Patent ID: 8707628

Claim:
A method for use in manufacturing a plantation window shutter comprising a frame made of two substantially similar frame members attached together and a plurality of shutter blades pivotably supported by said frame, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing at least one shutter blade pivot, said pivot having a shaft portion and an attachment portion; b) providing a sheet material; c) cutting said sheet material with a CNC router machine to form a plurality of frame members and at least one shutter blade; d) cutting at least one groove in at least one of said frame members with said CNC router machine to receive said shaft portion; e) cutting a slot in at least one end of said at least one shutter blade with said CNC router machine to receive said attachment portion; f) assembling said pivot attachment portion to said at least one shutter blade; and g) assembling said pivot shaft portion to said frame members such that said at least one shutter blade is rotateably actuateable at least partially within said frame members, wherein said CNC router machine operates in response to data received from at least one of the internet and a network connection.