My wife gave me a beautiful Celtic designed stained glass pane for Christmas. Since it didn't fit any of our windows, decided to build a lighted frame and put it over the fireplace. The structure is maple, the 'picture frame' trim is unknown (HD moulding), and the bottom panel opens forward to access the dimmer for the 12V LED strip lights that run around the interior. Used English Chesnut stain, 2 coats of shellac, and 2 coats of gloss polyurethane. The back panel (visible through the clear glass) is a 1/4 inch plywood with two coats of shellac.
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