| Project by Alongiron | posted 01-18-2015 02:34 PM | 2600 views | 8 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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The frame on my wife’s picture that she got from her Grandpa Youngbauer when she was a little girl was not in very good shape, so I wanted to preserve the picture and the old glass and give it a new home. The picture itself is 15×20 and dates back to the early 1900’s. It is made from Walnut and finished with a couple of coats of clear Shellac. The top rail is morticed and tenon and the bottom is sort of a “modified” lap joint. It was a fun weekend project! I hope like it!
-- Measure twice and cut once.....sneak up on it! Steve Lien
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cajunpen
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#1 posted 01-18-2015 04:07 PM
Very nice looking frame and a beautiful picture. You wife should be quite pleased with your beautiful frame.
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Mean_Dean
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#2 posted 01-18-2015 07:07 PM
Beautiful frame!
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#3 posted 01-18-2015 09:02 PM
Great looking frame. Should last a very long time.
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#4 posted 01-19-2015 12:25 AM
Steve, that is a really nice frame and the craftsmanship is top notch. Is the top arched and bowed?
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andy_P
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#5 posted 01-19-2015 12:33 AM
Very, Very nice, Steve. I wish I could master your technique for laying down a beautiful Shellac finish.
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#6 posted 01-19-2015 02:16 AM
Beautiful, both the picture and the frame.
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Alongiron
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#7 posted 01-19-2015 03:53 AM
Thanks for the nice comments everyone
Art. The top has a flat back and a bowed front with a chamfered edge on the front side.
-- Measure twice and cut once.....sneak up on it! Steve Lien
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