WHAT'S UP? "While I'm out in my Shop". #15: Installing a new window.

looks good … you should blog the shingling repair too

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

looks wonderful… nice pix, as well

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks Dan!

I’ve been waiting for a warmer day to do the shingling. BRRRR!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Understand those warm day issues. Lived in Fairbanks, AK awhile, remember spiking milled logs at 25 below zero on an addition to my house. Now have been in Anchorage for 25 years.

Grew up in Virginia, Minnesota, I am sure you know where it is. Have been in Hibbing many times. Undergrad at Carleton in Northfield, 4 years at U of Minnesota in Mpls, and after a year in Fresno, two in Taiwan in the Navy during the Vietnam war, then 3 more years of training in Madison Wisconsin. Fairbanks was the coldest, Fresno the hottest, but Taiwan was the most uncomfortable with 95 deg and 95% humidity for 6 months of the year.

........so don’t ask for too much heat, might get more than you want…......fat chance in Hibbing in November…......(-:

P.S. Still have an older brother who lives in Ely, Minnesota.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

One more step towards the new an improved shop. Don’t freeze out there guy and gal.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Great job. Should make a huge difference in the comfort level.

-- There is no such thing as a mistake in woodworking. Eventually, every scrap will become small enough to become starter wood in your fire pit.

Nice change to the shop – you can never have enough natural light. They look like double glass units – this should also increase the thermal insulation of the shop.

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

It’s a Thermastar by Pella, A Low-E rated window. (4.2)

Maintenance-free vinyl frames.
Sliding sash can be removed to clean exterior glass from inside your home.
Tandem nylon rollers assure easy operation and durability.
Custom sizes and colors are also available via special order.

Height (Inches): 24.0
Width (Inches): 36.0
Rough Opening Width (Inches): 36.0
Rough Opening Height (Inches): 24.0
Jamb Depth (Inches): 1.63
Window Type: Sliding Window
Window Material: Vinyl
Grilles, Clear Obscure, Clear: Clear
Glass Insulation: Low E
Screen Included: Yes
Exterior Color: White
Hardware Color: White
Sash Tilting: No
Both Sashes Tilt: No
Warranty: All ThermaStar by Pella windows are backed by Pella’s Transferable Limited Lifetime Warranty – even if you sell your home. No fees are required. You’re assured quality for a lifetime from a company you know and trust.
Decorative Features: No
Construction Type: Both
Single-Pane or Dual-Pane: Dual-Pane
Extension Jambs: No
Energy Star Qualified Northern Zone: Yes
Energy Star Qualified North/Central Zone: Yes
Energy Star Qualified South/Central Zone: Yes
Energy Star Qualified Southern Zone: Yes

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Great improvement, Dick!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Thank you, Jim Bertelson.

Your name sounds kind of familiar.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thank you, Charlie.

It’s a lot of extra work, but we’re having fun, & can hardly wait for the completion.

I only put in about 3 to 4 hours a day.

The Boss! (Barb) keeps me under control.<(:O}#

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Dick,
If you were into curling, you might have run into my father. He curled many years, and made a few significant wins, but certainly not a big name. Otherwise, not a common name up there.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

Jim,
I curled in the Hibbing club In the late 1960s, but then my boys got active in high school sports, &

I quit curling to watch the Boys, & I never got back into it.

I prefer woodworking.

I curled in the Last Chance Bonspiel one year. Maybe your father was in it at that time.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

My father curled a fair amount, and he was probably still doing it in the late 60’s. I curled too in high school. He skipped a pickup-team that beat the Klefmann rink (then national champs I believe, or recently so, from Buhl I think) in a bonspiel about 1960. I remember talking to him from college about it. So he had a little prominence. I never got into curling again, just too busy with an unpredicatable schedule.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

HI Jim,
That must have been in 1959, Fran Kleffman of Hibbing won the nationals that year.

Bruce Roberts of Hibbing won the world championship in 1976.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Ahh, I slighted Hibbing (-:

I think I know where Buhl came into it. I actually played against Kleffman in 1958 or so on a pickup rink, possibly in Buhl. We were trounced. And I think that is where my Dad figured out how to beat him. And 1959 would be right. I am pretty sure my Dad beat him in the ‘59 – ‘60 season, when I was off at college. Needless to say he was the underdog, so got a lot of attention. Long time ago. Oh well, just like woodworking, my Dad and I did the curling strictly for fun. My Dad had a great rink in about ‘56 or ‘57, and the club asked them to break up and start new rinks just to increase competition. So my Dad got me and two of my high school buddies and taught us to curl. We came in second in the club league that year, or was it the next, with three green players. I was playing third, during my first year of play. Fun though.

Ok, enuf curling on the wookworking forum. But thanks a million for helping me to recall good old memories. My father died in 1980 at age 79 of leukemia. He and I were great friends. My Dad was very handy with woodworking hand tools. Probably makes my interest more natural.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

The window is looking good from this side!!!!! Nice choice on the window.

Hi Jim,

The rest of his team were all Hibbing natives.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thanks Paul,

Now I can keep an eye on you, when I’m on a ladder. <(:O}#

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1