Vintage Photo and Floating Frame
Sep 22, 2020 10:59:19 #
With the holidays fast approaching, you might consider a little project that I just completed while my wife convalesces after hip replacement surgery. It would be a perfect gift – indeed heirloom -- for family members or friends and will show off your photography and woodworking skills. I made four of these, one each for each of us sibs.
The photo is an 8x8x3/4 canvas print of probably the first photo of our nuclear family. It was taken in July 1947 in front of our Dad’s childhood home on Staten Island, New York. (That’s me with the goofy expression sitting in front of our father.) For the 10x10 frame, I made a floating frame from left over mahogany and maple from other projects. The maple was used for the inlay accent. Of course, other woods may be substituted. If you have intermediate woodworking skills and the appropriate tools, the project is not difficult. Here is the link to the instructions I used:
https://youtu.be/NjksWMuLGvY
The photo is an 8x8x3/4 canvas print of probably the first photo of our nuclear family. It was taken in July 1947 in front of our Dad’s childhood home on Staten Island, New York. (That’s me with the goofy expression sitting in front of our father.) For the 10x10 frame, I made a floating frame from left over mahogany and maple from other projects. The maple was used for the inlay accent. Of course, other woods may be substituted. If you have intermediate woodworking skills and the appropriate tools, the project is not difficult. Here is the link to the instructions I used:
https://youtu.be/NjksWMuLGvY
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Sep 23, 2020 07:37:36 #
Thank you. I never made this type before. I like the "float," the clean lines and it's a tad unconventional.
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Sep 23, 2020 10:22:56 #
TXYank wrote:
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I like it a lot YANK.....very innovative and creative . I would certainly do this as I excel in frame and mat work at my home and love Art & Display mediums eternally. Thanks.
Sep 23, 2020 10:33:17 #
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Sep 23, 2020 10:41:25 #
Thank you and I encourage you to try it. My skills are at best intermediate. I am lucky to have accumulated some power tools over the years to assist me -- the woodworking equivalent to GAS.
Sep 23, 2020 12:18:32 #
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