Custom photoframe7/4/2023 (You could also use cardboard if you didn’t have plywood.) The glass I was going to use (more on that later) was ⅛″ thick, the mat board and print were negligible (too thin to matter) and the backer board was just ¼″ plywood I had leftover in the shop. If you think of this print as a sandwich, it would go glass in front, mat board and print in the middle, and backer board on the back side. It’s purely decorative, so it’s up to you how or if you do it.īut side note: when routing edges like this along the outside, go counterclockwise.įor more information on routers and how to use them, check out this router guide. You can leave your edges plain and square OR use something else besides the Roman Ogee. Once the glue was dry, I gave the corners a good sanding to get rid of any leftover glue from squeeze out, then put a Roman Ogee router bit into my routerand went along the outside edges to give it a little decorative detail. Step 5: Route Decorative Edge Along Frame (Optional) You can see in the video I shared above that I started on one corner and worked my way around.Ī ratchet strap or one of those crank style picture frame clamps works well, too if you don’t have pipe clamps. I glued each corner, and made sure to get some into the holes and inserted the dowels. I applied glueto one corner at a time to give me time to get everything together. So it is handy to have a second set of hands for this if possible. Once all your holes are drilled on each end of each piece, it’s time to glue up. Just make sure that you always line up the jig in the same location on each piece. I lined the edge of my dowel jigon the INSIDE corner of the miter on each piece and clamped in place while I drilled the holes. You can get more details on this in my DIY cabinet door post here. They need to align perfectly or your DIY picture frame will be crooked or unsquare. ![]() Next, I sanded all the boards well (this is easier to do now, before you start assembling), and used a ⅜″ dowel jigto drill dowel holes ¾″ deep into each corner.Īs always, with dowels, make sure that your holes CORRESPOND when you drill them. Step 3: Drill Dowel Holes in Frame Corners ![]() Then I cut 2 pieces the same way, but with length equal to the height from step 1. I adjusted the miter angle on my miter saw to 45 degrees and cut 2 pieces with miters NOT parallel so that the total length (long end to long end) equaled the width from step 1. Height= height of picture + (2 x height of mat) + (2 x width of frame) – ¾″įor reference, I made my mat 3″ wide on each side of the picture and I used 1x3s for the frame which are 2 ½″ wide. Width=width of picture + (2 x width of mat) + (2 x width of frame) – ¾″ Then the formula for your board lengths is: I’ll share the formula to figure it out.įirst, you need the dimensions of the picture you are framing, the width of the mat you want around the picture, and lastly, the width of wood you want your frame pieces to be. Your picture frame size will depend on the size of the picture you are framing and the size of the mat that you want. Step 1: Determine the Size of Your Custom Picture Frame 1×3 board(s) (amount and width depends on the size you are making). ![]() ![]() For this Custom DIY Picture Frame, you will need: Please see disclosure policy for details. Here’s a quick video and the written tutorial is below. If you want a simpler way to make picture frames with just a saw and a nail gun, I’ve got a tutorial for 3 styles of easy floating DIY picture frames here.īut, if you’re up for dowels and routers, let’s get building. This is a semi-advanced way of making frames. Now, here’s a disclaimer–you can build a DIY picture frame a million different ways, but for this one, I used mitered corners, wood dowels and routed edges. So, just in case you’ve got an old piece you’re needing to frame, I’m sharing how to make a custom picture frame to fit any print or picture you want □ So, I drove over and picked it up when Dad was out working so he wouldn’t know I took it. For Christmas a few years ago, I built my Dad a custom picture frame for a print he had gotten after someone in his family passed away.ĭad had kept that print in a spare bedroom for a while with intentions of getting it framed (but it was there for so long that I think he kind of forgot about doing anything with it).
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