Craftsman Fashion 5×7 Flick Frame

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How to build a Picture Frame So you got yourself in a bind and you lot still need to make a few last minute gifts for the holidays? This attractive, straight-grain rift-sawn white oak and walnut movie frame, with its decorative protruding plugs, is probably only what yous're looking for. Learning how to build a movie frame and finishing it will take you about iv hours over 2 nights. To super simplify the structure, you showtime by ownership a cheap picture frame from a section store. I went to Target and bought a "Room Essentials" brand "Style" frame, #074152037. For $8, I got the glass already sized, the dorsum with it's horizontal or vertical stand and wall hangers, and the turn buttons and subclass to hold all the "guts" in the frame. Become to your local Target Store and ask for that frame by its particular number, or find another that will work. Just make sure yous buy 1 that uses overlay plough buttons, and has a one/8″ thick back. This simplifies the procedure when you're learning how to build a picture frame.

The picture frame's back and glass are taken from a store bought picture frame, which makes building this frame much easier.

The picture frame'south back and glass are taken from a shop bought picture frame, which makes edifice this frame much easier.

Download the PDF at the end of the article to print out a copy of the exploded view of the picture show frame, also as a cut list of the parts used in this project.My frame, on superlative of a mitered frame pattern (Exploded View Drawing), serves 3 purposes: It allows for the utilize of contrasting forest, the structure is much stronger than merely a mitered frame, and there'southward no routing or sawing needed to brand a rabbet for the glass, flick and back. Making the plugs and chopping (cut with a wood chisel) their foursquare holes is the most challenging aspect of the construction. Don't fret, I've got tricks for you that will make that easy during this process of learning how to build a picture frame. OK, times a' wasting… Let'southward get started.

Assemble the mitered walnut frame. Use a band clamp or masking tape to hold the pieces together as the glue dries. Make sure the corners are tight and the frame is flat.

Assemble the mitered walnut frame. Use a band clamp or masking tape to hold the pieces together as the gum dries. Brand certain the corners are tight and the frame is flat.

How to Build a Picture Frame

Cut the walnut frame pieces (A & B) to size (Cutting Listing) and miter their corners. Make the width of these pieces just a smidgeon (1/64″ to one/32″) narrower than 7/8″. This will ensure the frame inside dimension is at least 5″ ten seven″, then the drinking glass and back will fit in your assembled frame. Double-check these dimensions. Glue the frame together (Photo 1). Sand the top and lesser of the walnut frame. Make the white oak frame forepart pieces (C), and mucilage them on top of the walnut frame (Photo 2). Sand the edges smooth and make clean up any oozed glue in the rabbet. Drill the plug holes (Photograph 3). Finish sand the frame and ease the sharp edges.

Make the square hole chopping jig from four pieces cut off the plug stock stick. Glue the pieces together using another piece to define the square hole in the jig's center. Pull that piece out after the glue has set for a few minutes.

Make the foursquare hole chopping jig from four pieces cut off the plug stock stick. Glue the pieces together using another piece to ascertain the square hole in the jig's eye. Pull that slice out after the glue has fix for a few minutes.

Making the Plug Stock & Square Hold Chopping Jig

Cutting a 3/viii″ x 3/eight″ 10 20″ piece of walnut to use for your plug stock and chopping jig. Accuracy is of import; utilize a micrometer to confirm that the width and thickness are equal and visually inspect the ends to confirm the piece is square. Slightly larger than .375″ square is good to ensure the plugs completely cover the holes drilled in the frame face.Make the square hole chopping jig adjacent. I devised this jig after my concluding endeavor to chop square holes was less than 100% successful! The jig makes this task much easier and near foolproof. Cut two three″long pieces and iii one-5/16″ long pieces from the plug stock stick. Make sure the ends of these pieces are absolutely foursquare. Get together the chopping jig (Photo iv) (Download the PDF of the exploded view of the picture frame and cut list at the outset or terminate of this article). Sand the faces of the chopping jig to remove any glue.

Chop the square holes using the chopping jog and a 3/8″ or 1/4″ wide chisel. Align, center, and square the chopping jig over each hole, then clamp it in place tight to keep it from shifting as you chop.

Chop the square holes using the chopping jog and a 3/eight″ or i/four″ broad chisel. Marshal, center, and square the chopping jig over each hole, then clamp it in identify tight to go on information technology from shifting equally you chop.

Clamp the chopping jig over each drilled hole on the frame face and chisel the holes square (Photograph 5). Tap the chisel lightly at starting time and get around and define all iv edges. Concur the chisel ninety degrees to the frame and tight against the sides of the jig. Make sure the holes are completely articulate of obstructions and then the plugs volition go in unimpeded.

Saw the 5/16″ long plugs off the plug stock sticks. Two plugs are cut from each end. This allows you to make a

Saw the five/sixteen″ long plugs off the plug stock sticks. Ii plugs are cut from each cease. This allows you to brand a "mirrored" look of the end grain when the plugs are gear up in the frame.

Make the Plugs and Terminate.

Sand the ends of the plug stock stick, making them "pillow" shaped and smooth. I sanded a pyramid, and so smoothed that using a foam sanding pad. Cut the plugs (D) to length (photo six). Glue and tap the plugs in the frame. Be sure to orient the grain so they are mirrored images of each other. Utilize two coats of clear spray lacquer. Make the backer (F) and filler (K). Make extra backers to fill up the full depth of the frame rabbet if necessary. Remove the plough buttons and bracket from the store bought frame and fastened them to your frame. Let the end dry, wrap the frame, and put it nether the tree! If you're thirsty for more woodworking projects that will keep y'all decorated, make sure to browse our site as we have plenty of options to keep y'all busy in the shop.

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Download the Craftsman Style 5×seven Motion picture Frame cut list and instructions