How to Make a Picture Frame
Frames can sometimes be the most pricey and restrictive part of capturing your favorite piece of art. If you would rather make your own picture frame instead of buying one at the store, here's how to go about doing it.
Steps
- Measure the mat to determine what size your frame should be.
- Mats serve multiple purposes when it comes to containing your artwork; they add backing, can help separate the art from glass and even frame the art itself in extra space and color, so in some cases they can be as integral as the frame itself.
- Obtain picture frame molding, builder's molding or lumber. Remember that the material used for the frame can add a subtle or intense effect on the overall presentation of your art. Movie posters, for instance, are best surrounded by something with a small bezel (or surrounding frame), while paintings are intimately paired with their frames.
- Cut the molding into four pieces. Surround the mat with your pieces and mark the molding with a pencil to note the edges of your frame. Always cut a couple inches more than your measurements to maximize room for error.
- Draw a diagonal line from the pencil mark to the outside edge (at a 45 degree angle) of the molding and cut along the line with a saw of your choice. A hand saw is easiest, but any saw that will let you cut on an angle will offer fantastic results.
- Put the frame together with wood glue and clamps. Wood glue is incredibly effective, but it works on a unique bonding process: wherever wood is joined, it effectively seals them. It might sound obvious, but you do not need a ton of glue. When you press the frame together, a tiny amount of leakage is wanted (and should be wiped off). A giant goober of glue means there was too much and can slow the drying/bonding process. You already made the cuts at the right angles, the bonding will happen naturally.
- Remember: even pressure is most important to the bonding process for your frame. Laying the frame down to minimize gravity's effects on any one axis is important; if you try to set even a clamped frame on one end, settling may warp the end results. Clamp lightly but firmly so there are no seams; you're holding the frame pieces together, not forcing that all-important glue out of them. So long as the clamps push the bits together enough to avoid obvious seams, you're set.
- Paint your frame. We can help with that too. Just, you know, don't actually start painting with the art in the frame, please?
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Tips
- Keep in mind that our guide suggests a 45 degree angle to allow for easiest wood fittings, but experimentation can lead to unique differences in wood grain, and fitting any additional degrees in cuts will need to be subtracted from the connecting pieces of frame. In other words, if opting for a 65 degree top frame, the side frame pieces would need to be 25 degrees. Unless opting for a special corner, all cuts should add up to 90 degrees for those all-important right angles.
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