How to Make a Picture Frame Clamping Device

http://www.woodworkweb.com/woodwork-topics/general-woodworking/239-picture-fr... Making Picture frames is fun and very cost effective. This clamping device will help you clamp your picture frames together for gluing. When the glue is dry the frames can be removed and nails, screws of splines inserted for additional strength.

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Howto & Style

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• frame clamp
• Picture Frame
• Picture Frame Clamp
• Picture
• Frame
• Clamp
• Colin Knecht
• making picture frames
• glueing picture frames
• home decore
• picture frames for home

[drail80s]

Thanks Colin, does the clamping jig you show automatically self square up the frame, or do the miters just take care of that?

Sure is alot easier than the way I was making frames sometimes' Thanks

[knecht105]

@drail80s Thanks for your comments ... the frames does self square, but sometimes the joints can be a bit sticky so you may need to help it along somewhat.

[woodlist]

I have been using one of these jigs for years. I just have the one, a commercial aluminum model. If I made one, I'd use this video. Thanks for making this. (One point: I would round off the ends of the arms, where they pivot on the center block. Looks neater and no chance of fouling.

Thanks again

Woodrow Lister.

[knecht105]

@woodlist Yes, good point Woodrow. Rounding off those pivot arms is probably a good idea, thanks for the tip.

[tubbytuba1]

Did one of your videos deal with cutting splines...?

[knecht105]

@tubbytuba1 Yes ... browse through my vids, you will see one on making splines. It's pretty easy, makes a nice strong frame and it looks cool. Maybe we could see some of your frames when you make them? Send us some pics !! :)

[70ryand]

Nice, at school I needed to make a picture frame but the only thing i realy needed were elastic bands

[knecht105]

@tubbytuba1 I have used it for rectangular frames and it works well. What I found worked well was to glue the frame together and after the glue has dried, then cut the splines in the corners. Not only do they make the frames look a bit more elegant, they also make the corners very strong, which is important if you are using glass.

Always happy to help if I can ... thanks for commenting :)

[tubbytuba1]

Hi Colin

Thanks for the videos. One question: will this clamping device work equally well with a rectangular (non-square) frame? I see nothing but square frames in your video and in viewer questions.

[vjekomirski]

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