Picture Frame

[duke]

This is Jennys favourite photo of her father when in service in Africa, WW2. She has asked me to make a frame for it as the original is insipid. Her description not mine.

 

[duke]

Picked some off cuts from the storage bins.

 

[duke]

Plan on using some darker wood as either splines or for pegs for mortice and tenons.
Don't know what wood this is, Im sure someone here does.

 

[Woodbloke]

Looks like American Black Walnut...could be wrong though. When you assemble the pic into the frame I suggest you use UV/ anti-reflective glass which will cancel out all reflections when you stand directly in front of it. A piece as shown in the pic above would be roughly £20ish in the UK which is expensive, but for a favourite photo of her dad it's well worth the outlay....and you'll collect extra brownie points.

There should be a fraction more paper/ mount at the bottom compared to the top; gives visual 'weight' as shown in a couple of Win Pooh pics done a while back, so the image should be slightly above the centre point:



I'd advise using some proper über sticky brown tape (available from Bezos) to keep the 'thunderbugs' out and polypropelyne picture cord;



...not the twisted, brass plated steel stuff. Glass use here is Artglass AR70 but similar stuff could be obtained in Canadia - Rob

 

[fiveeyes]

red oak

 

[duke]

Looks like American Black Walnut...could be wrong though. When you assemble the pic into the frame I suggest you use UV/ anti-reflective glass which will cancel out all reflections when you stand directly in front of it. A piece as shown in the pic above would be roughly £20ish in the UK which is expensive, but for a favourite photo of her dad it's well worth the outlay....and you'll collect extra brownie points.

There should be a fraction more paper/ mount at the bottom compared to the top; gives visual 'weight' as shown in a couple of Win Pooh pics done a while back, so the image should be slightly above the centre point:

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I'd advise using some proper über sticky brown tape (available from Bezos) to keep the 'thunderbugs' out and polypropelyne picture cord;

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...not the twisted, brass plated steel stuff. Glass use here is Artglass AR70 but similar stuff could be obtained in Canadia - Rob

Thanks, now to get the special glass would be a two hour return trip. Better start calling the picture framing companies.

 

[duke]

red oak

The frame will be American Cherry.

 

[Woodbloke]

Thanks, now to get the special glass would be a two hour return trip. Better start calling the picture framing companies.

You'll probably find that picture framing shops etc may stock this type of glass. I've tried glazing firms here in the UK and have just received a blank stare when I made the enquiry - Rob