Picture Frame 1

You just never know. I was working at a shop here in town and in walks a job for 150 picture frames. I made my boss a ton of money that day. You might put a mirror in a few of them and try that.

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I just got a vision … for a long time i was trying to make this fram with a roundover … I need a scraper. See? Any excuse to buy new tools.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Michale, I’ve always found that the humble miter joint is perhaps the most difficult joint to make absolutely perfect, and because it is end-grain to end-grain, not the strongest joint known to man. (I almost always key a miter joint for additional strength.) It’s never a problem fitting three sides of the frame together – it’s that last corner that never seems to fit – Ha!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

The last corner always seems to be the easiest for me. I do one corner at a time square them up til the glue oozes out clamp it to a square corner. then after about an hour with it still clamped I drill a hole in the corner and shove a glued dowel into the hole. After another hour I do another corner the same way. so after 4 or 5 hours with the glue dry, and the first two corners doweled, I set them on pipe clamps and apply glue to everything, then use two more pipe clamps in the opposite direction, and then tighten each one a little bit til the whole thing is perfectly square. More holes, more dowels, and viola’, two hours later I have a square picture frame ready for sanding (but don’t tell Dennis I sand)

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And Dennis, I’ve found that people like the picture frame that winks at them when they wink. They’ll pay more for a mirror than a nice painting

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Glad this one popped back up. A nice picture frame Obi. I was just trying to make a small picture frame, and had the same problem Don mentioned. I see you have a secret here that I had not read about. I will try that for the next one and see if that works better.

Did you do the moulding in two passes? One bit for one part and a second bit for the other part? Or, is that multiple pieces joined together to make a frame side?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I just watched the video on the dowelmax, and that looks like the ticket, except for sides routered on two edges makes it difficult to dowel

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I am planing on using the Domino system for joining the corners together. The first picture frame I tried I used the wider setting for the Domino, to allow them to move into place. And I glued it up as a single piece. With your notes, I will try assembling them as 2 L shaped pieces to get them square, and then join these pieces together. It is easier to slide the pieces together this way, rather than adding the last piece as one, since the Domino tenon is angled. I know because I did this with my print stand, and almost could not get the last piece in place. If it had been a short thick piece of wood, it would not have gone together.

Anyway, thanks for the tip Obi. Have you made any more frames since this one?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I went through an entire “Frame-Making” thing. I made some with only 1 edge routered and they look ok, but not as nice. I made some frames out of pallet wood and painted them… I didn’t think about just using the pallet wood and then caiing them the “Dennis Mitchell” model. They probably would have sold like hotcakes. All that rustic and all….

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Beautiful work Obi
I am getting ready to make about a dozen of them myself.
Ill probably be using reclaimed wood for mine.

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.spaces.live.com/ (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

I can’t see why you didn’t make a fortune, Obi. Glad to see you post again.

-- Jesus is Lord!

It’s like anything else… we have to break through the mental disposition of poverty. Everybody wants Broyhill quality at a Wal-Mart price.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Nice looking frame Obi.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

So true Obi. I think one day this will turn around, but it may be some time off. For now we just have to find those willing to pay for that higher quality and better product.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Great work Obi.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Nice looking frame! If you make your living at it, you have to try and find that niche!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Hey Obi,
I checked your link above, nice. I’m interested in finding out more,please fill me in.
Thanks,
MikeB

-- MikeB, Aurora, Oregon

Like the frames. I’ve made a few in the past but none to compare to these. I have a couple of bits I never thought of using before seeing this. Thanks for sharing.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

Hi Obi

Somehow I missed your post, sorry…but better late than never…

You made beautiful picture frames…I made a few but not as beautiful as yours, just simple ones without any moldings.

Sorry that it does not sell good but I wish, one day you’ll have a “flooding” of orders…

May I suggest that you have a look on the following two posts and maybe you will get some ideas
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The pictures from the second post were missing (Photobucket album disappeared) but, I re-loaded them specially for you.
http://lumberjocks.com/topics/292#reply-12128
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/1169

Best Regards
niki