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Dear all,
To quickly create window frames one can start with creating the rebates in one go along the stock, and then cut it to sizes. I have forgotten the name of the joint to use, but basically it is a tenon with one face offset that goes into a slot sawed to the short edge of the meeting part. Perhaps it can be called an open mortise. The rebate will make one of the parts of this open mortise narrower, hence the need for an offset tenon. The attached ‘drawing’ will hopefully add some clarity. Drawboring is probably a good thing, as a tighter joint will be less likely to let rain in.
The advantage of this method is that it leaves squarely meeting rebates, tight joints, and a typical window frame
/Sven-Olof
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