new work

[bluedawg76]

ditto!

Mark, the carving is excellent, as always, and I really like the way you frame your work.

Bill

[JackLeg]

Beautiful work!!

[MT native]

The shadow box frames are made of maple. The frame is shaped like an "L". The material is cut to 5/8 thickness with the vertical cut to 1 3/4" width. The bottom of the "L" is cut to 1". I use a pin nailer and glue to put everything together with the joint being on the underside so it is not visible. I screw the carving from the back into the frame.

The frame above was bought but I am going to start making them also. The mahogany look is actually a stain over a white wood, a bevel was put on each edge cutting through the stain. I think a 3/8 rabbit bit was used to cut a slot on the back of the frame. The carving was put in the frame using a diamond point gun but I will be using push points that I get through a local glass company.

I hope this answers your question and isn't confusing. Let me know if I can help you further or if something gets lost in translation.

Stave

Thanks Mark, I think I get it. Jane