(If you’re building with attractive lumber, I recommend finishing with linseed oil.) Having finished the piece, flip it over so the back (rabbeted) side is facing up.
Once you have allowed enough time for the wood to dry completely, it’s safe to apply your choice of finish. Sand the picture frame, then wipe away any sawdust with a damp cloth. Two nails close to each outside corner ought to do the trick. Dab wood glue onto each joint, then fasten the pieces together by means of brad nails. Make sure you’re keeping the rabbeted side to the inside of the frame.Īssemble the four pieces into a rectangular shape, remembering always to position the rabbet groove to the inside. On the two leftover pieces, repeat the process of measuring, marking, and cutting, this time using as a guide the shorter side of the picture to be framed.
Mark the second board, then cut it so that you have a pair of identical pieces. Next, place the second board over the one into which you’ve just now cut a second angle. Here, cut a 45-degree angle, this time in the direction opposite to the initial angled cut. Then choose one of the two boards and transfer that total measurement to its rabbeted side, marking the distance. Measure the longer side of the picture you are going to frame add 1/16″ to that measurement. In other words, once you have finished cutting an angle into each board, the rabbeted edges should be opposite the longer (and pointier) side. Use a miter saw to cut one end of both boards at a 45-degree angle, being careful to make sure that the rabbet runs along what is to become the inside of the frame. The picture is going to lie against the rabbet, so if you expect to frame an item (or to use a mat) of considerable thickness, accommodate it by creating a more generous rabbet. With a router, cut a 1/2″ x 1/2″ rabbet-that is, a rectilinear groove-along one of the long sides of each of the two pieces. (Of course, if you’d wanted the frame wider or narrower, you would have set the table saw accordingly.) Step 2 These must be exactly the same width, so pass the wider of the two through the table saw a second time. Setting the table saw at 1-1/2″ (from the blade to the fence), rip the wood board into two 4-foot-long pieces.
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