Frames - More from the Burn Bin

[gee-dub]

Pretty light as far as a build journal goes but I have other frame build threads on here

Before the weather cools down enough to use the fire pit I tend to sort through the scraps. Some leftover cherry and some really sappy walnut scraps got cobbled together to try and make some picture frame stock.

The nearly blond walnut gets a shot of cordovan dye which results in a sort of kona coffee color.

Sometimes material is where you find it . LOML has a couple of pics she wants to hang in the guest room.
I use "turns" to hold in the art. I have use a small Forstner to recess the screw heads. This is just one solution to hardware scraping the walls. Felt dots are another.

You can see the material is a combination of scraps.

They will wait around on the guest bed for LOML to hang when she gets a notion.

[Ronn W]

Thanks for the post.  Very attractive frames.

[roughsawn]

A bubble level on the back of the drill...BRILLIANT! I have several laying around...now I guess I know what to do with a couple.

[Chestnut]

On 10/24/2023 at 11:21 AM, gee-dub said:

I use "turns" to hold in the art. I have use a small Forstner to recess the screw heads. This is just one solution to hardware scraping the walls. Felt dots are another.

DOH! this is so obvious and so brilliant! It also solves the problem if you make the rabbet too deep and the glass mat board and backer board don't fill it up enough.