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How to Repair Rotted Window Casing – Part 3

Bob Jackson — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:25:16 +0000

This repair is continued from Part 2. The brick mould (also spelled “brick mold”) window casing is a standard 1-1/4 inch thick by 2 inch wide profile. New brick moulding is widely available at lumber and home improvement stores. Brick Mould Window Casing This is the new section of 1-1/4″ x 2″ primed finger jointed [...]

How to Repair Rotted Window Casing – Part 2

Bob Jackson — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:23:12 +0000

This project is continued from Part 1. A wood chisel is used to expose the staples in window casing. This is a much quicker method of exposing the staple so it can be pulled out. Note: the chisel does not make contact with the staple, otherwise you’ll dull the cutting edge. The crown of some [...]

How to Repair Rotted Window Casing – Part 1

Bob Jackson — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:22:57 +0000

This project explains how to repair a rotted window casing with new sections of brick mould (a.k.a. “brick mold”). The single-light fixed transom window is on the south side of the house. I noticed the paint was peeling and the window casing was starting to rot in the top left corner. Water apparently had worked [...]

How to Tie an Ashley’s Stopper Knot

Bob Jackson — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:45:26 +0000

Ashley’s Stopper Knot is used in the Rope Tree Swing project to mount the seat. The knot was invented by Clifford Ashley and is documented in The Ashley Book of Knots. The Ashley Stopper Knot is bulky and symmetrical with a large load bearing area for the seat of the rope swing to rest upon. [...]