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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 .

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

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

Ed

Nice frames!

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

Welcome to the forum. Nice tight miters!

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

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

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.

Neat idea.

Thanks

John