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I built this picture frame for an oil painting my father-in-law painted for us. Since it’s of a scene in Pasadena, I thought I would give it a Greene and Greene kind of feel. It’s made from quartersawn white oak and has rounded through tenons with pyramid pegs. I used a gel stain to darken the wood and make the ray flake pop out, then finished with polyurethane.
-- Bob, Oak Park Il, OakParkWoodworker.com
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8 comments so far
Coondog
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posted 70 days ago
Very nice. I really like the tenons and pegs.
Scott Bryan
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posted 70 days ago
This is a gorgeous frame. I really like the style and design.
Thanks for sharing.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
austinrookie
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posted 70 days ago
I am also interested in this style of furniture. Are these your plans or something from a book or magazine?
-- Czajka1
Bob
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posted 70 days ago
This was my design, but really there’s not much to it. I did get some tips on pegged tenon joints from a recent article in Fine Woodworking, but once you know the dimensions you want, it’s just a matter of deciding how wide you want sides, top, and bottom should be. I wanted to taper the sides even more than they are, but my stock wasn’t wide enough.
If you have specific questions, I’d be glad to answer them.
-- Bob, Oak Park Il, OakParkWoodworker.com
jockmike2
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posted 70 days ago
I’ve been told by a master craftsman boxmaker on this site that making a good frame is one of the hardest things to do. I took it as a very high compliment indeed, that also looks like a very nice frame. mike
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DAN
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posted 70 days ago
Good looking frame Bob. Like the painting too !
-- I made a cool back scratcher !!
RipSawRon
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posted 51 days ago
Looks good, thanks for sharing, the design has inspired me to make 6 frames for some small prints of the French Quarter we picked up in the big easy last year. Wish me luck this will be the first project in my new shop after months of tool hunting and set up.
Take care
Ron in Elmhurst
Bob
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Good luck! Let us know how they turn out.
-- Bob, Oak Park Il, OakParkWoodworker.com