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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: MadHatter on May 23, 2010, 01:18:10 am

Title: making frames
Post by: MadHatter on May 23, 2010, 01:18:10 am

im thinking about making my own frames for my portraits but i have no idea where to start or how. thanks for any help.

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: ufgator on May 23, 2010, 09:03:47 am

I'm with MadHatter on this one.  Any frame makers out there?

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: dunk on May 23, 2010, 09:40:13 am

Try this site.

http://www.knottyplans.com/index.php?page=200421 (http://www.knottyplans.com/index.php?page=200421)

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: MadHatter on May 23, 2010, 03:04:16 pm

thanks dunk for the link. i think it help alot. thanks again.

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: ufgator on May 23, 2010, 04:08:41 pm

dunk; Thank You for the link.  This is a good start.

Bill

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: Merlin on May 23, 2010, 05:03:19 pm

Ta Dunk great site will bookmark and look closer later.

Merlin

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: dunk on May 23, 2010, 05:51:11 pm

Glad you found it helpful. ;)

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: Marshall on May 23, 2010, 09:11:43 pm

I can tell you a good place to start > it helped me a lot . Go to Ron Hazelton's House calls web site and type in How to build your own Picture Frame . This is a video that has helped more than me ,,,,,,good luck ..........Marshall

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: dunk on May 24, 2010, 11:17:30 am

http://www.ronhazelton.com/article/home/home_other/UDI0Mg/How_to_Build_Your_Own_Picture_Frame_ (http://www.ronhazelton.com/article/home/home_other/UDI0Mg/How_to_Build_Your_Own_Picture_Frame_)

Here is a link.

I really like his simple framing jig for glue ups.  Marshall thanks for the tip.

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: Marshall on May 24, 2010, 01:21:24 pm

Well I saw this post and it came to me that I watched this some back when I was making custom framing and it really helped me get started . And I'm sure that if anyone on this site watched it they would also be helped by it too .............        Marshall

Title: Re: making frames
Post by: MadHatter on May 24, 2010, 02:14:52 pm

thanks marshall and dunk for your help and tips. im sure it isnt as hard as it looks. thanks again.