Mitered Picture Frame

My kitchen cabinet doors are mitered with a rounded face, so it sounds kinda like what you’re wanting to do except my rounded portion goes way further in.

Yes, roundover the inside before assembly.

I wait on the roundover for the outside ‘til after assembly because in my case I’m rounding over most of the face, and the other parts of the frame are the only way I’ve got a flat reference.

Climb cutting for the ends isn’t a bad idea. I tend to do my last two passes or so as a gentle climb-cut anyway.

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke

Do the roundover, rabbet, and everything else before you even cut the miters. Do it on the long stock. Then cut your miters LAST, just like you had bought it from the framing store.

-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--

Just like the other guys said get you stock ready to rock n roll then put your frame together. Just make sure your miters are dead on accurate and cut to the exact same length.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/