Next I did a brief sketch of the window I was intending to replace. Essentials like width, length, depth. I made an approximation of the wood I required, allowing extra for the tenons, and a small 'shoulder' on the sill and top rail (this is probably not its true term) which is then sawn or pared after the window has been assembled, so all joints are flush with the body of the frame.
Then I took myself down to the nearest timber merchants (I am so lucky to have a delightful local one) and checked the quality of the wood. I purchased planed softwood which was as near to the dimensions that I required. A brief digress here; I know hardwood would last longer, but it is also much more expensive-I take the view that as I am likely to make mistakes, and I also intend to protect the window and repaint every year, this is an unnecessary expense. One of my village friends very thoughtfully loaned me a monstrous but wicked machine, which enables me to accurately plane wood to the appropriate measures. This is far better (in so many ways) than planing by hand.
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