My buddy who's a great finish carpenter is between gigs, so he decided to make some custom windows for his apartment. (Plans on being there forever, I guess). Mahogany, made from scratch. Tempered glass, spar-type varnish on outside and beautiful matte-finish on insides.
How some people get so good at a craft has always amazed me, he started out working on boats years ago and went from there. I've seen him do work that is nothing short of miraculous, he repaired an irreplaceable door for me once on a historical house that had been kicked-in as though the police had used the ram on it. Hinges ripped from the casing, still on door with screws into chunks of wood. Long story what he did to restore it, but you cannot tell that it happened today.
Anywhoo, here are some pics:
