Thread: Quick& Dirty frames

Very nice Mick, I'm always concerned about big mitres though - hope they don't open up. I guess in your country the humidity doesn't change much - just damp and very damp.

Looks good Mick, are the 3 frames all one piece or separately hanged?

Nice work Mick they look very good, Photos in the frames look awsome, Thats going to be a very nice gift, The FIL should be happy. Well done to you and SWMBO.

Alex,
it's a pretty stable timber and I haven't really had problems with opening mitres at this size (about 70mm stock).
Harry,
three seperate frames, I just stacked them on top of each other to take a photo. I guess I should have hung them on a wall for the photo but we don't have any clear wall space.
Al,
thanks, bit hard to go wrong really, nice timber, Makita drop saw, biscuit joiner, Bostitch wriggle nailer, sand and polish, no skill required .

Mick

Nice job on those frames. Should look good when hung carefully.

Another option would have been to keep the three photos together in a single frame, as in a triptych.

So Mick,

Wadda ya fink of solid timber?

Real nice frames Mick, I dont know if its the photos or the grain of the tulip wood but they have a 3D appearance.. as if the frames are funnel shaped ( for want of a better description).

Mick nice job, I'm like Bleedin Thumb I reckon it looks as though you've bevelled the frames either in or out - can't work out which. If not nice job to get that effect.
Cheers.

Brett & Bleedin thumb,
the frames are definitely flat (or they were when they left the shed ) It's a nice timber, a bit under rated, I've never seen it used for anythng other than floors and the occasional bit of panelling.

Major,
I have worked with solid timber before, why I remember.........umm, at least I thought I had . I love working with timber, that's why I became a carpenter, but I've got to say, it's a hell of a lot easier to make money cutting up particleboard.:eek:

Zenwood, thought briefly about a combined triptych frame but rejected the idea because:
1. Not sure if the FIL has sufficient wall space for a frame of that size, but I'm sure he can find room for three seperate ones.
2. More work, I'm lazy and was definitely after a quick job.

Mick

Mike nice work, it must be the angle that the picture was taken to give the illusion of the bevelled frame.
That has to be the the best deal I have heard of. Third ofa m3 for a slab, and a beautiful timber to boot.

Cheers Peter

I like the mitre joints. Vely tidy.