Juicegoose Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Just finished up a set of Bahama style window awnings. Built a total of seven with 16 louvers in each one. Material was pressure treated two by fours dried, Mill, and finished. Final product will be painted and installed using black Nickel hardware and hand forged Shutter arms. The production of the louvers took a lot longer than I thought. I think a total of 11 hours start to finish from rough 2 x 4 to finished louver I created over 230 louvers for the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Bravo. Certainly a lot of repetitive work and we'll look forward to seeing them finished and installed. Only suggestion for next time would be to start with bigger lumber. 2x4's are the leftover rejects that couldn't pass muster as larger stock. So, when picking through lumber at the home center, get the longest, widest board you can. If that means buying a 16' long 2x12, so be it. If they have 20' 2x12's, even better. In theory, you'll get clearer and more stable wood that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieboy Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juicegoose Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Rob thanks for the tip. It makes great sense. Before i had bought lumber a created a cut list and the 12 2x4s worked so perfectly I couldnt fill a gallon ziplock with the waste. Certainly will look at larger lumber next time as well. Thanks. Also here is a pictures of the bahama shutter i built and installed that these will match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBaker Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Nice shutters, Juice. BTW...they always take longer than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 The production of the louvers took a lot longer than I thought. I think a total of 11 hours start to finish from rough 2 x 4 to finished louver I created over 230 louvers for the project. Anything you make that many times seems to take forever. Did you get any movement from the 2x4's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juicegoose Posted June 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Not really. Nothing that couldnt be jointed out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juicegoose Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Well I got the shutters up over the weekend. Think they came out nice. I did get some movement some louvers after I sprayed the paint onto them. I think the movement was a result of an overly heavy coat of paint(my fault) and the sun beaming on them right after i sprayed them. Overall I'm happy but learned things for next time as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Looks great! I am planning some louvered awnings for my house. I got some thin redwood that I am going to use. It had been sitting in a shed for 30 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juicegoose Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Ghat should work well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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