Added a Frame made from ribbon sapele for the quilt my wife made for me (Crossover Project). I'll never make a frame this large with miter joints again. I ended up using inside corner angle brackets to get it to hold together, and I'm not at all happy with the joints.
Added a shelf for all my spectacles below it. I resawed the shelf sapele on my table saw and ran it through the planer to flatten it. I didn't notice the tear out until I was applying finish (3 coats of MinWax Clear Semi-Gloss Urethane). Fortunately, the specs sit on that part and it really isn't all that noticeable. I haven't countersunk the shelf mounting screws or covered them with a plug, because I'm not sure I want to keep it.
They are both dead level and parallel to each other. They look crooked, but that's a tropical delusion caused by the lighting.
Thanks, folks! She just made the quilt. The frame and shelf are afterthoughts on my part. Wife is very meticulous with the quilting. Like me with wood, I guess.
Steven The frame looks great. Can’t see any gaps in it miters.
I did a 4’ X 4’ frame for a friend’s map once. Used Mahogany. On the back side, I manually carved some rebates for metal L- brackets just in case.
I did the trim around our windows at the farm house. The biggest one is roughly 6’ X 10’. It’s black walnut and it’s just glued mitered corners built just like a picture frame. The only thing is they are so large, I did the glue up setting on the floor with a Merle band clamp. After the glue dried, I basically snapped them into place around each window. They were done and installed about 16 years ago and they’re still perfect!
Yep, you are too hard on yourself.... I just finished 6 "coin frames" (300mm x 300mm) and had to use external splines to reinforce,,, and hide the gaps. But then again, yours is in imperial, which considerably raises the degree of difficulty.
Bit pissed (more than usual)... the urgent request by a "friend" be-for-e Christmas, is still waiting to be picked up... and people wonder why I'm such a miserable old grump.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
