I had a two large teak boards, one of which i made into a teak jewelry box which i've posted on here.
the second, i've cut the rift sawn edges off the board and made some frames. i think they turned out pretty well.
the middle part of the frame is birdsmouthed (new word?) into the long sides. it ends up that I didnt have my saw perfectly at 45 degrees. checking one cut didn't reveal i was off. but once i cut the birdsmouth opening, it was not at 90. but....no biggie because i cut the pointy upright with the same setting. i would like to say that i planned this but i happened into it. much like a picture frame sled cuts complimentary angles, this did something similar.
used my homemade mortiser to add loose tenons for the joinery.
raking light shows off the bevels. my only mistake with the framing was not getting glare reducing glass.
the second, i've cut the rift sawn edges off the board and made some frames. i think they turned out pretty well.
the middle part of the frame is birdsmouthed (new word?) into the long sides. it ends up that I didnt have my saw perfectly at 45 degrees. checking one cut didn't reveal i was off. but once i cut the birdsmouth opening, it was not at 90. but....no biggie because i cut the pointy upright with the same setting. i would like to say that i planned this but i happened into it. much like a picture frame sled cuts complimentary angles, this did something similar.
used my homemade mortiser to add loose tenons for the joinery.
raking light shows off the bevels. my only mistake with the framing was not getting glare reducing glass.
