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Hopefully the slightly exaggerated pics show the issue.
The bottom piece of wood (the top from this view) of the frame is warped. Most warping is at one end (right hand side / closest to you in pic), such that when the LHS and center are clamped the RHS bows outwards. If the RHS and LHS are clamped the center is pushed out and round which prevents me shutting the window properly.
Assuming I want to repair this, rather than building a new window, or some how sourcing a new bottom piece what is the solution?
I’m about to start filing down where the two RHS corners meet on the touching sides to create room for them to properly touch so they can be fixed together.
...so from this:
to this:
I understand that this won't fix the issue of the twisting in the from the center to the RHS, but if material is removed then the window decreases in size slightly, right? Which means that the downside is just that it can't be as flush fitting which isn't an issue because; 1) it's a shed and 2) it can't close properly now anyway.
Not sure if it's relevant but they are tied together using Hoffmann Dovetail Keys.