Centro Espanol Radiused Transoms Being Restored
Some work you have to ease into. These radiused transoms from the Centro Espanol building in West Tampa exemplify that statement. Like...
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THE ARTISAN CHRONICLES
What goes on in the mind of an artisan? How does he work? How does she run the business? Read on. It's pretty interesting.
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Lynda
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
We don't do doors... except when we do ;)
Our work on West Tampa's Centro Espanol building continues this week. We've moved onto the second floor - and these amazing door units,...
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Lynda
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Glass = Treasure
We’re working on an amazing project right now – the wood windows at West Tampa’s Centro Espanol building. It’s always interesting...
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Steve Quillian
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Wood Window Joinery With A Nine Year Old
Turns out that taking your nine year old (Kolten) to the shop to help with making wood windows is a lot of fun! Being in the middle of a...
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Steve Quillian
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
A Window Sash Milling Sequence
An order for twenty eight window sash, fourteen 8 lites and fourteen 2 lites, is an excellent opportunity to let our readers in on as...
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Steve Quillian
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Dedicated Tenoning Station
A dedicated tenoning station was one of first of my dedicated tool assemblies. The need arose out the delays inherent in changing set...
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Steve Quillian
- Jan 29, 2021
- 3 min
Dedicated Sash Making Set Ups
What tools will I need to make a sash? As few as possible. The idea is to be as productive as possible in as little space and as little time
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Steve Quillian
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
Open Source Window Making
Window making in 2021 is all but dead unless you are a big fat corporation. And their windows are designed to fail. And they make them so...
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Steve Quillian
- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
Fitting Day for Fitting Storm Windows
Because there aren’t any thunder storms lol! Its the big secret window replacement companies don’t want you to know. Why? They make...
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Steve Quillian
- Jan 13, 2021
- 1 min
Reminder to myself - find my moment of zen (by The Brit)
Some people are just great at puzzles. And they love them... Those kids who can solve a Rubik's cube is under a minute? Geniuses. Steve...
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Steve Quillian
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
I AM NOT MY JOB!
Ok. Fair enough. Your “Job” is not who you are. It doesn’t define you. You are something greater, something more substantial. ...
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Steve Quillian
- Oct 27, 2020
- 6 min
Window Craft, Restoration and Sash Making Obstructed by Planned Obsolescence Initiatives
True innovation takes a long time, sometimes months, years, decades or even centuries to make significant progress. Take glass for an...
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Steve Quillian
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
Mastering The Tenon
Making Tenons. There's a whole bunch of ways to make them, but none simpler and quicker than this. There was a time long ago when tenons...
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Steve Quillian
- Aug 8, 2019
- 2 min
If You Want To Be Fast, Get The Glass Size
How long would it take you to restore the five windows I just agreed to restore? I'm going to try to get it done in six days. I might...
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