A small window – for example, a window in a loft – is not hard to make. If yous have a table saw, it tin can be done in less than one-half an 60 minutes. From an 8′ (1-one/2″ x two-1/2″) piece of cedar or mahogany, cut two pieces xix-1/4″ long (stiles) and two pieces 18¼" long (rails). Cut a 3/8″ x 5/viii″ rabbet along the edge of each slice as shown in the profile detail. (Relieve the leftover pieces for subsequently.) Clench the ii longer pieces (stiles) together and cut a 2-1/2″ shoulder notch out of the ends. Locate the middle of all four pieces and cut a 5/viii″ x 5/eight″ dado for the muntins. From the leftover wood, cut two 5/8″ ten v/8″ muntin bars and cross-notch them in the middle. Glue and screw all the pieces together, and cutting a slice of 1/16″ glass or Plexiglas to fit the rabbet. Cutting the ends of the leftover pieces at a 45° angle and fit them into the rabbets to agree the glass in place. On your tabular array saw, trim the bottom edge of the window at x° to match the slope of the sill.

Make a Matching Window Screen
Make your own screens, using lightweight 1×3 boards (preferably red cedar). Cutting four pieces of ane×3 to fit the opening. Using a tabular array saw, cut a ane/8″ wide x ¼" deep groove, 3/eight″ from the inside edge of all 4 pieces. Cutting the lap joints on the tabular array saw. Join the pieces together using galvanized brads and waterproof glue. Once the glue has stale, cut a piece of insect screen 1″ larger on all sides than the inside opening. Lay the screening over the frame and, using a tool made particularly for this purpose, press the screen and a retaining spline into the groove. Trim off any backlog screening with a utility knife.

For more great ideas for tiny houses and backyard buildings, cheque out "Edifice Small" by David & Jeanie Stiles, available at ShopWoodworking.com.

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