Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

Remember the print is the final product of all your work. A camera and lens, at a cost of thousands and a Dolar Store frame?

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

I'm handy and have a laser guided chop saw, and have done wood working so I might give it a try. Anyone know any good utube videos for making them. Getting corners looking really tight is tough. I have a compressor and an unused small nail gun. Don't know if I want to invest in the time for $20 frame. I have all mine in plain black frames.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

I like the look of a flat black frame. I've had a few framed at a professional frame shot because of an odd size. It's a national craft store. If I paid $50 for the same would my photograph be better

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

..tight miters are not that easy, even with a good chop saw (the laser is irrelevant but your detents have to be right on, which they prolly aren't). My Bosch 12" is good enough, kinda, but I hate that last fit when the cuts are a second off and add up to 4 seconds off on the final fit. So I use a "miter sled" on my table saw (that I crafted taking/creating pains) which makes it *really* close, enough where I can deal with it. There are so many variables, the material itself being absolutely square with consistent sizing for a start, then keeping the material in place throughout the cut...I'll stop there, but that's enough. And then you have to finish it. Cracks me up when somebody says they can make a frame for 15 bux...not in my time-driven world! If you can get premade parts you're way ahead, especially if you haven't jumped through all the hoops.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

Lot of work to get so so results at first till you get learning curve. Cost of wasted materials has to be figured. You confirmed my thinking, thanks

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

A frame without a mat seems dead to me so that is why I find framing expensive. In have a friend that made a few frames for me that was different. (I usually print 13X19) he made a with a out 21X27 and we mounted the picture between 2 peaces of glass, so it picked the wall as a mat. It uses two peaces of glass but did not require a matting.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

I like photos and the print can be bigger and take up the same wall space. Also on the same wall are you mixing different color mats and you coordinate the color mats