Thread: Turned Picture Frames

Looks great , I was thinking of doing something similar to create a clock. Can you step us through the process ?


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Nice one pat , well done !

I'm glad to see someone else doing this. Like quercus asks, I also would like to see your process. Maybe we can share thoughts on how to make it easier............. Jerry (in Tucson)USA

Well . . . I didn't take any pics or documented my steps, as it was a case of get it done.

So in short, here is my steps, from the depths of my memory.

Laminate enough wood to make a blank, The finished size is 365mm, I cut the boards to 400mm to KISS.
Rough cut round on Bandsaw to approx 370mm.
Find centre, drill centre. I used a screwchuck
Mount, turn to size. the flatten both sides
Width of frame is 45mm, rebate is 10mm, height is 26mm.
On the backside, turn the rebate first, 5 - 6mm depth. I mounted a 200mm faceplate to a live centre, in the tailstock, to provide support.
On the frontside, turn the edge profile, then sand. Next step is to mark the 45mm and waste some wood to turn your interior profile.Sand that.
Now for the absolute fun part, parting off the frame. Turn the speed down, I was on 390rpm. Work slowly and cleanly.
Clean up the edge with a vert sharp bench chisel and sand, sand, sand.

I used a 1/2" bowl gouge, 10mm bowl gouge, 6 mm parting tool, 6 mm bowl gouge and 2mm parting tool.

Hope this helps.

The finished product, with the client's artwork installed.

She was very happy with the result.

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