First attempt at picture frames

Looks nice!

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

Looks good forkboy. A little clue with mitres that might work for you is when you get them pretty close clamp them together or almost touching and run a saw blade through the joint. This cuts both sides of the joint. Keep repeating that until you have a perfect mitre.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

good stuff, as a finish danish oil could possibly be nice on your next project.

-- I cut it twice & it was still too short

With a great subject (in the photo) you could have glued up some egg cartons and got great results. Your frames are rustic looking, which is also a look – so say that you “meant to do that” :-)) Very cute child.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Ditto Cajun’s comment. Good tip from Grumpy, too.

Good job.

-- Jiri

This is a nice job. It gives the frame a distinctive and original look.

If your wife is happy with the project enough said. Cajunpen’s signature speaks volumes with respect to this.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

sweet!! nice job.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Some subjects render the frame unimportant. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Great picture frame, love the picture, too!

A tip on mitered joints that my uncle taught me – he’s a master carpenter and cabinetmaker… put a pencil under the board as you cut it on the miter saw, just to the left of the blade path, this puts a very slight bevel on the cut and helps to seal the joint.

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

I like what Charlie said! The subject, not the frame is the most important! The simple butt joints look good on frames, too. I like the way the grain compliments the frame.
GOOD JOB!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards