THE ARTISAN CHRONICLES

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When Preservation Becomes Decay

How the systems meant to save our historic homes may be silently letting them rot. In the world of historic preservation, good intentions...

Steve Quillian

May 32 min read

The Five Pillars of Window Craft: A New Standard for Historic Window Restoration

When it comes to saving historic windows, most people focus on quick fixes: patching rot, slapping on paint, or swapping in replacements

Steve Quillian

Apr 253 min read

A Unicorn for Christmas?

What do you want for Christmas? Maybe it's a black swan on the back of a unicorn. I'm going to be glad to spend a few weeks at home with...

Steve Quillian

Dec 19, 20225 min read

Wood Window Overhaul Works Best Cyclically, Like Singing Rounds

(First published Sept, 2020) How is singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat like an Artisan Army working on windows?? Singers who know and...

Steve Quillian

Feb 27, 20214 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 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 29, 20213 min read

Managing Large Projects as Tapestries

So we have a large project coming up soon, in a couple of weeks as a matter of fact. For months we’ve been working on small to medium...

Steve Quillian

Jan 22, 20213 min read

The Archetypal Window - An American Success Story…

It was an archetypal time, unlike any other in history. The land of opportunity had reached its full stride. There was an ‘unending’...

Steve Quillian

Dec 3, 20204 min read

Wood Window Advice? Keep Rowing Till The End

How is singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat like an Artisan Army working on windows?? Singers who know and understand not only the song, but...

Steve Quillian

Oct 27, 20204 min read

A Total Window Makeover in a 1920's Home

There are three components of a Total Window Makeover because there are three components that make up an historic window. They are the sash

Steve Quillian

Oct 27, 20203 min read

Everything in Sequence

My first job was a paper route with my dad, two brothers and myself - mom wasn't in the picture. We'd wake up between four and five in...

Steve Quillian

Dec 29, 20193 min read

THE ARTISAN CHRONICLES

When Preservation Becomes Decay

The Five Pillars of Window Craft: A New Standard for Historic Window Restoration

A Unicorn for Christmas?

Wood Window Overhaul Works Best Cyclically, Like Singing Rounds

A Window Sash Milling Sequence

Dedicated Sash Making Set Ups

Managing Large Projects as Tapestries

The Archetypal Window - An American Success Story…

Wood Window Advice? Keep Rowing Till The End

A Total Window Makeover in a 1920's Home

Everything in Sequence

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