low cost, high quality frame joining recommendations
Re: low cost, high quality frame joining recommendations
btw. DO NOT gooogle "Stanley Strap Clamps" with the safe search off.
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sim.on
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Re: low cost, high quality frame joining recommendations
prospero wrote:btw. DO NOT gooogle "Stanley Strap Clamps" with the safe search off.
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framemaker
Re: low cost, high quality frame joining recommendations
Its not so much the cut, but after you have joined the four corners, Obeche and barewoods are much more forgiving than pre finished ones.grahamg wrote: can you elaborate on sanding the mitre joints? I have this http://www.diyframing.com/store_viewItem.cfm?ItemID=86 guillotine which does give lovely smooth mitres.
If you are going to apply loads of gesso you are covering up the wood surface, so if at the corners you have one side of the mitre that is a fraction higher or you have lots of glue that has seeped out you can just sand this all away and have a smooth mitre, also if you do have any gaps after joining they can be filled and sanded.