We've got some new artwork that I would like to frame - some of it was picked up on our Southern States tour, and some of it has been waiting to be framed for a couple of years. This was a great opportunity to get back into my wood shop - most of the last year has been devoted to automotive projects and I was ready for a change.
I started with an oak panel which came from an old CRT TV cabinet we acquired when we bought our house:
The panel was cut into strips on the cabinet saw:
The oak strips were jointed, trimmed to final width and planed to give material of uniform dimensions (about 5/8" x 1 1/2").
I don't have a proper router table at the moment so I made a temporary setup next to the miter saw station. I'm hoping to get a nice router table for my next birthday, so watch this space.
A 1/4" x 3/16" rabbit was cut into all the material:
I used the coving bit to cut grooves in the molding at both sides:
All the frame pieces were cut on the miter saw:
I've had what I call an underpinner for a long time; this one is pretty basic and requires loading the wedges/V-nails manually:
The frames were finished with Rubio, which removed some of the flat black stain, but did not appear to affect the English chestnut.
While the Rubio was curing, I found one more poster that I wanted to frame, but I didn't really want to go back to cutting up oak paneling. Instead, I had a hunt around in my wood rack, and found some suitable trim pieces. I think this material came from an old table or a dresser that I recycled.
I cut a rabbit into the material, but otherwise I just mitered the pieces and used it "as-is" without any staining or re-finishing.
Cutting rectangular pieces of mount card for each frame:
Cutting mounts - After years of trying to do this with a ruler, I finally splurged on a very basic mount cutter:
Glass cleaned and frames assembled:
Installed D-rings and picture wire:
I was a beautiful late November day, and I had the shop window open while I was working:
This is a few days later:
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