Our talented craftspeople never cease to impress. Our woodshop manager Dan Palmer recently completed and shipped out a set of impressive custom windows for a client in Oregon wine country. The windows will be set into existing space in the gable end of a log home designed to mirror the home’s roofline.

Initially the client requested the windows to be made of cedar, but Dan suggested using mahogany, a much more resilient wood that holds up better under the everyday strains of window use.

The windows consist of three pieces – a fixed trapezoidal top piece, an operable outswing sash, and a fixed square window.

Dan drew out the plans for the windows first:

 

 

Upper Unit of Custom Windows | Hammer & Hand

 

Below the trapezoidal section is a square section.

Square Lower Portion of Custom Windows | Hammer & Hand

The client initially asked for the windows to be push-out awning windows, but due to how high up they would be Dan suggested an easier-to-use alternative: crank hardware. Below are his drawings of the operable components.

Detail Drawings of Custom Windows | Hammer & Hand

Here is a short clip of Dan demonstrating the crank-out function:

Our in-house woodshop is always creating new and interesting pieces for our clients – from custom windows and doors to live edge dining tables. Learn more about our woodshop services here.

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Hammer & Hand is an award-winning general contractor, serving clients in Portland, Seattle, and surrounding metro areas since 1995. Our work includes remodels, new homes, ADUs, and commercial TI projects, as well as custom cabinetry & woodwork handcrafted in our Portland woodshop. Our specialties include historic restoration, high performance building, and Passive House building. As building science experts and pioneers in the national Passive House movement, we’ve published a 200+ page Best Practices Manual, a guide created to capture and share our building knowledge. We are on the path to 100% employee ownership.

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