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Bradley

@piperandpuca.bsky.social

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Setting up a wood window workshop in New England. I also enjoy bagpipes, local politics, urbanism, craftsmanship of any kind, specialty coffee and tea, family, community and beekeeping 🐝. My day job is irrelevant 😄

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Aug 24

Successful first steam bending test. This is for a bowed storm window commission, to match these restored pieces.

#window #preservation #restoration

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Aug 9

Demonstration window assembled. Deciding whether or not to make the muntins (bars in the middle that will hold the glass) thinner or leave as is.

I also really enjoy seeing the difference between a true divided lite vs simulated divided lite. It makes a really big difference to me.

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jul 26

Windows can be such a gift to the street.

#35mmfilm #historic #windows #preservation #architecture #utah

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jul 3

This is probably the 5th time this year already in reorganizing the workshop 🤣 I think it's a good sign that I'm in there enough that I'm learning a better workflow. Or maybe I'm just getting rid of stuff I shouldn't be storing for no reason 🤷🏽‍♂️

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jun 20

Does anyone else feel like the first 3 years of your woodworking journey is just moving stuff around in your workshop over and over again until you learn what setup works best? I feel like I've barely done any woodworking in comparison to all the cleaning and organizing I've done 😅

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jun 18

I hate the commute, but I never get tired of the destination. Enjoying Boston and passing by @nbssboston.bsky.social on the way to Mike's Pastries 👌🏽

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · May 26

Window muntin reproduction project. How'd I do?

I love the smell of Spanish Cedar 😄

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Mar 30

It's been a long winter, but we're almost all setup in the workshop to make windows. Until then, I need to finish restoring this door and giving it new life.

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jan 24

The "sash factory" has arrived. The workshop is nearly complete with everything we need to make historic reproduction window sashes.

This pallet also included a lot of the window sashes I made while learning from Steve Quillion at Wood Window Makeover. I'm glad it all made it up from Florida.

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jan 21

He's definitely getting a few 🍻

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jan 21

Youch 😬 We need some sort of block and tackle pulley for these moments 😄

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jan 20

How do you lift an object that's too heavy for two people? You ask a neighbor for advice, who then tells you to crib it up 1.5" at a time. Then use lift straps over to the base. Genius 😄

We're almost up and running in the woodworking shop. The wood windows are so close!

#woodworkingshop

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Jan 1

To new beginnings and new mistakes. Happy new year.

Lead paint stripping on an old solid wood door is quite the task. Not for the faint of heart.

#restoration #historichome

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 30

I was removing hardware in my first full door restoration, and happened upon the [Lock]-ness monster. I didn't realize the creature lived under all this lead paint.

Door hardware that looks like a picture of the Loch-Ness creature.

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 29

More beautiful details with carving and joinery.

Joinery and carving details of historic wooden door.

Historic wooden cabinet door with carving

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 29

The windows, doors, joinery and carving are captivating ❤️

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 26

Who needs blueprints when you have a gingerbread mock-up of a backyard cottage you want to build. Should the real thing have Skittles or M&Ms? 🤔

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 20

Fascinating science on how modern windows might be harmful to our health. The energy efficiency has tradeoffs.
youtu.be/YLMfUAI26Zc?...

Are Energy-Efficient Windows Bad For Us?

YouTube video by SciShow

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 14

Woodworking math. Not my strong suit...yet 😄

Math calculations on a piece of wood, next to a tape measure and notebook.

Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 4

Oh hey, you're about 2 hours away from me. I'm in Western Mass. I'll have to visit the shop sometime.

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 4

He does fantastic in depth YouTube videos teaching the craft. Great guy. I wish you success on your sashes 💪🏽

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 4

Such a good woodworking class learning how to make wood window sashes. We had a daily buildup of new skills from window screens, storms and all the way up to divided lite double hung sashes. It was also really fun working with such fun and talented people. #woodwindow #woodworking @woodwindowmakover

Wood window makeover workshop with Steve Quillion. Class displays their window sash projects.

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 1

Good point. I do have a lot to be grateful for with this space. I hope you get a sweet shop space upgrade soon 🤞🏽

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 1

I love your hall table piece 😍

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Bradley @piperandpuca.bsky.social · Dec 1

There's so much of this world that I'm discovering for the first time 😄 Never thought I'd be this fascinated by bolts.