How fingers make picture frame miters a LOT stronger 

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There are a lot of great woodworkers on RU-vid, but you are the best woodworking teacher I have seen in this media.

Great tips! I grew turning wrenches and metalworking, but thanks to your videos I just finished my first project with wood. I built a desk for nephew who is doing school from home 3 days a week. I used framing lumber for the body of the desk and built the top from 1x6’s that I jointed on my Grandfather’s jack plane. The plane hadn’t been touched in the 20 years since he passed, and after watching your restoration videos, I was able to get perfect curly shavings and a square-edged polished looking surface. I am truly thankful for what you do here. I’m a 34 year old disabled guy who learned a new craft and created something beautiful for my nephew. I have proven that anyone can learn to woodwork by studying your videos then putting the knowledge to use. With the knowledge I gained from you, and more than a little patience, I am becoming addicted to working with tree cadavers! I don’t even miss my welder! Thank you for everything, -Castor

There is something about this that's more satisfying than splines. Just two piece of wood joined in a strong and attractive way. I'll give it a try. Thanks!

Hey James, thanks for the easy to understand tutorial on miters on frames.

I spent this morning in the shop with my dad assembling a dining room table for my sister, then came inside to watch your video on a good workbench. Before I knew it the afternoon was gone and I've seen half your videos! I really enjoy your work -- they're clear, no longer than they need to be, and cover interesting topics. There is one small thing I would ask you to change, though. At the end you have the "Subscribe to my RU-vid channel" screen, and there's a misspelling of the word "truly," which is my pet peeve. That said, I'm looking forward to your next video!

Thank you for all your content. I am a very novice woodworker with limited ability and equipment.I hope to gain some skills by watching these types of tutorials.

I like that. I'll have to give it a try on my next frame. Adding a peg of a contrasting color through the joint would be a nice option.

Thanks for the clear explanation! I've seen these types of frame joints before but always been slightly baffled as far as the best way to cut them. This made it crystal clear.

Another great video, James. It's always interesting to see other ways of doing things. 71 and I'm still willing to learn. Take care. Bill

James, Thanks for another concise but very instructive video. I'm getting ready to build a frame for a wooden flag and will definitely be trying this joint.

What a fantastic joint. Thanks very much.

Pretty interesting!!! Thanks a lot, dude! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

wow that joint maker pro is great. I had no idea they made something like that. I do believe that I could diy that.......maybe

Great lesson James, thanks for sharing it. I would love to have the kind of tools that merit a display like that...

Great Job. Thanks for share!

Good morning, I am a fan of your work and instructional videos. Please keep them coming. I was hoping for some quick advice on some picture frames I'm building, pics attached. Are there any better ways other than sanding to repair an uneven/off set gap in the miters of a picture frame? I have been trying to carefully sand, so I don't make it worse, but I can't get it to blend in or look right. I know your busy so I'm not really expecting a reply but I figured I give it a shot. Thank you in advance for your time. Be safe. Brian Jones L.T. SCFD

I’ve seen this type of joint before but never could figure it out. Not that hard when you know how it’s done. Thanks!

I think I'd rather use a spline. Although if you want to do it for whatever stylistic reason, then sure, go for it.

Cool joint. I'll stick with splines though.

Definitely cooler than using a spline.

Seems complicated. I just made a little jig that pushes the pieces through, tilted at whatever angle I need. It's similar to the finger joint jig, but with an angled base for the wood to ride against.

Nice!

I prefer adding a couple of hardwood splines. Almost as strong, and way quicker.

Okay, you ACTULALLY opened the Billy Beer? How bad was it after 40 years? My Dad hated the taste of it when it was fresh. :-)

As a beginner in woodworking, I certainly aspire to making a beautiful and complicated joint like this soon. I don't have the skills or equipment to do such precise work at the moment, just a cheap benchtop table saw with a garbage rip fence and a sloppy mitre gauge, a drill powered bandsaw and a cheap mitre box with hsndsaw combo from harbor freight. My solution for strengthening my mitred frame corners comes from watching many other woodworkers, including yourself if I'm not mistaken. I built a small sled with opposing 45° cuts to hold the workpiece skewed 45° to the saw top to make a through cut on the corner. Then I use an 1/8th piece of contrasting wood(sometimes I don't because all I have available are off cuts from what I bought for the project at hand) to glue into the kerf made by the saw blade, then trim it flush with the frame. Fortunately, none of the frames I've built using this method have failed yet. I can absolutely see the benefits of using this method with larger and thicker frames, and I look forward to practicing this new joint if I have any off cuts leftover from my next project. Thank you for all of the quality content you put out! I always look forward to seeing your videos and learning something, even if I'm not necessarily able to put it to practical use right away. I'm slowly improving my skills in woodworking and I do my best to select projects that incorporate new methods or techniques I want to learn. My next project is to build a rebate plane using a 1/4" chisel as the base, then using that to practice making rabet joints.

Nice joinery but top much work for a professional picture framer, Hoffman dovetails are pretty good and v quick by comparison

Billy beer? You are not actually drinking Billy beer?

Yes Sir👍

Great joint, but hard to do.

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No way that was "BIlly Beer" you were drinking. I am in GA and that was a beer that came out when Jimmy Carter was president. He had a brother named Billy and that looks like a can.

Looks cool but really too much work. How much strength do you need? Lol

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Billy Beer! You're dating yourself big time.

Seems really complicated, lol

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How does it compare to a spline miter for strength?

That is a neat way to do a mitered joint, but I have one question. Why did you use a hand saw to remove the rest of the fat finger? Why not just remove the rest with the table saw when you made the first cut?

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I am always amazed at how much I learn from you! Carry on!

Cool joint I wasn’t familiar with, that’s why I watch!

Would this technique also work on longer frames? 84×43 for example?

Wouldn’t it be faster to use the table saw to clear out the waste on the fat fingers? I must be missing something. Why would this not work?

James, would this be the strongest miter joint to use? Asking for a friend who’s planning on making a military shadow box for another friend...

I've been trying to buy a large sheet of pegboard in Northern Ireland for ... ever. Finally decided to go with a plain board for my tool wall, then I saw your video. Your timing is excellent! Thanks

I never thought I would be making picture frames but who can resist trying something requiring a fat finger that you don't have to make by hitting your thumb with a hammer?!

This is a cool concept to be sure. But splines can be equally as strong and are much easier to do. I think appearance is nearly the same. Still, I'm going to try doing this because it looks fun.

That's a cool process, I'm going to give it a try. What's up with the blades in your saw? Is that an upcoming video topic?

How the hell is this different from witchcraft - its like a spell - I will use this to build my demon summoner

Niiice!

Yes, the fat finger!:) thanks for sharing!💜

"fat" finger?

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Go Wings!