Custom picture frames for wife's art

Published Jan. 21, 2009 at 2:44 a.m.

Created scalloped picture frames for wife’s pictures depicting Balinese dancers.

Construction:
- Used RAS to cut coves across 1×12” board
- Rip board into create rails and stiles
- Use RAS with dado head to cut lap joints in to rails and stiles
- Use 15 deg chamfer bit in router on outside of rails and stiles
- Glue up frame
- Use rabbet bit to cut inside rabbet on frame
- Finish using black anline dye and 2 coats of minwax satin poly
- Put in picture glass
- Put in matte board
- Put in picture taped to backer board
- Use framing brads to hold in backer board

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