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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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Historic Window Restoration Workshop – WindowFest + WindowLympics
WindowFest + WindowLympics (Oct 27–Nov 7, Harrison, AR): Two weeks of hands-on training, real-world competitions, and an artisan community built around the Five Pillars of Window Craft. Come learn. Come compete. Come belong.
Steve Quillian
Aug 244 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Apr 8, 20211 min read
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,...
Lynda
Mar 24, 20211 min read
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...
Lynda
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Feb 7, 20211 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Feb 4, 20212 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Feb 1, 20212 min read
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
Steve Quillian
Jan 28, 20213 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Jan 28, 20213 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Jan 13, 20211 min read
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. ...
Steve Quillian
Oct 27, 20203 min read
Why They Don't Want You Restoring Windows
But why we're doing it anyway! True innovation takes a long time, sometimes months, years, decades or even centuries to make significant...
Steve Quillian
Oct 27, 20206 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Mar 9, 20202 min read
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...
Steve Quillian
Aug 8, 20192 min read
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