The Sash Factory Build Guide is the first working draft of Steve Quillian’s portable sash-making router table system.
 
This is not just a set of router table plans. The Sash Factory is a specialized shop-built machine designed to help make traditional wood window sash with mortise-and-tenon joinery, profiles, rabbets, copes, muntins, and true divided-lite construction. It is one of the central tools used in Steve’s Intro to Sash Making workshop and is part of the larger Window Craft system for restoring sash-making capacity to historic house communities.
 
Inside this guide, you’ll receive a detailed, photo-rich build document showing the parts, tools, layout, cut lists, hardware, router setup, fence assembly, shoulder index, coping sled, dust collection details, and setup philosophy behind the Sash Factory router table.
 
This guide is for serious students, artisans, woodworkers, preservation tradespeople, and historic window people who want to understand how the Sash Factory is built and how it fits into a larger sash-making workflow.
 
Please understand: these plans do not make someone a sash maker overnight. The Sash Factory works as part of a larger system that also includes proper millwork, a jointer, planer, table saw, mortiser, tenoning setup, correct router bits, and an understanding of sash-making sequence. The value of this guide is not merely in the paper or the PDF. The value is in the production capacity it helps put into motion.
 
This first draft is complete enough to use, but it will continue to be refined as builders offer feedback, questions, and field notes.
 
Included:
Digital PDF build guide
Cut lists and layout drawings
Router table body dimensions
Fence assembly details
Shoulder index and coping sled instructions
Router, bit, switch, and fastener notes
Setup sequence and calibration philosophy
Photos and diagrams from the Sash Factory system
 
Best for: past Intro to Sash Making students, serious woodworkers, preservation carpenters, historic window restorers, and anyone preparing to build real traditional wood sash.
 
Note: This is a digital product. Printing a hard copy is recommended for shop use.