Windows While You Wait

Let's get back to the 18.  Last time we looked at the first new window, which I made a year or so ago.

It's been a while since I made one of these, so for the next one we have to start from the beginning.  Since the window frame is entirely painted, the choice of wood is up to us, and we chose poplar.  But the first step is to disassemble the old window, which was collapsing of its own weight:

But of course we need to save all the parts, basically everything except the wooden frame.  As seen below, from top to bottom: a tub with the brass castings and screws, the wood parts to use as templates, then the window moldings (which were all pretty good, actually), then the brass channels which will need a lot of cleaning.  And of course the glass, which is off to the side.

So I acquired some nice S4S poplar and made new window frame parts.  Here it is assembled, held together by the band clamp.  The old glass checks that the size is correct and that the frame is square.

The major remaining task is to rout out mortises for the window pulls, then drill holes and assemble the frame.  Here it is with the glass laid in place and all screws installed.  Tomorrow I'll start caulking the glass in place.

Update: and with the glass installed, it looks like this: