How to make yourself window frames for windows in a wooden house

Carved platbands on the windows in a wooden house are a kind of visiting card of Russian architecture. Until now, in many old cities, you can see such carvings adorning ancient buildings. With the advent of modern technology, the manufacture of wooden cashing has largely ceased to be an art, however, even now many homeowners continue to decorate their homes with handcases.

Why you need a platband

Now cashing in the windows is perceived as an exclusively decorative element of design, but in ancient times it had purely practical significance. With its help, compensatory gaps between the window and the window opening were closed. This served as additional insulation for the house, prevented the penetration of cold air, moisture and dust. Later, cash began to be decorated with wooden carvings.

Such an element of decoration additionally adorned the facade of the building. In addition, various symbols of mystical significance were carved on platbands: they served as a talisman.

The main types

In many places, masters used various techniques to create this design element. Exist several types of wood carvings, with the help of which a coffin is created.

1. Architectural. Most often, this type of carving adorned the sides of the window. Usually it is a volumetric half-column or braid.
2. Deaf. With the help of such a thread, a three-dimensional pattern was cut out on the boards, while the board did not cut through.
3. Slotted. This type of thread involves obtaining a pattern on the board by making through holes of a certain shape, which add up to an overall beautiful pattern.
4. Waybill. An overlay pattern is obtained when a smooth board is placed under an element with a slotted thread.

The symbols that were cut out on cashing also had their own meanings. The sun meant the victory of light over darkness, birds - the memory of their ancestors, a snake - wisdom and traditions, earrings in the lower part of the window - the hospitality of the owners. The meaning of many characters is still unknown.

How to make a wooden version yourself

It’s quite simple to make window frames for windows in a wooden house with your own hands, especially if you have woodwork skills or experience in operating woodworking equipment.

You can create and draw a pattern yourself, or find the one you need on the Internet and print it on a printer. After that, patterns are cut out of dense material - devices that repeat the pattern. With the help of patterns, you can transfer the pattern to a wooden board an unlimited number of times.

The simplest platband is slotted. After transferring the pattern to a wooden board, it is necessary to mark the elements inside the picture to be removed. In such places it is necessary to drill through holes. Then such elements are sawn with an electric jigsaw. The finished product must be cleaned with sandpaper, and then coated with a protective compound and varnish.

Blind carvings require a wood carving skill and special tool. It is better to cut such a product from aspen or lime board, since the wood of these species is softer.

In addition to woodcarving, platbands can be decorated with designer elements. Such jewelry can be cut separately from the board or purchased ready-made.

Other materials

Currently, finished platbands with imitation wood carvings can be purchased at many stores selling building materials.The materials from which these products are made can be different: aluminum profile, PVC, solid wood, MDF. They are distinguished by quality and durability.

However, many village house owners prefer a hand-carved wooden coffin. It is quite justified. Only the author’s style of the master can make the house individual, and the difference between the industrially made platband and the copyright is about the same as between the picture and the photograph.