Building a Traditional Picture Frame 

Thanks very much! I know some people like to hear instructions, but I think I’d rather just include more shots that make commentary unnecessary. I don’t mind answering questions later.

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@@JamesCrandallPainting thanks, and beautiful frame!

@@jkelly621 They will ship at reasonable prices

Thank you kindly

Thanks Kay!

Glad you liked it! As I think I said, this moulding is bought from a mill - I don’t have the machines that would be required to make it. I sometimes have made simple mouldings on my router table, but with multiple passes there are multiple opportunities to have a little glitch- I always seen to ruin a significant number of pieces and wonder if if I’ve really saved any money!

Thanks so much! 😊

Thanks but I am self-sufficient 👍🏼

I guess it depends upon your artwork and to what extent you think “sticking out the back” is unacceptable. But yes, they often do a bit. This particular artwork was done on a heavy panel, linen mounted on 12mm Baltic birch ply, so it might have been flush in the back. But I’ve exhibited and sold many, many paintings where the stretchers were 1/2” thicker (possibly a bit more?) than the rabbet and happily secured with offset clips. With moulding this wide it’s virtually impossible for viewer to see the canvas edges when the painting is hanging on the wall. If you think about it, a traditional concave moulding profile have to be massively thick and heavy for a 1 1/2” stretcher to be flush at the back. If it really mattered, the moulding can be built up at the back with edge strips before finishing, but I’ve only bothered with that a couple of times. Of course, a thin-faced but deep floater frame is a good alternative when the style is more modern.

Thank you Rizwan! Glad that you found it helpful

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I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know

Thanks very much Akshay!

@@JamesCrandallPainting😊😊😊. I have a question for you ?? Do you know how frame makers build frames when there were no modern tools like biscuit joiner and nail gun,etc in 17th or 18th century ?? 🤔🤔🤔

I am no expert on antique frames 🙂. But of course, they had woodworking vices, and they had nails and glue. And we can do the same, locking the glued miter in a vice and then tapping in nails with a hammer. Also, larger old frames sometimes have a key or spline reinforcement at the back of the miters: a shallow slot is cut diagonally across the back of each joint with a chisel and a glued spline inserted and then made flush with a hand plane. I have tried this and although it takes some time, it is not too difficult, and it seems quite strong. This website has a photo of an example: www.arnoldwiggins.com/notes/2017/5/3/the-hogarth-frame

Thanks. My jig is based upon one from WOOD Magazine, several years ago… maybe track it down here: www.lumberjocks.com/showcase/biscuit-joining-jig.89510/

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They have online catalog and will ship

I think that would be a waste of time - everything must be sanded after glue-up anyway, and the corners rounded slightly ( to make the frame comfortable to handle, less susceptible to damage, and because paint will not adhere to a sharp edge).

It’s more a procedure than a skill. I think just about anyone could do it with the same tools and some patience

Thanks!

I don’t really know because I just make frames for my artwork and my wife Nancy’s. I just know it would cost a lot to buy something similar… much more than I like to spend

@@JamesCrandallPainting Thanks for your honest response, I am starting a canvas printing bussines and a good fram can really add quite a bit to the product value, frames that size go for 200 and up online so your video was really helpful.

Thanks Daylen! There are so many ways to do this, aren’t there? No, I don’t use tape.

You are wrong, as evidenced by the final result.

That’s a good question. I did have any such thing, I picked techniques up as needed, sometimes from books, sometimes from trial-and-error. It’s essentially a woodworking task, followed by a finished task.

He doesn’t get paid to do this, and overdubbing full commentary for every long video is HOURS of work

Thank you!

Thank you kindly