John Schreiber
05-11-2007, 9:29 AM
I need to make about a dozen mirror frames for my daughter’s girl scout troop to decorate with decoupage. The goal will be quick, cheap, sturdy and not too ugly. They will be 10”x12” with space for a 5”x7” mirror or picture inside.
My first thought was to use construction grade 1 x 10 dimensional lumber, plane it down to ¾” then use a router with a guide to round the edges, cut out the inside and most of the recess for the mirror and backing. (see front and back picture below) I would make a hardboard template for the outside and inside profiles, use double stick tape to attach it to the wood, tape the whole thing on some sacrificial foam and go around and around lowering the bit each time to get rid of the wood I don’t want. Then I’d have to use another template to route out the recess for the mirror.
That sounds like it would work, but it would waste a lot of wood and double stick tape. It wouldn’t be very strong.
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I saw another idea to glue together overlapping slats, (see front and back picture below) probably “clamped” with brads from the back. The different widths of boards leave the recess for the mirror. I could plane the stock to thickness and width, and make up a jig to cut to a consistent length. That should work, but the approach is totally new to me.
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Ideas?
My first thought was to use construction grade 1 x 10 dimensional lumber, plane it down to ¾” then use a router with a guide to round the edges, cut out the inside and most of the recess for the mirror and backing. (see front and back picture below) I would make a hardboard template for the outside and inside profiles, use double stick tape to attach it to the wood, tape the whole thing on some sacrificial foam and go around and around lowering the bit each time to get rid of the wood I don’t want. Then I’d have to use another template to route out the recess for the mirror.
That sounds like it would work, but it would waste a lot of wood and double stick tape. It wouldn’t be very strong.
64328 64327
I saw another idea to glue together overlapping slats, (see front and back picture below) probably “clamped” with brads from the back. The different widths of boards leave the recess for the mirror. I could plane the stock to thickness and width, and make up a jig to cut to a consistent length. That should work, but the approach is totally new to me.
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Ideas?