Twin Gloss Black Shuttle Frames

Simple set of black frames for a few shuttle pictures I had lying around from a local photographer. The frames were made of poplar and given a few basic round overs. I was trying to match some similar photos and frames I have from earlier NASA programs.

Miter cuts were done on my picture frame sled http://lumberjocks.com/projects/28019 They turned out pretty good, but the sled will need further adjustment and tuning.

Conditioned the wood with Minwax soft wood conditioner, then 4 coats of the Minwax one step poly and stain in their gloss black. In between coats I rubbed down the high spots with 0000 steel wool. What a difference that made, I wish I had tried that years ago. Steel wool is my new best friend!

Nothing fancy, but they look good on the wall.

-Chase

-- Every neighborhood has an eccentric neighbor. I wondered for years "who was ours?" Then I realized it was me.