Picture Frames - Leopardwood and Peruvian Walnut

[glenn bradley]

Leopardwood butterflied. Peruvian walnut blanks.

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Miter gauge and stop block.

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Just need the glass and pics mounted.

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[Yonak Hawkins]

glenn, those frames emanate class. They're remarkable.

[Mike Cutler]

Glenn

Those are very nice! Well done.

I have some 3"x3"x36" reclaimed leopard wood dunnage, that was used as pallet runners, in the garage. I've never really thought about using it for more than jacking up the car until now.

[glenn bradley]

Thanks guys. They were a fun little project.

[Jim Becker]

Yum! Those are gorgeous!

[Mark Patoka]

Those look very sharp indeed.

[Keith Outten]

Beautiful Job Glenn. Looks like museum quality frames to me.

[Brad Shipton]

Those are superb and give me a good idea for some prints of mine. I was at the London Gallery a few weeks back and those I was with didn't get my interest in the frames.

[Patrick Walsh]

Wow!

Very very nice....

[David Utterback]

Those are quite elegant. Great work!

[Julie Moriarty]

Wow! The leopard wood takes the concept of picture frame borders to a whole-nother level. Beautiful work!

[John A Murray]

Very nice Glenn. Excellent workmanship. I see you are in SoCal, do you mind sharing where you got the Leopardwood?

[glenn bradley]

Thanks again to everyone ;-)


Very nice Glenn. Excellent workmanship. I see you are in SoCal, do you mind sharing where you got the Leopardwood?

Soroyan in San Marcos. They, like so many others put leopardwood

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and lacewood

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in the same bin but, they're not that hard to tell apart. Leopard wood is generally darker and heavier.

[John A Murray]

Thanks Glenn, I foresee a little road trip in my future. 👍

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Exquisite Glenn! What did you use for a finish?

[glenn bradley]

Exquisite Glenn! What did you use for a finish?

Thanks Ken. The inner leopardwood frame is Zinsser Seal Coat shellac cut with DNA to about a 1lb cut. I do 2 or 3 coats, whatever gets me the look I want. The inlay is also shellac'd to seal it. You can tape it off to do this with a pad or carefully use a small brush which is what I do riding my knuckle along the edge of the frame as a guide.

The outer frame / inlay is then finished with Transtint Medium Brown and Cordovan in a mineral-spirits:BLO:Cabot's-Gloss blend at 1:1:1. I wipe on the blend until wet and then wipe it off the inlay immediately. I wipe the balance off after 20 minutes or so. I repeat this process one more time. This does not leave a heavy film and really leaves the wood figure obvious but, adds enough protection and gloss for items like this that experience minimal handling.

[Rich Greinert]

Stunning design and excellent execution!

[Phil Mueller]

Really nice, Glenn. Just had to raise the bar a few more notches, didn’t you? :D

[glenn bradley]

Thanks again, everyone :). Small items like frames, boxes, key-catcher/valets and so forth are a great place to make a bold statement with a figured wood without breaking the bank.

I just realized I never posted a fully completed shot. I'll put one up as soon as I get a chance.

[Bill McNiel]

Just plain gorgeous, any other comment would be redundant.

[glenn bradley]

Sorry about the zombie thread thing. I forgot to post one with the glass and photo installed.

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