| Project by SPHinTampa | posted 306 days ago | 361 views | 1 time favorited | 6 comments |  |
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Created scalloped picture frames for wife’s pictures depicting Balinese dancers.
Construction:
- Used RAS to cut coves across 1×12” board
- Rip board into create rails and stiles
- Use RAS with dado head to cut lap joints in to rails and stiles
- Use 15 deg chamfer bit in router on outside of rails and stiles
- Glue up frame
- Use rabbet bit to cut inside rabbet on frame
- Finish using black anline dye and 2 coats of minwax satin poly
- Put in picture glass
- Put in matte board
- Put in picture taped to backer board
- Use framing brads to hold in backer board
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6 comments so far
savannah505
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posted 306 days ago
Nice job on your frames, haven’t seen this style before, also like your wifes art work.
-- Dan Wiggins
mtnwild
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posted 306 days ago
The frames are nice, they compliment you wife’s work, which is wonderful. Really captures the grace of the dance. Great combination of talents.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
MrsN
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posted 305 days ago
beautiful frames, they go wonderfully with the artwork. My compliments to both artists.
dustygirl
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posted 304 days ago
Those frames really compliment those pictures.Nice job.
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ippy
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posted 303 days ago
hi, sp. i really like the way the light plays off those cove’s you put on the frames, they almost look like they were air brushed on. nice job !!!
bob
Karson
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posted 303 days ago
Way to think outside the box (er frame). A great concept and design and fantastic implementation. Your wife’s work is also very impressive.
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