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PICTURE FRAME -- WOODEN xx PICTURE FRAME Turned wooden picture frames (4" diameter). Rustic picture frame is made of wood that has been decorated with short chamfers, V-grooves and applied leaf carvings at the corners. The frame is typical of the "Eastlake" furniture style popular in the 1870s. Tip on gluing up many-sided frames or columns without having to make fine adjustments at each angle. Rustic picture frame is made by slicing a piece of firewood into strips and leaving the bark attached. Tips for building better wooden picture frames. Ideas include blind splines, spline sled, miter cutting sled for table saw, four-point frame clamp, etc. Photo frames by the dozen. Two jigs let you mass-produce simple wooden frames using a table saw and router. The construction and styling combines an outer-frame with an inner-frame. Photo shows how to make a "swing frame" picture frame by suspending an ordinary wooden frame between two wooden uprights attached to a wooden base. Est. cost: $6. Triptych picture frame. Made from 3 inexpensive wood frames by adding a top and a base. The outer frames swivel on wood dowels. Est. cost: $25. Do-in-yourself framing for posters, prints and paintings. Includes four frames made by combining various shapes of stock wooden moldings. Tip: Art deco frame has base of molding to hold two panes of glass. Est. cost: $5. Wooden, heart-shaped picture frame. Full-sized plans can be ordered. Rough-textured twig frame for picture or needlecraft. Tramp art. A variety of projects made from soft wood that is notched, layered and then painted in a way reminiscent of the crude folk art carved by itinerants of the 1800s. (1) Wall-hung whatnot with three-dimensional pyramid shapes. (2) Two styles of picture frames. One has a crackled finished on chipped lattice strips that are layered in a ziggurat effect. The other has concentric heart and pyramid shapes around the border and a distressed finished. (3) Kitchen plate rack and towel bar. "Cats-and-Yarn Ball" picture frame. Painted wooden cat and ball shapes are fastened to a wide, rectangular frame. Rustic frame made from twigs and grapevine. Quarter-round picture frames are painted with geometric designs. Happy camping for kids. (1) How to turn a fleece throw into a camp poncho with simulated camp patches. (2) Picture frame made from pieces of tree bark. (3) Nature bracelet is made from a ring of masking tape, sticky side out, and ornamented with nature finds collected during an outing. (4) Family camp banner. (5) Picaria game is played on squares drawn in the dirt using playing pieces like stones, pinecones, etc. Small, free-standing wooden picture frames are made from 3/4" stock and decorated with simple routing. Est. cost: $3 each. Fabricating simple picture frames from square finger-jointed pine molding. Make a picture frame from a piece of walnut. Use a router to add decorative grooves to the wood, and to rabbet the frame for the glass. Est. cost: $10. Make your own oak picture frames which feature bevel-cut face and mitered corners. Est. cost: $6 for a 19"x16" frame. Rabbet cutting jig for a router is used to cut a continuous precise rabbet around the inside edge of a picture frame. How to fabricate an elliptical window, transom light or a mirror frame out of wood. Polychromatic turning. Part 2. Round picture frame and bowl are turned from the multicolored blank. Pretty as a picture. Picture frame (10"x13") has a overlay with a heart and spray motif cut with a scroll saw. Gentlemen's choice. How to construct a classic picture frame from wood. Features a blind mortise joint at corners. Includes tips on matting a picture. Pine frame for a mirror (32"x19") is decorated with inlaid leather strips (the embossed, decorative material used for making belts). Custom picture frames are easily made from stock moldings. Some ideas. Folding picture frame for 4"x6" photos has a wooden frame of 3/4" by 1-1/4" stock with a deep groove around opening for the photo. How to make balsa wood frames for needlework or photographs. Barnwood frames. How to make a picture frame from pieces of barnwood. How to gild and antique carved surfaces, such as those found on decorative picture frames. Block-corner picture frames are made from white pine and suitable for framing folk art. How to make block-corner frames. Picture frame is made from brightly colored pencils. Tips on making picture frames from wooden pencils, Popsicle sticks and twigs. How to use common wood moldings to create picture frames. How to make an oval picture frame from laminated pieces of scrap wood. Oak frame mirrors swivel in a supporting frame. The oak frames may also be used as picture frames. Frame it yourself. How to make frames from molding. How to cut glass. Matting secrets. Tips on hangers, lighting and location. Picture framing. A beginner's guide to preparation of the artwork, and selecting, cutting and gluing the molding. Includes advice on shop-made moldings. Super simple picture frames. Layered construction techniques using stock moldings. Special molding secures glass in mitered frame without any need for brads or glue. Framing pictures. Choosing and making suitable moldings. Carving running patterns. How to chop out picture-frame moldings by the yard using "production" hand carving techniques. Driftwood finishes. How to achieve that "weathered wood" appearance on picture frames. The Old Schwamb Mill (Arlington, Mass). How an eccentric lathe is used to make oval (or round) picture frames from wood. Making elliptical mirror or picture frames out of wood which require molding a profile on a curved surface. Uses techniques and fixtures developed for making arched door trim and oval window casings. Tip on using two circular saw blades to cut parallel microgrooves in picture-frame molding in one pass. Picture-framing techniques. (1) Using jigs and a router table to shape wooden stock for picture frames. (2) A jig for cutting accurate miters on a radial arm saw. Woodcutting technique for making the pieces for an elliptical picture frame that requires only one setting for all miter angles. Adjustable jig for making picture frames speeds up the marking of miter lines. Technique for fabricating a 16 segment mirror frame without the requirement that every miter cut be exactly 11.25-degrees. Simple picture frames made from twigs and raffia. How to make picture frames from stock molding. Restoring old picture frames. Includes tips on replacing elaborately carved sections that have broken off. Make picture frames without miter joints by using lap-joints instead. How to frame, mat and group pictures. How to make low-cost frames from stock wood moldings. A primer on framing pictures. Includes information on making your own frames from stock moldings and some tips on framing with "found" materials. Multi-format picture frames and shadow boxes built from chair-rail molding. Easy-to-make barnwood picture frames. Wooden picture frame is decorated with rice paper and small dried flowers. How to decorate plain wooden picture frames with fabric, paint, paper, etc. Wooden picture frame and two boxes are stenciled with romantic designs. Wooden picture frame swings between turned pillars. Tips on cutting and assembling molding into picture frames. The ABCs of picture framing. How to construct picture frames from moldings. Use of a miter box and corner clamps are explained. How to make picture frames by gluing scraps of wood veneer to a plywood or hardboard backing. How to adapt standard wood moldings and ordinary brass stock to make your own Victorian era picture molding and decorative hooks. Cutting picture frames with a radial saw. How to make 27 different frames from standard wood moldings and how to mat prints. Using standard moldings to make 26 styles of picture frames. Includes tips on cutting and assembly How to make rustic picture frames from old barn siding. How to repair a miscut miter when making picture frames. A master craftsman's picture framing secrets. (1) Miter jig for perfect joints. (2) Rip aid. (3) Shaper hold-downs. (4) Glass cutting board. (5) Spray painter's "third hand". Jig for making properly matched, 45 degree miters on picture frames. Sailor's work (Crown of Thorns). A modern version of a traditionalhand-whittled artform practiced by Norwegian fishermen. Making and assembling different lengths of similarly notched strips of wood to form ornate items. Instructions given for a picture frame. Picture frames are fabricated from multi-color laminated wood molding which you make yourself. Tip on reinforcing the corner miter joints found on lightweight flat and narrow frames with half biscuits installed on the backside. Picture frame shaped and painted like Santa. Photo (or needlework) is mounted in Santa's tummy. Tip recommends routing rabbets and molded edges for small picture frames by working the edge of a wide board and then cutting it off with a saw. Rotary planer cuts picture frames. Desktop picture frames. (1) Accent strip frame. (2) Fluted frame. Both utilize shop made custom moldings of laminated contrasting wood. How to build a wooden frame to display, and easily change, mounted photographs or reproductions. How to sandwich a print between two pieces of glass and then frame it in 2x2 cedar. Wooden poster frame is built of oak. The large prints or posters are sandwiched between two sheets of acrylic and can be easily changed. Versatile little tree shapes mass produced with a table saw. Tree-shaped slices are glued together to make a candle holder, picture frame, trivet or other decorative objects. Quick and easy way to build wooden picture frames using inexpensive lumberyard chair-rail molding. Table-top cheval frame (9"x11") has scroll sawn crest and fancy routed frame. Inlaid picture frame made from pre-inlaid strips glued to pine. Five picture frames you can build which require mitered joints. Stack-molding technique for machining a unique picture-frame molding. Requires both a table saw (equipped with a dado blade) and a table-mounted router. Small (1.5"x2") oval picture frames made of wood are ideal for displaying wallet-size photos. Made using a router and a simple jig. Hearts-and-hares picture frame has tiny rabbits and heart-shaped flowers cut out all around the frame. Octagonal picture frame (6" diameter) has an off-center rectangle for a photo. To the right of the photo are cutouts of doves in flight. A row of tiny hearts is just left of the photo. Wooden frame for two photos resembles a leather-bound book. Frame for a 3.5"x5" photo or print looks like a Greek temple. Custom-cut your own hardwood picture frames. (1) Traditional walnut frame with an inside frame of contrasting maple. (2) Mahogany frame is decorated with three exposed splines across each corner in a contrasting wood. How to build picture frames with any one of 8 molding profiles which you route yourself. Explains sizing, styling, cutting, assembly and mounting. Art Deco-style wooden frame for a photograph is designed to sit on a tabletop. Technique for securing glass and picture in a wooden picture frame uses thin wooden splines instead of glazing points or brads. Tip on assembling a mitered work piece (from which an oval-shaped frame will be cut) by installing pocket-hole fasteners in the waste area of each joint. Picture frame for a favorite fishing photo features a woodburned motif showing a stringer of three fish, rod and reel. A related article describes the basic woodburning tools and skills. Arts and Crafts tabletop frame for a 4"x6" photo is made from oak and features the square tapered column styling. Picture-perfect pueblo. Elements of Southwestern architecture lend distinctive style to this three-panel frame (triptych) that is used to display photos. Tip on reinforcing the corners of lightweight picture frames with wire cloth mesh. Twice-as-nice pivoting picture frames. This tabletop stand features an ornamental pediment with finial that supports two rotating picture frames suitable for 5"x7" prints. Increasing the thickness and adding a rabbet strip when making picture frames from stock moldings that are too thin. Frames of endearment. Wooden picture frames designed to fit three sizes of standard, precut mats. Design features a minimum of material, simple construction, contrasting woods and grain figure. Simple tabletop picture frame is made by attaching a decorative scrap wood top and feet to clear acrylic sheets which encapsulate a photo. Technique which guarantees that opposite sides of wooden picture frames are equal length when cutting them from molding. How to carve an Art Nouveau style frame. How to carve and gild a large frame. Ornate carved wooden picture frame features a scroll design. Make a wooden oval picture frame using a router mounted on a router table. Articles on how to make a router table and how to draw the elliptical outline are included in the same magazine. Round oak frame for a wall-hung mirror. How to fabricate a hexagonal picture frame and then convert it into a round picture frame. Picture frame moldings. How to make ten classic profiles using a router. Self-standing wooden picture frame for a desk does not require a "hinged flap" to hold it upright. Taking the pain out of cutting miters. 45-degree miter jigs for a table saw and a radial arm saw make it easy to cut picture frame moldings to exact length. Picture frame details. Tips and techniques for making a perfect frame and mounting the picture. Also includes tips on commercial and a shop-made picture frame clamp. Using easily-removed splines (instead of brads) to hold glass, picture, and backing board inside a picture frame. Wooden table-top picture frames feature two shades of laminated wood (cut to simulate veneered designs) and a permanent easel. Oval frame for a mirror begins by assembling short pieces into an elongated octagon and then routing the octagon into an oval. Picture frames appear like they were assembled from tiny pieces or blocks of wood, but they actually are sawn from laminated blanks and assembled with conventional miter joints. Fretwork picture frame. Includes full-sized patterns for leaf motif and for trellis. Accompanying article describes getting started in fretwork using a scroll saw. Folding desk clock. Two small wooden boxes are hinged together and fastened with a decorative latch. They open up to reveal a circular clock and a circular picture frame. The boxes consist of decorative veneer applied to MDF panels and edged with solid wood. Making your own wooden picture frame moldings using a router table. Moldings include (1) accent strip, (2) wide accent strip, (3) single bead profile, (4) double bead profile, (5) veneered, and (6) two-piece veneered. Cutting perfect miters for picture frames on a table saw, frame assembly, and reinforcing large frames. Picture-frame assembly fixture. Holds a mitered corner securely while brads are installed. Making a furniture-quality picture frame featuring splined miter joints. Equipment for picture framing. An illustrated guide to both hand and power tools which are used in the making of wooden picture frames. How to make laminated mirror (or picture) frames with an elliptical shape. Custom-made frames for those special or awkward pictures. Tips on how to cut and shape your own decorative moldings, make the frame, and mount the picture. Show frame. Wooden picture frame, with a built-in easel stand, is decorated with stylized initials of the person for whose image the frame is intended. Making simple, molded, modern picture frames from reclaimed wood. Picture framing primer. How to make custom frames from stock moldings. Includes a jig for cutting perfect 45-degree angles with a table saw. Tips on matting, backing, and attaching the paper dust cover. Picture frame for a large picture is made from stock molding, pine, and hardboard. Wooden picture frame made from cove molding, quarter-round molding, and a thin strip of pine. Use drip cap molding to make low cost picture frames. Low-tech picture frames. How to fabricate wooden picture frames using a backsaw and homemade miter box. Four easy wooden picture frames. (1) Rustic. (2) Built-up molding. (3) Burl veneer. (4) Cove & bead. Wooden picture frame combines grooved vertical stiles with horizontal dentil molding. The frame has the general appearance of a small fireplace surround. Desktop frame stand holds an acrylic-framed photo in a grooved piece of hardwood, which is held at an angle in two triangular feet cut from a contrasting wood. Multi-layer molding. Making built-up complex moldings with the router, one layer at a time. Includes crown molding, deep picture frame, and a valance (architectural woodworking that trims the headers of windows and doors). Combine scroll sawing and carving to produce this unique butternut picture frame. Small wooden picture frames (8"x6") are hinged in pairs and decorated with inlays of a composite material called "Environ". Reflections on wood. Carve a wooden frame for a mirror where the frame includes a bird on a branch and the mirror represents a pool of water. Unusual abstract picture frame made from small, irregular pieces of different colored wood, glued together. Picture frames. Part 1. Tips on making picture frames from wood moldings. Picture frames. Part 2. Making oval and circular frames. How to restore chipped and broken carved wooden or plaster picture frames. Unique picture frame consists of flat, scrolled pieces at top and bottom into which are fitted the halves of a split turning for the sides. Tabletop picture frame (5"x6") made from bird's-eye maple or other right-grained hardwood. Special jigs for making wooden picture frames from wide moldings. (1) Compound-miter jig for a table saw. (2) Rabbeting jig for a table saw. (3) Clamping corners for use with a band clamp. Router-made frames. Make wooden molding for picture frames using a table saw and a few router bits. Free-standing picture frames (3"x3") are made of wood and feature heart-shaped openings. | |||||||||
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