Just bought your book. We have 77 windows that we have to restore in our 1891 mansion. All of these video tips will go a long way in helping us do this work. We will give you credit in our videos if we do a good job. =)
@johnleeke Жыл бұрын
Thanks for getting the book. Best of success with your windows. Keep us posted over here on your progress. Take care, work safe!
@JacobKnightRiderShopКүн бұрын
Why they just dont glue and brad nail the ends together?
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
2:50 totally agree. Also I am super happy . Working as a stained glass restorer , I put my ends on the 1900 (in not older ) large well made wood frames : square pegs , inside side of the frame …:)
@macelius2 жыл бұрын
I just love vintage and antique tools, nothing like using something that's worked great and held up doing it's job for decades.
@johnleeke2 жыл бұрын
macelius, Me Too!
@johnleeke Жыл бұрын
Decades, and centuries!
@egglyph2 жыл бұрын
John, there’s an easy way of making your own depth stops out of wood. They don’t leave swirl marks like metal ones. Making them is easy: just drill a piece of wood along the grain, trim to a desired length and square at least one end to the drilled hole. Time permitting whittle this little block to a cylindrical shape. I’ve stopped using metal depth stops almost completely
@spayced Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip! Im trying to follow how you set the height. I think you mean it just hits the drill body. Therefore, is not adjustable since each depth needs a different piece of wood. Am I understanding right? Photos may help.
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
Question : I understand the logic of the first peg (top left corner ). But not the second one so close to it . If it’s a through mortise , I would have had the tendency to put it a 3/4 of the diagonal…?
@rogercarroll16632 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Lovely work.
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
2:50 that’s what I think also…
@danmitchell1866 Жыл бұрын
WHERE did you get osage orange, Nebraska?!
@johnleeke Жыл бұрын
I do have some Osage from my home state of Nebraska, but I got this chunk of Osage from a friend and it grew right here in Maine. If you need some Osage for pegs, stop by when you are in Portland and I'll give you a chunk.
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
14:47 superbe and thank you !
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
Sir, question : do you often use Abatron or rely more on ducthman ?
@johnleeke2 жыл бұрын
For woodwork repairs I have always used wood dutchmen or part-by-part replacement more often than wood-epoxy repairs. For more on both see my publications: historichomeworks.com/publications/
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for answering . I am very mad because I don’t receive any notification for Yt. I just came back to see
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
16:22 advantage of putting blo in the hole or on the pegs prior to insert them ?
@johnleeke2 жыл бұрын
The BLO soaks into the end-grain, helping the paint coating last longer at that critical spot.
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
@@johnleeke no I got that . Was wondering not putting on the hole before putting pegs ;)
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
Sir : question. Why the pegs that close to each other ?
@johnleeke2 жыл бұрын
The pegs are crowded up next to each other right near the inner corner of the joint, so they hold that inner corner tight and stable. In the video I talk more about this and show how it works.
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
Hum… maybe I missed that part . Also, I am very sorry for not responding sooner : never received the damn notification. Thank you very much . Also , thank you for specifying about the Side where the pegs should go: inside the building not outside .
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
@@johnleeke yup . Listened to it again. And it confirms the location of the pegs on my 1900 frames
@ikust0072 жыл бұрын
Question : no use to drawbore?
@johnleeke2 жыл бұрын
I usually do not use the drawbore technique on ordinary window sashes. Simply clamping and pegging has been done traditionally for centuries. In some cases drawbore could make sense, for example, when the sash are larger than your clamps, or with very large hardwood sash.
@zacharyshay70002 жыл бұрын
What is the advantage of using wood pegs over metal fasteners?
@johnleeke2 жыл бұрын
Steel fasteners can create "nail sickness" an iron-rich environment in the wood next to the fastener that is suitable for the growth of a certain bacteria that eats the wood. In fact, you can see this right in this video at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqiUp315ia5joZY On the end of that joint sample you will see two steel pins (that were holding this joint together). Also see the holes on the tenon, those holes are about twice the diameter of the pins, because the wood was consumed by bacteria. Wooden pegs do not have this problem.
@zacharyshay70002 жыл бұрын
@@johnleeke that’s really helpful! Thank you!
@AntonellaFrancesca Жыл бұрын
And why a homemade square peg rather than something like a birch dowel pin that is round?@@johnleeke
@johnleeke Жыл бұрын
@@AntonellaFrancesca, a split peg follows the grain making it stronger than a dowel, which may have cross grain and be weaker. The four ridges at the head of the peg dig into the side of the hole holding the peg in the hole, a dowel has smooth sides that may allow the peg to drift out over time. Pegs can be made out of scrape at no cost, while dowels usually are purchased. And last but not least, it is just plain fun to make pegs.
@johnleeke Жыл бұрын
@@AntonellaFrancesca , a split peg follows the grain making it stronger than a dowel, which may have cross grain and be weaker. The four ridges at the head of the peg dig into the side of the hole holding the peg in the hole, a dowel has smooth sides that may allow the peg to drift out over time. Pegs can be made out of scrape at no cost, while dowels usually are purchased. And last but not least, it is just plain fun to make pegs.