This project started because of several reasons. The glass was broken in some, most had very old and fallen out glazing. All the exterior surfaces and sills were painted with oil based lead paint that had fallen off completely or was cracking. The missing paint and cheap aluminum storm windows allowed water damage to rot the sashes and crack the sills. I removed some sashes and stops and saw the extent of the damage that led me to the conclusion that this would have to be a complete restoration or it wouldn't look or work well. I thought the damage would mean I would be replacing a lot of pieces. I don't have a wood shop with power tools like table saws, planers, routers, drill presses and such, so rebuilding pieces from scratch was not an option. I looked for local woodworkers to make some sashes. I found some, but they were going to charge hundreds of dollars. Then I looked at the wood in areas that weren't painted and saw how solid and straight the grain was and decided to just strip and fix anything I could with mostly hand tools, chemicals and a heat gun.
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