Got 4 18th century windows that need to be repaired. What was I thinking? 🙁
Took the bottom rail off after removing the 4 panes of glass. It was rotted and punky with holes.
Remaking them with Red Grandis.
I have a square hole mortiser attachment for my drill press and used it to make the 1/4"x1" mortises.
I don't have a 5/16" stub spindle cutter to do the copes so I had to do them with a coping saw. Oh ya, old school.
And after some tweeking I get it to fit pretty good. Still need to cut the rail to proper width. And the two tenons on the bottom mullions I "fixed" by inserting a tenon though the bottom of the rail and I had copious amount of glue on the end and wedged it to the mullion. It filled the mortise and stabilized the mullion. Not shown because I hadn't done it yet and don't have the picture.