How to Make a Window: Wooden Sash Windows

Making barn sash style windows with a router bit set. These are small custom windows intended for a chicken coop.

The router bit set used for this project is from MLCS (#8894)

If you learned something from this video, a "thumbs up" is appreciated.

[biggusbestus]

I am all in on the sander to set the glass ! Working on a "craftsman home " built in 1939 and your video is appreciated !

[EjDantes]

Looks great. Very simple and does the job. I always find it funny when theoretical woodworkers come to videos like they'd be doing some handtool Japanese joints for this stuff.

[michaelsegalla]

Thanks. It would be useful to know how much expansion space to leave between the glass and the wood frame.

[wattoo]

There can be only one true window maker

[StanOwden]

Good job. Too bad you didn't cut the glass individually. It's so magical when you see a distorted reflection in sash or lead panel windows due to a slight unevenness in the frame of the glass.

[westsidewil]

Thanks for the video. Difficult to find these on YouTube. How did you learn to do this? Have you ever thought of using pocket screws?

[MrYanngo]

By curiosity, why is window glazing putty is prefered as something like a silicon window caulk ? Doesn't putty end up cracking and need to be replaced every couple years ? I just don't see the benefit of making windows this way. By the way, I know nothing about windows, just asking.

[westsidewil]

I would be interested in how you set-up everything so everything up accurately (so rails and stiles line up properly). I am thinking of using the Rockler set (Item #22605), the Amana set (55340), or the MCLS set you mentioned (which looks to have good written directions. Learning by seeing and reading/watching seems to work best for me.  Video was great though.

[manofausagain]

I like the technique to vibrate the putty in.

[danfischer]

Thanks for sharing. Careful so you don't lose a few fingers pushing those little pieces through....

[newlienxzs]

hello dear, i would b glad if u could share me the bits tht u used in ur crafting, i really love da way u create the joinery, its a masterpiece

[annasophia]

I don’t have a router: is there any place I can buy mullion strips already routered out?

[azul]

Nice job Brian. Would you tell me what particular brand router but set you used here? (I ask because I believe that there are slight variations in the profiles)Many thanks.

[thedr]

I can't figure out how you lifted the paint so easily: Did you use a liquid mask for the painting?

[rocifier]

Oh no they were looking so beautiful until you stuck a single pane of glass over all the windows. Why didn't you cut the glass into four pieces?

[AutogenicMotor]

How did you make the jig for the cross pieces? The coping bit will only make part of the profile.

[edt]

Great wood work. Excellent tutorial. But video was a bit painful.

Absolutely no one prefers reading words on a video. That's not the end of the world. Watching someone push long board after long board thru machines at real speed is almost as painful as watching paint dry. Choosing to watch video at 1.5x speed is a very simple & productive fix for that. Problem is, then our reading chore wizzes by way too fast.

[tonyb]

Not as informative as the title suggests because it does not show how the joints are made and fit together.

[designer-garb]

Very nice job, the external side of the window should be painted 3 or 4 mm onto the glass to seal it from the weather, painting the glass then cleaning it off again with a blade will leave it open to eventual water ingress and speed up the rotting of the timber. thanks for the video.

[scottslotterbeck]

Good old Dap 33. The key on making these is the router bits. Instead of screws, the frame could be mortise and tenon, or doweled.