| Project by splintergroup | posted 04-06-2017 05:11 PM | 1883 views | 8 times favorited | 14 comments |  |
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Very simple design!
I was going to call this a Greene & Greene style mirror since the Greenes did:
A. Use wood
B. Use square plugs
C. Use curves
but that was still really stretching it 8^)
The mirror is a 12”x12” tile from Lowes, the frame is white oak with a Watco finish (medium walnut).
These tiles are under $2 each. You can also get the same tiles with beveled edges, but be ware that they are not all truly square.
I used a half lap joint for the corners and a handy hinge morticing bit with a template on the router table to cut the rabbets (mirror and backer panel).
The plugs are ebony, made with the traditional wrist destroying sandpaper technique.
Thanks for looking!
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ralbuck
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#1 posted 04-06-2017 05:23 PM
Nice frame.
Some of us tend to avoid mirrors for self image preservation reasons.
Hope you can enjoy yours.
-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR
splintergroup
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#2 posted 04-06-2017 05:42 PM
Hah!
Why do you think I worked so hard to get just plants into the reflected images?
They are about the only things that cannot run away.
Bud_3
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#3 posted 04-06-2017 05:54 PM
Almost good as the last one.
-- Personality and character of a man is like wood,you must polish it to shine.....
CampD
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#4 posted 04-06-2017 06:08 PM
I like the subtle G & G touches without overdoing it.
-- Doug...
splintergroup
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#5 posted 04-06-2017 06:09 PM
Thanks Bud! No copper to process so it took about half the time. Great project to fill shop time waiting for some epoxy to set up 8^)
splintergroup
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#6 posted 04-06-2017 06:11 PM
The goal here is to reduce my 3-33 gallon trash cans of scraps. Unfortunately I usually can’t find 4 pieces of work with the same grain and color….
Those “extra” G&G details, though nice, can suck the life out of a weekend 8^)
CampD
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#7 posted 04-06-2017 06:17 PM
End of the heating season, not many scrapes left in my shop ;)
Ohh how I hear ya on details killing time!
-- Doug...
Jerry
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#8 posted 04-06-2017 06:50 PM
Just absolutely beautiful! Elegant design pulled off perfectly.
-- There are good ships and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships and may they always be. http://www.geraldlhunsucker.com/
kiefer
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#9 posted 04-06-2017 07:20 PM
Simply nice !!!
-- Kiefer https://www.youtube.com/user/woodkiefer1/videos
splintergroup
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#10 posted 04-06-2017 07:30 PM
Thanks guys!
Simple is often the best.
AandCstyle
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#11 posted 04-06-2017 08:38 PM
Hey, Splint, the craftsmanship shown in the mirror reflects well on your talent.
-- Art
splintergroup
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#12 posted 04-06-2017 08:54 PM
Ahh the wordsmith of art crafts another verbal frappe of innuendo and hyperbole 8^)
I’ll be reading this for weeks trying to figure it out!
How are those shutters coming along 8^)
Mean_Dean
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#13 posted 04-07-2017 10:39 PM
Great looking Craftsman mirror frame! It’s rewarding to pull some scraps out the bin and turn them into something to be proud of!
-- Dean -- "Don't give up the ship -- fight her 'till she sinks!" Capt James Lawrence USN
Roger
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#14 posted 04-10-2017 02:53 PM
Very nice. I like it
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. [email protected]
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