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Picture frames tend to match my skill level at the moment, and budget for wood! This was my first attempt at doing any kind of join which didn’t involve “force” (eg, screws/nails) to hold it together, just glue.
Routed out the joints just by marking them and using a router, not sure if thats the easiest way, but seemed to work, I’d probably make the jig a bit different if doing it again.
Pretty happy with how this came out, just finished it off with 2 coats of poly.
-- Perth, Australia
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Scott Bryan
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posted 651 days ago
This is an interesting frame. I tend to like to make my own as well. You did a good job on this and your joinery looks pretty good. This is a little different from traditional frames but yours has a much stronger joint with all the glue surface provided by the dadoes as opposed to mitered pieces.
What type of wood did you use for the frame?
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Dadoo
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posted 651 days ago
The first time I attempted a half-lap joint I did it on the tablesaw. Worked fine but I got just a smidgen over the line and ended up with gaps and too wide a joint. Your jig idea is a sound one here as it clamps the project firmly, ending the possibility for overgapping. Nice job!
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rikkor
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posted 651 days ago
Looks good.
Dominic Vanacora
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posted 651 days ago
I like the bold look of the frame and it seems to match the picuture. I love using my router plus it was the first tool I purchased so I used it often and learned many ways of using it. I purchase a router table next to mount the router and I used it for everything.
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
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Dan Lyke
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posted 651 days ago
Oooh! Neat way to get around the “exposed miter” problem!
The latest version of Woodsmith suggests cutting a bit of the dado into your T-square/right-angle jig so that you know exactly where that dado falls when you’re going to clamp your router guide edge in place. I’m not quite sure how you’re using that jig in the center picture, but that might make some of your alignment easier…
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