| Project by jayman7 | posted 84 days ago | 834 views | 5 times favorited | 8 comments |  |
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I finished a couple picture frames for myself last weekend. I’ve made plenty before, but all for other people. There was sapwood in some of the wood but I kinda liked how it looked so I left it in. I finished it with satin poly. In hindsight, I should’ve used an oil/varnish blend for a closer to the wood look. It’s hard to tell in the pics, the simple miters are reinforced with walnut splines.
I cut the mat out as well. In the past I bought precut mats, but found out it’s much cheaper to buy a big sheet and cut it out to any size I want. I’m also trying to get into amateur photography so I used a couple of my favorite shots to put into the frames. I used shutterfly to print the pictures and I was really impressed by the quality of the 11×14” prints.
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BinghamtonEd
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#1 posted 84 days ago
Very nice work, the grain looks great. What was the finish?
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DouginVa
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#2 posted 84 days ago
I usually try to avoid walnut sap wood in projects, but you’re right, that actually adds a nice accent to the frames. Too much sap wood detracts from the work but I think you have the right amount in there.
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cnarf
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#3 posted 84 days ago
Lovely frames. Nicely displayed too.
-- cnarf, Ireland
asloanie
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#4 posted 84 days ago
How did you join the edges of the frames (lap joints, splines, etc…)
staryder
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#5 posted 83 days ago
Very nice frames…. I love the photos…. I completely agree the sapwood is a plus in these frames…. Thank you so much for sharing….
-- Rick.... Fort Worth, Texas
sedcokid
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#6 posted 83 days ago
Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing
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#7 posted 83 days ago
I think the fluidity of the sapwood grain compliments the major element in the picture without distracting from the entire subject. Superb framing I’d say.
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#8 posted 82 days ago
Wonderful frames! Made the photos more beautiful.
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