In a message dated 5/24/2000 9:34:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< The way you all spoke I thought you meant the GLASS.  BTW, can
 someone send me a picture of a "parting strip" so I know what part of
 the window you are talking about?  And I don't think we have "blind
 stops" up here in the boonies.  Thanks, Ruth
  >>

Ruth,

Thank you for having allowed me to indulge my pedantry (one of what my wife
claims to be my less attractive traits).

The parting strip is the little 1/2" thick x 7/8" piece that runs around the
middle of the window frame (up one jamb, across the head, and down the other;
there ain't none at the sill) to keep the upper and lower sashes from
colliding on the way up and down.  It's set into a rabbet, so half of it's
buried in the frame, and half sticks out to keep the sash in place.

I would be surprised if you up in the boonies don;t wind up with the last
surviving blind stops, after everybody else has Andersened all the real
windows out of existence.  The blind stop is a piece of 1x running round the
perimeter of the frame, at the outside edge of the upper sash track, just
inboard of the exterior casing.  It holds the frame together, and provides a
place to secure the hinges for the blinds (AKA shutters).

There is undoubtedly an illustration of this (usually) useless information in
the histo presto books, old Graphic Standards, etc; or perhaps one of our
technically adept colleagues can post one.

Ralph