Just Bob Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 My wife and I were doing our quarantine thing the other day and cleaned out some storage boxes. We "discovered" 3 b&w photographs that I have had stored for years. These are professional pics that were bought when I was a kid and my family lived in Kenya (in 1956). They have never been framed and it is time. The wood types I have chosen are curly maple or walnut, I will probably do an inlay of one or the other, but I am having trouble picking which should be the primary wood. What would you pick? The matting is yellowing I will probably re-mat but haven't made my mind up on that. All three are similar in style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Walnut as the base wood, and the Maple as the accent. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I usually lean toward walnut with just a little maple accent. Too much looks garish to me. That said, I would consider making at least one of the frames out of that maple, as the figure seems nice. Pinstripe accents work with either combo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Cool picture. I agree with the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Agree with the accent comments above. Also, I like the yellowing of the mat; it adds patina to the picture, which I assume is older. And it picks up the wood color. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 10 hours ago, Chip Sawdust said: Also, I like the yellowing of the mat; it adds patina to the picture, which I assume is older. And it picks up the wood color. I agree with this all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 That’s some sweet maple. I’d laminate me a thin piece (10%)of walnut, then 80% maple and 10% walnut strip. And maybe chamfer the inside walnut to 0 to the glass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted April 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 16 hours ago, RichardA said: Walnut as the base wood, and the Maple as the accent. This is what I had planned...then I told the boss. She looked at me cross-eyed and explained to me that since some of the furniture that will be near by is Sapele, the frames should be Sapele. So now it will be Sapele. I wonder when the quarantine will be over..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 It sounds like it won't be over soon enough. Happy wife, happy life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Sapele and maple go really well together too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 I like sapele too. But I think if it sits on sapele furniture it will blend in and not be distinctive. And that does not matter. She wants sapele. For your own good make it sapele. I think you might guess I would choose curly quartered white oak, book matched. Framed with walnut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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