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« on: March 03, 2012, 11:01:09 pm »
I am cutting my first portrait and it's going pretty well. I am using 1/8 BB stacked 3 deep on 8 1/2 x 11 boards. The pattern is 6 3/4 x 8 1/2. I am 1/2 way through the portrait.
I have a few questions:
Do I need to cut the boards down to 8x10 for framing? Or is that even possible?
Do I glue the backer board to the portrait? I'm using 1/8 BB.
Should I use glass in front?
How do you cut grooves in the frame to accommodate all?
What's the best way to finish the BB and what backer should I use?
I've never done a portrait and want to do a good job. It's a portrait of an 18 year
old boy that died in a car wreck. His parents are friends of ours. Charlie Dearing made the pattern for me.
Thanks for help in advance,
Chris