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Very simple design!

I was going to call this a Greene & Greene style mirror since the Greenes did:

A. Use wood
B. Use square plugs
C. Use curves

but that was still really stretching it 8^)

The mirror is a 12"x12" tile from Lowes, the frame is white oak with a Watco finish (medium walnut).
These tiles are under $2 each. You can also get the same tiles with beveled edges, but be ware that they are not all truly square.

I used a half lap joint for the corners and a handy hinge morticing bit with a template on the router table to cut the rabbets (mirror and backer panel).

The plugs are ebony, made with the traditional wrist destroying sandpaper technique.

Thanks for looking!

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Nice frame.

Some of us tend to avoid mirrors for self image preservation reasons.

Hope you can enjoy yours.
 

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Hah!
Why do you think I worked so hard to get just plants into the reflected images?
They are about the only things that cannot run away.
 

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Almost good as the last one.
 

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I like the subtle G & G touches without overdoing it.
 

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Almost good as the last one.

- Bud_3
Thanks Bud! No copper to process so it took about half the time. Great project to fill shop time waiting for some epoxy to set up 8^)
 

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I like the subtle G & G touches without overdoing it.

- CampD
The goal here is to reduce my 3-33 gallon trash cans of scraps. Unfortunately I usually can't find 4 pieces of work with the same grain and color….
Those "extra" G&G details, though nice, can suck the life out of a weekend 8^)
 

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I like the subtle G & G touches without overdoing it.

- CampD

The goal here is to reduce my 3-33 gallon trash cans of scraps. Unfortunately I usually can t find 4 pieces of work with the same grain and color….
Those "extra" G&G details, though nice, can suck the life out of a weekend 8^)

- splintergroup
End of the heating season, not many scrapes left in my shop ;)

Ohh how I hear ya on details killing time!
 

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Just absolutely beautiful! Elegant design pulled off perfectly.
 

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Simply nice !!!
 

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Hey, Splint, the craftsmanship shown in the mirror reflects well on your talent.
 

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Hey, Splint, the craftsmanship shown in the mirror reflects well on your talent.

- AandCstyle
Ahh the wordsmith of art crafts another verbal frappe of innuendo and hyperbole 8^)

I'll be reading this for weeks trying to figure it out!

How are those shutters coming along 8^)
 

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Great looking Craftsman mirror frame! It's rewarding to pull some scraps out the bin and turn them into something to be proud of!
 

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Very nice. I like it
 
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