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Sash, Mortise and Tenon
We don't make a lot of any one thing. We can, on the other hand, reproduce nearly any wooden element in a historic building. Even 110 years ago, a sash and door plant was a big facility. While the designs were more refined and honest, they were mass produced. Indeed it was the machines potential to easily produce that was essential to bringing Victorian Style to the middle class.
It is a bit odd that we in the 21st century must call on 18th century methods to reproduce 19th century millwork but this is because we, The Craftsmen Group, are not making anything in high volume. We've developed ways to keep our speed up even when only making two of something. Deft hand work and a lithe mind are the most important elements in the production. In these photos, Maxwell fits joints in a casement sash for the Tabard Inn.
Fabrication of sash like this is relatively easy if a hundred or more are made. To make one pair quickly and well is truly fine wood working.
It is a bit odd that we in the 21st century must call on 18th century methods to reproduce 19th century millwork but this is because we, The Craftsmen Group, are not making anything in high volume. We've developed ways to keep our speed up even when only making two of something. Deft hand work and a lithe mind are the most important elements in the production. In these photos, Maxwell fits joints in a casement sash for the Tabard Inn.
Fabrication of sash like this is relatively easy if a hundred or more are made. To make one pair quickly and well is truly fine wood working.
