Nicole's Picture Frame - 80

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About 4 days before Christmas, I started making a nice little picture frame for a custom piece of art I had made up for Nicole. A gift for a special girl requires some special wood. So I pulled out my best sheets of curly maple veneer and a couple of sheets of home-sawn afzelia?? wood that I received from David Marks. Now to be honest, I have no idea how you spell the name of this stuff and my research hasn't yielded anything yet. David is in India right now so I can't get the answer. But as soon as I know the proper spelling, I will let you know. You may find it odd that I decided to use solid maple as the substrate for the frame. I thought this would be a fun experiment, and when the rabbets are cut in the back, there won't be any unsightly ply to look at (not that it matters that much). Small projects like this are just a great place to experiment with techniques and materials you might not normally use. All the extra effort pays off in the end when the finish hits the wood. KABLAM!!!! The wood just comes to life!

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• woodworking
• picture frame
• wenge
• maple

[Pedrofreestyle97]

The rabbits for the glass and backboard, can they be made by hand?

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@Pedrofreestyle97 sure. Easy enough with a plow plane and a chisel.

[chaddythewoodpecker]

wow looks amazing after the finish is put on one question why did you put maple veneer on a maple board.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@chaddythewoodpecker because I wanted to use solid wood for the frame. So I used plain old maple for the substrate and a really nice figured veneer for the show surfaces.

[BLIX5445]

Forget what everyone has to say, You did a great job and i love your work! keep it up, man!

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@BLIX5445 Thanks dude.

[bellevuefineart]

Fantastic! 5 star. I would die for your tools.

[Nudelsalatbomber]

nice work.

i would love to have all these machines and tools for woodworking.

[chaddythewoodpecker]

@TheWoodWhisperer ah ok cool idea

[crabberwoodworker]

Next time you talk to D. Marks ask him if its a must to crown the tires on the 20in. delta bandsaw he has. I have a 1968 powermatic and luckily I have a milling machine, but on his show no crownig of the tires was ever mentioned and he got superb results. Nice picture frame buy the way. I plan to make one on my 1955 14in. Bursgreen table saw. Yes i`m poor.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@donepearce good thing I didn't build it for you! :)

[donepearce]

All that great work, then you ruin it with plastic clips and that hideous picture. I'm speechless.