How To Books

We are pleased to offer for sale the following books which we have found to contain useful and reliable information about windows, millwork and wood window restoration:

Working Windows, 3rd edition

A Guide to the Repair and Restoration of Wood Windows

225 pages, 7.5 x 9.25"

Price:  $16.95

From the back cover:

In Working Windows, 3rd Edition, Terry Meany explains with detail, humor, and accessibility everything you'll need to know to repair, replace, or restore almost any window-regardless of its age.

Inside you will find:

• detailed instruction for disassembling and repairing various types of wood windows
• repair hints and tricks of the trade you won't find anywhere else
• easy ways to clean and restore original hardware
• safe and efficient methods of stripping, refinishing, and painting
• effective ways to eliminate drafts and rattles
• methods for glass cleaning
• invaluable information on tools and materials and more.

Working Windows, 3rd Edition is the only fully illustrated guide to repairing and refinishing every part of an old window, from weather stripping, pulleys, sashes, hopper vents, and casings to old hinges, paint, and glass. Whether you are a craftsman or a do-it-yourself homeowner, you will find Working Windows, 3rd Edition packed with essential advice and instruction to get your windows looking great and operating smoothly. Terry Meany has repaired thousands of windows in the Seattle area, earning him the nickname "Mr. Window."

Reviews:

"The best guide on the subject."

--Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer

"Meany has put together the definitive book on wood window repair and restoration. . . [it is] written with excellent detail, helpful diagrams, simple and clear instructions, and a good bit of Meany's wry humor to make it a lively read. It is an absolutely indispensable part of any wood-window-owning do-it-yourselfer's home library."

-- Amazon.com

"Whether you simply need to eliminate drafts or want to tackle complex stripping, author Meany is sure to steer you in the right direction. Remember, the windows really are the eyes of your home."

--Timber Homes Illustrated

"Working Windows, 3rd Edition leaves the subject of window design and installation to other authors, and instead concentrates on something more basic to homeowners: getting the windows you already have to work properly for what they were designed and installed to do."

--Woodshop News

"The next best thing to taking a class from Terry."

--Larry Kreisman, Program Director for Historic Seattle, a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1974 and dedicated to preserving Seattle and King County's architectural legacy.

General description: Older homes are gaining in value, especially when the original craftsman details are well maintained, such as antique lead panes and wood windows. And refinishing beautiful old windows happens to be one do-it-yourself project that a home owner can actually accomplish without professional assistance. This is the only completely illustrated guide to repairing and refinishing every part of an old window, from weather stripping, pulleys, sashes, hopper vents, and casings to old hinges, paint, and glass. Completely updated with a new section on cleaning windows.

Returns must be made within 30 days of invoice date and have prior approval. Items must arrive in original, new condition. All returns are subject to a 20% restocking charge.

Working Windows, 3rd edition, by Terry Meany

price:  $16.95

Modern Practical Joinery: A Treatise on the Practice of Joiner's Work by Hand and Machine, for the Use of Workmen, Architects, Builders, and Machinists, by George Ellis [Paperback]

486 pages, 6 x 9"

Returns must be made within 30 days of invoice date and have prior approval. Items must arrive in original, new condition. All returns are subject to a 20% restocking charge.

Modern Practical Joinery, by George Ellis

price:  $21.95