I have the ability to simply imagine something and even seeing it completely finished in my mind's eye. Janis has to see to believe. When we are doing a project like the house we have plenty of show and tells along the way to bring her up to speed and keep her in the loop. Today I assembled a few of the window bucks (forms) which mimick the final window sizes. I set things up, carefully measured and then used a felt pen to draw lines on the forms showing where the window frames would be, and where the glass would start. The two largest windows of the house are circular, with multiple panels making up the whole. Then I gave Janis a call so she could really see just how things would be when we were done.

I also provided a place we could kneel to view the mocked up windows for they would start two feet off the floor. Any fears the windows might be too small vanished in an instant for she didn't have to imagine the size any longer. While we were at it I showed her a few of the other windows as well. Janis' verdict. Perfect! Keep building!

-grampa dan