| Project by CartersWhittling | posted 375 days ago | 1324 views | 8 times favorited | 14 comments |  |
 |
Hello.
This is a picture frame I made for a sketch I drew for my mom for mother’s day. Its made out of Gaboon Ebony so its as black as could be and has many half lap joints holding the parts together.
When I finished the sketch and my mother requested that I make a frame for it so she could hang it up, I began trying to design a frame that would suit the picture. I wanted a frame that would be well built and attractive, but not be so “flashy” as to draw attention to itself over the picture within it. I was quickly drawn to Asian inspired design because the subject of the drawing is from those regions. I eventually decided on the frame I built having a 5/8” frame in the centre, with a 1/2” frame around that. By having the two frames different in thickness, the pieces as a little more interest and less weight then if both were 5/8” thick like many frames I saw. I quickly knew that I wanted the frame to be black and so I decided to go all out and buy ebony for it. All I did to finish the piece was apply some wood polish which gave the piece a nice soft shine that makes me at least want to touch it.
I also choose the matting to be black so that the matting wouldn’t compete for attention either, and I think the black gives the frame a little more weight and size (which I think it needs seeing as the frame uses a lot of negative space and thin lines). I also made little ebony swivels to hold the glass/picture in place.
-- And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord... Colossians 3:23
| Pin It |
14 comments so far
Joe Lyddon
home | projects | blog
6397 posts in 2224 days
#1 posted 375 days ago
Hey Carter!
You’re quite the artist!
Beautiful Tiger!
A very COOL frame… you did a beautiful job all the way around!
BUT…
I gotta say… there are ONLY FOUR true Half-Lap joints in that project! OOOO… yes!
The rest of them are close… but NOT TRUE Half-Laps… LOL
Doesn’t matter… just semantics… but, you agree… Yes? LOL
Great Stuff!
-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"
rance
home | projects | blog
3856 posts in 1332 days
#2 posted 375 days ago
Carter, the simple design goes well with that picture. And the picture is great also. Well balanced in all respects.
-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--
Brett
home | projects | blog
472 posts in 931 days
#3 posted 375 days ago
Nice frame and drawing! I bet Mom is really pleased.
-- Hand Crafted by Brett Peterson John 3:16 http://www.TheCrookedNail.blogspot.com
MShort
home | projects | blog
1379 posts in 1590 days
#4 posted 375 days ago
Great mother’s day present. You are an artist of many talents. Your mom should be very proud.
-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---
woodpezzer
home | projects | blog
112 posts in 376 days
#5 posted 375 days ago
The frame is a purrfect fit for the sketch. Both are beautiful works of art!
nobuckle
home | projects | blog
1047 posts in 933 days
#6 posted 374 days ago
The Lord has certainly given you multiple talents. Your work, be it sketching or woodworking , is a testimony to His work in you. Thanks for sharing.
-- Doug - Make an effort to live by the slogan "We try harder"
Roger
home | projects | blog
9192 posts in 976 days
#7 posted 374 days ago
This is a really kool design. I like the layering. Very nice
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
Mauricio
home | projects | blog
5164 posts in 1323 days
#8 posted 374 days ago
Very nice, you did a great job matching the frame style to the sketch!
-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch
BarbS
home | projects | blog
2181 posts in 2257 days
#9 posted 374 days ago
Wow. I appreciate your mother asking you to make the frame for your drawing! She’s a smart woman. This is stunning. I hope you ‘signed’ the back of the frame as well as the drawing (maybe in silver ink pen?) It is really beautiful. Very nice job.
-- http://barbsid.blogspot.com/
Nate Meadows
home | projects | blog
881 posts in 378 days
#10 posted 374 days ago
Everything is beautiful! You are very talented!
Very Respectfully,
Nate
-- "With a little bit of faith, and some imagination, you can build anything!" Nate
kenn
home | projects | blog
663 posts in 1892 days
#11 posted 374 days ago
Excellent work, I see where you got the wood for your new marking knife too. That’s thinking, something for Mom, something for Carter.
-- Every cloud has a silver lining
Martyroc
home | projects | blog
2708 posts in 478 days
#12 posted 374 days ago
Those both came out great, very nicely done
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
lysdexic
home | projects | blog
3433 posts in 795 days
#13 posted 374 days ago
Nicely done, sir. Thanks for sharing.
-- I hate being bipolar. It's awesome! :^ ) ^:
Jim Jakosh
home | projects | blog
7332 posts in 1277 days
#14 posted 373 days ago
Beautiful!!
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!
Have your say...