1st Completed Picture Framing

[Canuck]

My second oldest daughter asked if I could build her a nicer picture frame to hold her diploma from UNCW.

I had a pretty piece of walnut that I had received from Joe Scharle sitting out in the shop just waiting for a project like this.

I prepared the frame 2" wide, 3/4" thick and routed a bead on the outside of the frame and a 45 degree bevel on the inside. I also reinforced the miters with number '0' biscuits. I simply finished it with about 5 coats of wipe-on poly.

The great folks at my local framing shop in Cary (Picture Frame Warehouse) provided me with the custom matte, a foam backboard and the glass. When I had it all done, they also mounted it in the frame for me with a frame point driver, free of charge!

I kinda like the way it turned out.....

Carol just completed her Masters in Art and Education and now says she may ask for another one to match!

This is the first piece of flatwork I have done with walnut. I see more in my future.

Thanks for lookin'!

Wayne

 

[Trent Mason]

Beautiful work Wayne! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap I'm about to have to make my first picture frame. How did you secure the joints? Also, another thing that caught my eye in your post.

Carol just completed her Masters in Art and Education and now says she may ask for another one to match!

First of all, from a fellow Sea Hawk alum, please pass along my congratulations! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap Second, is a Masters in Art and Education two separate degrees? I only asked because I graduated with Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Marketing and they only gave me one degree. They used to give you a degree for each area of focus you completed, but the year I graduated (2002) they started giving you only one. Just wondering if they're still doing that..... :eusa_thin

 

[Douglas Robinson]

That inside bevel looks real nice! Good work.:icon_thum

 

[Mt. Gomer]

Beautiful!!!!

 

[Canuck]

Thanks Trent!

Beautiful work Wayne! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap I'm about to have to make my first picture frame. How did you secure the joints? Also, another thing that caught my eye in your post.

The miters are just glued and I added biscuits to make it a little more secure.

First of all, from a fellow Sea Hawk alum, please pass along my congratulations! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap Second, is a Masters in Art and Education two separate degrees? I only asked because I graduated with Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Marketing and they only gave me one degree. They used to give you a degree for each area of focus you completed, but the year I graduated (2002) they started giving you only one. Just wondering if they're still doing that..... :eusa_thin

Her degree from UNCW was in psychology. She has been earning her Masters (a single degree) from NC State for the past year. Her goal is to be middle or high school counselor.

Thanks again for the feedback!

Wayne

 

[bwat]

You should be proud of your daughter's accomplishments as well as your own! :icon_thum

Nice work.:eusa_clap

 

[Joe Scharle]

Turned out good, Wayne...

 

[Bas]

Looks great Wayne...good tight-looking miter.

 

[TracyP]

As others have said, beautiful work. The miters are super tight.

 

[Travis Porter]

Looks great! I am sure that was one expensive diploma, and it deserves to be in an equally expensive frame. ;-)

 

[Ray Martin]

Wayne,

The frame turned out beautifully. Thanks for sharing.

 

[flatheadfisher]

Nice work - both or yous.

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[LeftyTom]

Those corner miters are tight as a tick. Nicely done, Wayne. :eusa_clap

 

[farmerbw]

Great job Wayne! :thumbs_up:thumbs_up

How did you cut your miters, TS sled MS?

Brian.

 

[Canuck]

Great job Wayne! :thumbs_up:thumbs_up

How did you cut your miters, tablesaw sled MS?

Brian.

Thanks for the feedback, Brian.

To cut the miters, I used the universal crosscut sled on my tablesaw and a digital protractor to set the fence angle.

Here are a couple of pictures of the sled.

I believe that the plan for the sled was in Wood Magazine awhile ago.

The sled works great!

Thanks again,

Wayne

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[farmerbw]

Wayne, thanks for the info.

I thought you probably used a TS sled, in fact I got that plan from you a while back but haven't gotten around to building it yet. I haven't had the need to make any frames, but that sled has so many other possible uses that I should get off my rear and build it anyway. :rotflm:

Thanks for sharing.
Brian.

 

[Canuck]

Wayne, thanks for the info.

I thought you probably used a tablesaw sled, in fact I got that plan from you a while back but haven't gotten around to building it yet. I haven't had the need to make any frames, but that sled has so many other possible uses that I should get off my rear and build it anyway. :rotflm:

Thanks for sharing.
Brian.

Brian - FYI............

I did in fact modify the sled a little for ease of setting the stop block for equal length framing stock. I added the silver piece of t-track to the face of the fence and cobbled together a new stop block. (As seen in the second photo.)

Wayne