Here is my first attempt at a picture frame that was not going to be painted. I was okay with how my joints turned out, but there is lots of room for improvement.
I appreciate all the help and suggestions for miter sleds and jigs, which I will be building soon.
I had one joint with a hairline crack that I ended up filling in with glue and sanding dust. It did finish out slightly darker than the teak frame.
I used pine splines in the corners for more glue surface and to strengthen the joint. I liked how they turned out.
The cross is Walnut and was one of the four that Scott Miller cut for me. I applied about 4 coats of low-gloss Tung oil, then about 4 coats of high-gloss poly. I really like how the grain pops.
The field is oak with 2 coats of poly.
The frame has about 4 coats of low-gloss Tung oil, then 2 coats of poly. The picture doesn't show very well the nice color of the Teak. I am going to enjoy making more frames from the stock I have left.
Brian
I appreciate all the help and suggestions for miter sleds and jigs, which I will be building soon.
I had one joint with a hairline crack that I ended up filling in with glue and sanding dust. It did finish out slightly darker than the teak frame.
I used pine splines in the corners for more glue surface and to strengthen the joint. I liked how they turned out.
The cross is Walnut and was one of the four that Scott Miller cut for me. I applied about 4 coats of low-gloss Tung oil, then about 4 coats of high-gloss poly. I really like how the grain pops.
The field is oak with 2 coats of poly.
The frame has about 4 coats of low-gloss Tung oil, then 2 coats of poly. The picture doesn't show very well the nice color of the Teak. I am going to enjoy making more frames from the stock I have left.
Brian