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Shutters

Building shutters to fit the windows

in your home requires only a few

simple changes to the design pre-

sented in the article in issue No. 37.

SIZE THE SHUTTERS . The first task is to

size the shutters to fit your win-

dow. As you can see in the photo at

right, I built a pair of shutters to

cover the lower half of a double-

hung window. This arrangement

provides privacy. A second pair

above would allow you to com-

pletely block out bright sunlight.

To determine the width of each

shutter, take half the width of the

window frame and subtract the

width of the hanging strip and

hinge used to atttach the shutter.

SHUTTING OUT THE LIGHT . To effectively

block out the sunlight, these shut-

ters are designed to close fully in

only one direction (detail 'a').

When the control bar is up, the top

and bottom louvers fit snugly into

rebates cut into opposite sides of

the upper and lower rails. The

upward angle of the louvres won't

allow the sunlight to pass through.

MINOR CHANGES . Although the over-

all anatomy and joinery of these

window shutters is very similar to

those in the article (Building

Louvred Shutters), there are a few

differences. The first has been men-

tioned. The rebate in the upper rail

is on the inside of the shutter.

Second, since the shutters need to

be self supporting, the frame parts

are a bit thicker and wider. The

25mm-thick stiles have a bead on

both sides of the inside edge that

stands proud of the 19mm-thick

rails. Finally, the louvres are wider

(57mm) to match the stouter frame.

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