07/26/2026
two attic windows primed, reglazed and going back into an 1890s farmhouse, and a main floor single pane sash that needs a replacement glass that will be going back in as soon as I get it done.
If this wood is actually American chestnut, like I believe, not only is it extinct it’s very rare and very rot resistant, and every time an old farmhouse gets demolished I wonder how valuable of materials that person just threw away without knowing it….
The bottom sash has a very tiny bit of rot in the corners because it hasn’t had any paint on it in at least 50 years that we know of.
What store-bought lumber today do you know of that will last that long without paint??
We don’t throw away this stuff- we repair it with wood epoxy, or dutchman patches. It will last four times as long as a new replacement window.
I guarantee you won’t find anything at the store that has the tight grain line markings of these…
