WOODWORKING QUIZ for 21st Jan. 2005

**NotRalph** · 21st January 2005, 04:59 PM

As you can see by my name I am definitely not Ralph and upon his return I shall disappear, promise! I am not as knowledgable as the inimitable Ralph and shall have trouble being as regular but I shall attempt to help fill a large void in a small way.

OK Forumites, an easy one to start with:

What is a "Muntin"?

**Grunt** · 21st January 2005, 05:22 PM

A tin you put your muns in?

**simon c** · 21st January 2005, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Grunt

A tin you put your muns in?

Is it anything like a merkin?

**Driver** · 21st January 2005, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by simon c

Is it anything like a mirkin?

Nah - that's nearly the same as a firkin.

**Wood Borer** · 21st January 2005, 05:38 PM

A big hill in New Zillund?

**bitingmidge** · 21st January 2005, 05:39 PM

Ahh thanks for topping off my week NewRalph!!

They're actually little people from Muntinland in the land of Oz.

They were the ones that spawned the famous bumpersticker;

"I'm a Muntin man, and I love Muntin women!"

Cheers,

P

**Wood Borer** · 21st January 2005, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Ahh thanks for topping off my week NewRalph!!

Dear NotRalph,

You have made me stay back at work because of your thread. I will try to clear the tears of laughter from my eyes so I am not a hazard driving home.

Thanks from Wood Borer

**Optimark** · 21st January 2005, 07:14 PM

I think it's a part of a window frame, but it's not the main frame.

Or something like that!

Mick.

**beejay1** · 21st January 2005, 07:24 PM

its the vertical framing bit between door panels and its used often in drawer construction to strengthen the drawer bottom at least thats what I call it.
beejay1

**Optimark** · 21st January 2005, 07:38 PM

Thanks to Beejay1, I now remember its a vertical framing addition to the centre of a multiple glass framed window, which gives strength to hold the multiple glass windows in a window.

If you have a window with nine pieces of glass all individually framed, then the centre frame is, or has, a muntin, which is a strengthening frame that more or less holds it all together.

After reading this it doesn't make sense but I know what I'm talking about, I think!

Mick.

**craigb** · 21st January 2005, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Optimark

Thanks to Beejay1, I now remember its a vertical framing addition to the centre of a multiple glass framed window, which gives strength to hold the multiple glass windows in a window.

If you have a window with nine pieces of glass all individually framed, then the centre frame is, or has, a muntin, which is a strengthening frame that more or less holds it all together.

After reading this it doesn't make sense but I know what I'm talking about, I think!

Mick.

I thought that was a mullion

**Optimark** · 21st January 2005, 08:10 PM

This got me thinking so I decided to Google it:-

When a window has more than one pane, the material that seperates the panes is called the muntin. The Larger, more decorative seperations are called mullions. In stained glass windows, each piece of coloured glass is held in place by a muntin. These were traditionally made of iron.

Source:- wwwOntarioArchitecture.com

Mick.

**E. maculata** · 21st January 2005, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by craigb

I thought that was a mullion

Nah thats how much you could win in the New Zealand lottery.

**Grunt** · 21st January 2005, 08:36 PM

Nah thats how much you could win in the New Zealand lottery

I thought sheep are the local currency in New Zealand

**Groggy** · 21st January 2005, 08:50 PM

A muntin is a strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window.

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