Thread: Mitred photograph frames

Hi Jow if you do a search people have discussed this to the point of confussion in the past.

To fit the glass you must of course make allowance for the rebate. Do this by measuring to the rebate be careful to get your 45º mitres spot on and also that the saw cuts down through it precisely square.

To give yourself a measurement for the amount of material you need add the length of your photo's two sides together and double them, and then add on eight times the width of the moulding.

When you cut your sides ignore the total length as that will look after itself. Do all of your measurement inside the rebate where the glass is going to fit. I made myself a measuring stick to do this which is a piece of wood with a 45 on the end. I then put on one of those stick on tape measures you can buy. The stick just lays in the rebate and I can see where the cut goes.

It is crucially important that the sides measure the same as it's matching opposite side. If it doesnt' your mitres will have gaps. You can get away with a bit of variation on the length as long as both sides are the same length. Frame makers generally make their frames a touch oversize so the glass can go in comfortably enough, if required they use packing of whatever sort to stop the glass rattling around.

Studley

Studley

Thank you for the fast response, I have just had time to make a pot of tea, and also spend £100 ($245) arranging for that hedge to be cut down tomorrow, the one that gave me that hic cup last year.