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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
 

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#2 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Pretty creative work Tom
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Hi Tom, the fact you don't have a vacuum between the panels, I think is your problem, and will continue to be, in which case if you don't alter it, you are going to have a lovely green colour growing in between your glass panels.

I appreciate that cost is a factor, so I would be inclined to make your inner panel removable if it is easily accessible from inside. In winter, have the second panel fitted to retain heat, removing it occasionally to clean, and remove it for the summer months, to allow the frame to dry out.
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
i saw the word box and almost did a flip, was it true, doc was entering the world of box makers, i was so excited…but then….aw shoot, a window for the laundry room, you sure tricked me on that one…, but i do have a few ideas…i think you could make a real pretty box, put it inside the laundry window and have it there for reflection…a box in box…you could call the box Jack…then you would have a Jack in the Box…what an amazing idea…its also a physiological play…you would be inspired all the time to make boxes that could be seen through…this way you would be able to know what people are thinking…i might be onto something here, maybe one for the books…:)
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Jim,

Thanks
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Phil,

Ohhh! Pretty Green! It's going to have to wait. It's sealed with caulk and trim to last. LOL! I'll keep an eye on it.
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Grizz,

PSYCH! It is a box. No lid. LOL.

Getting too cold here so I might just have to make a box like the big guys??? Weather bug promising 6 to 8 inches. I've not even picked up my walnut droppings. Hope to get that done Sunday.

Thanks for the look see. :)
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Tom
What you built looks real nice and clean and is a good improvement even so the glass may become an issue .
You did a great job of reusing material and got it done just in time for winter.
Look around the net for possible solution regarding the glass ,on many old houses I have seen there are ventilation holes which can be closed by a flap in the winter and that may work for you .

Klaus
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Klaus,

Thanks!

I may have to wait until Spring, " good lord willin and the creek don't rise!" I sealed it tight but didn't think about the condensation. Ihave more window issues like old wooden storm windows that I'll redesign as the metal storms would have to be custom for my house. I like Phil's recommendation but it will have to do for now. Think I have a couple of box ideas, and some class acts to follow. LOL!
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
I used to make insulated thermal pane windows for a glass company. The aluminum spacers we put in between the 2 panes of glass were filled with little desiccant balls to absorb the moisture.
If you could introduce desiccant into the interior somehow that might solve the problem.
I understand whats done is done but maybe food for thought for the next ones.
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Iwud4u,

Thanks! I'll add it to my spring do over.
 

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A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
I'll be over in a week or so to help you get rid of that messy Walnut and Maple you are going to cut down.
Wouldn't want to clutter up the yard, now would you?
 

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#13 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Tom, it certainly is a step up from vinyl and the cedar casing should withstand the moisture. Nice work.
 

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#14 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
UncleStumpy,

Aurora IL to Saint James MN. Hope you have gas money. LOL! The log cutoffs from my tree are in my truck bed, but I still have to clean up the droppings ( walnuts, stems, leaves)cause this place could really be a tree nursery if left to itself. Not laughing here.
 

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#15 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Lee,

Thanks. I thought so but didn't figure in temp differences, humidity, and downsides. Hind sight is twenty twenty. I have so much I should be walking backwards?
 

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#16 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Great to see you getting on with some wood therapy.
 

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#17 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Andy,

It's getting cold here. Warmer there. Thanks for checking in! I'm hoping to mill all the experimental logs I have lying around. But I have to get a cant tool or logging jack to move the damn things around . LOL! I have four mature trees. Two walnut and two volunteer maples. Great in summer, but fall sucks! The cold weather came too quick. Have to rake a lot of walnut tree droppings as they produce trees quickly in the spring.

Got some great locking wheels to add to my bench. Next project.
 

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#18 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Nice window build. Looks like an inexpensive winner. As far as condensation goes, try putting an easily removable foil sheet (or maybe an old aluminum Venetian blind) on the inside face of the glass during the day. Any condensation that may form overnight (until you effectuate some other repair) will be heated by the sunshine (does it face the sun?) and driven out. Might want to be careful with that, though; if you sealed it well enough the pressure of the evaporating water may possibly break the glass.
 

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#19 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Dark_Lightning

Thanks for your advice. The window glass is extra thick, but not plate glass. It does face the sun for the morning until early afternoon. I sealed itby imbedding the glass in 25 year caulk and it is under the 1/4 round.
 

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#20 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Table Plant Wood stain Gas


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Fluid Plant Water Gas


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Wood Building Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Great idea Tom.
 

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#21 ·
A Box with 2 glass sides!

I've been spending most of my non working time rehabbing my windows on the second floor of my Country style Queen Anne house. sometimes working from the inside and often working off a tall 2 story ladder. A necessary task that I have neglected for 14 years! The project here is my last window for the season. It's going to snow here in Southern MN and temperatures will drop.

This is a box of sorts, with glass on two sides. It replaces a real catastrophe in the laundry room which had a plastic/vinyl window insert for the dryer exhaust and a storm window which was partially open. A lot of cold MN winter wind passed through there. I decided to do a double pane window from materials I had. It is not used for anything but letting light into a small laundry room. Dallas a fellow lumberjock has already informed me of my folly, but I couldn't afford a thermopane glass for the window. Yep, already having humidity forming on the inside due to temperature differences.

The first picture is the finished product that I painted with one coat of oil based primer, two coats of 123 water borne primer and a top coat of water borne satin. Yep, a lot of paint! And I hope I won't have to do it again in my remaining lifetime. LOL! (unless I put in thermopane glazing)

Newspaper Publication Wood Rectangle Floor


The next picture is the cedar frame which is found wood from a dumpster from around 13 years ago! Had slots and plexiglass which I thought could be useful for jigs. I used my router table to do a half inch quarter round-over on the edges of the cedar and then used my table saw to cut the quarter round away for later re installing.

Wood Floor Flooring Wood stain Rectangle


Third picture is assembly of the "BOX" using lap joints, glue and mechanical fasteners. Couldn't find my countersink so I used a large drill bit. I didn't think cedar was so brittle, but no one will see it? Cut some 2Ă—4's square to insure the clamping would be square as I've not bought or made some clamping jigs. It worked!

Wood Workbench Machine tool Hardwood Lumber


Next is the Seal Coat to insure moisture resistance

Wood Plant Wood stain Gas Hardwood


Next one coat of oil based primer to fill the pours, and two coats of Zissner's 123 primer. Finally filled the mounting screw holes and put a satin topcoat on the box/window, and used 3/4 18 gage pin nails and 25 year caulk to seal the outside of the window panes

Wood Water Plant Gas Grass


Mounted the window with some adjustment, filled the seams with caulk and finished! Going to snow Sunday night!

Window Fixture Building Wood Siding


Looks like I might get to play with my new chainsaw and my walnut and maple tree cuttings/logs, before it gets too-cold.

All comments, critiques, are welcome.
Randy,

Thanks for checking in. How's the sled?
 

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