Ladies and gents,
I have a friend who is a full time artist. Her customers like black frames around her art and her originals go for a few thousand. She's asked me a few times to make her a high quality black frame.
Most black frames at the frame shops are wrapped MDF from what I can tell.
I'm not one with staining. In fact, I'm a total noob. Any ideas how I could make a high quality black frame? Maple + stain? Some other wood? Do you have a specific stain (make, model, color, whatever) that you can think of?
I really appreciate any and all advice.
Thanks,