From simple frames to more complex and highly decorated ones, the experts at American Woodworker provide all the plans and instructions needed for making a variety of well designed frames. The step-by-step guidance ensures that woodworkers will succeed at constructing everything from a rustic picture frame to a craftsman-style frame with a simple set of tools. With workshop tips, plans for jigs that help make frames by the dozens, and a section devoted to solutions for common mistakes, this is an ideal resource for woodworkers looking for new projects or homeowners and artists wanting to frame their prized possessions themselves.
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If you have ever thought of going into business on your own, this book might just be that turning point and an inspiration for you. From Simple to sublime, dozens of picture frames that can save you the big bucks that you can spend to frame your art. The writers and editors of the American Woodworker magazine have put together this excellent book that might even get you started in a profitable cottage business. This ‘how-to’ book illustrates the start to finish process of framing art and even mirrors. Everything from mattes and mounting to a wood covered photo album, classical to modern and rustic frames are fully detailed. Techniques and time saving shortcuts are fully illustrated. A marvellous book for woodworkers! - Graham McCulloch, Shortcuts.ns.ca
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Picture Yourself Crafting Beautiful Frames
Frames are the dwellings for your most cherished memories, be they family photos from summer vacation or the first piece of artwork from your child. Why not add an extra-special touch to those beloved mementos by making your own picture frames?
How to Make Picture Frames is a collection of some of the best framing projects published by American Woodworker magazine, the premier publication for woodworking. From simple frames to more complex and highly decorated ones, the experts at American Woodworker provide all the step-by-step instructions you need, along with the workshop tips, matting and mounting instructions, and plans for jigs that guarantee success. Some of the frames can even be made out of scrap stock in a day using nothing but basic power tools.
With the help of How to Make Picture Frames, no matter which project you select, you'll be creating something special to house that treasured memory for years to come.
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Framing, Router cuts, & table saws,
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This review is from: How to Make Picture Frames: 12 Simple to Stylish Projects from the Experts at American Woodworker (Best of American Woodworker Magazine) (Paperback)
If you own a router, router table, and table saw you can do almost everything in this book with minimal purchases of additional equipment.This book has simple instructions, very clear pictures to explain procedures and a variety of helpful tips. Written primarily for the novice, it offers a variety of very helpful tips and a variety of cautions of what not to do. For the expert, it overs fewer tips but the jig set-ups and instruction has good potential to inspire advanced set-ups beyond what is discussed. In particular, the flawless set up for perfect miter cuts using a table saw was great and can be used to quickly produce frame cuts. The router molding set-up showed great tips for smooth routes with perfect symmetry and the variety of options given in the project section included so many possible miter, router, and wood combos, that creating infinite frames of quality and variety will be inspired. With all things, experience is the key. Working from the front to back will allow novice woodworkers the chance to master basic and advanced concepts and challenges. The last project is an heirloom project, but really mastering the skills presented in this book will allow you to produce many frames that can be passed on to many generations to come. Have fun!
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Good book.,
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This review is from: How to Make Picture Frames: 12 Simple to Stylish Projects from the Experts at American Woodworker (Best of American Woodworker Magazine) (Paperback)
Good book. To the point, lots of pictures and comprehensive. I think the most useful part of the book is the tablesaw jig plans for cutting perfect miters.
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