New Guy with couple of projects

undergrub · Post by **undergrub** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:17 pm

This is my first post.

I just completed some cherry frames for my daughter to hang her college diplomas. I used two different router bits to shape the molding, one next to the other so they slightly overlapped.
The first bit was I used was made for picture frames and the second bit was just a roman ogee.

I used two different bits because just using the picture frame only bit did not provide the profile I was looking for. The ogee around the outside edges gave the frames a certain amount of depth, and I think they turned out good considering this was my first attempt at making picture frames.
I finished them with two coats of satin Deft clear wood finish.

I am also working on a pair of desktop sizes humidors, with these I am just going to give one to my brother-in-law, and the other to my brother.
I started out with just basic hand drawn plans and I am adjusting them as I go. When I am finished with these first two I will take what I learned and make one for myself

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Glad to be here I know I will learn some great woodworking tips.

reible · Post by **reible** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:55 am

Hi and welcome to he forums! Thanks for sharing your frames with us and looking forward to hearing more from you.

Ed

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:55 am

Nice frames!

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:42 pm

Nice work, Under:)! Did you use any unseen joinery to secure the mitered corners?

mbcabinetmaker · Post by **mbcabinetmaker** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:19 pm

Welcome to the forum. Nice tight miters!

wa2crk · Post by **wa2crk** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:30 pm

Nice frames and good job cutting the miters. What technique did you use?
Bill V

john · Post by **john** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:41 pm

Nice Frames!

I have pretty much stayed away from frames as I am not confident of getting the tight miters that you have acheived.

Hope to see more of your work.

John

undergrub · Post by **undergrub** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:06 pm

Thanks for the kind replies.
The actual miters were done with my vintage Craftsman Radial 100.
I did not move my blade angle once I established a 45 deg cut during the saw setup.
I made some trial fits with some scrap pieces and verified the fits were good.
One thing I found out about making good miters is you must make the opposite parallel pieces of the frame exactly the same length, I used a simple stop block on the saw to duplicate a given length.
The joints themselves are just tite bond glued with two 1/2" diameter thin plywood cutouts that bridge the joint to add the extra strength. I posted a pic of the joint from the backside.The hole in the middle of the bridge is a bleed hole for the glue to squeeze up through when pressing down the the joint. Without that hole you with have an air pocket under the bridge.

john · Post by **john** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:24 pm

Neat idea.

Thanks

John