My wife and I were up in New England for 3 weeks seeing our daughter, son, and grand kids and I've finally gotten the framing done for Leitha's 3 botanical prints, purchased in Gettysburg. There were many steps needed to get here. Here's the process and who said that good framing is cheap!

 

1. Select the material(white pine) for the frames.

2. Select the portions of the rough board to cut out for the framing

3. Face(flatten) and thickness plane the material(1 1/8").

4. Edge plane all of the pieces(hand plane) for the molding profile(ogee w/fillet).

5. Rip the moldings to the correct width(1 1/4") on the table saw.

6. Use the table saw to cut the rabbits into the moldings(two cuts).

7. Miter and fit all of the pieces to the correct lengths. Fit/glue and nail them together.

8. Seal the frames with shellac and sand. Repeat!

9. Apply two coats of base paint and sand.

10. Select the molding colors(3) and apply. Let dry.

11. Cut glass to the appropriate size. Clean very well!

12. Cut and fit the "backer" material for the frames.

13. Fit everything into the frames.

14. Fasten the backer material into place.

15. Apply two-sided tape and apply craft paper over the back to keep out the dust.

16. Attach the eyelets and wire for hanging.

17. These steps are multiplied by a factor of 3.

18. Enjoy!!!

Very nice!  (from a fellow that's framed about 200)

Beautiful work.

Love it! 

Very nice! Wher-a-bouts where you in New England? (There’s a couple of us here now).

32 minutes ago, Artie said:

Very nice! Wher-a-bouts where you in New England? (There’s a couple of us here now).

Our daughter lives in Spring, Long Island and our son in Barre, Vermont. We also spent a few nights in Sturbridge, Mass. before heading home.

I live in Mass, have not yet made it to Sturbridge.

Great work Frederick.  I like the prints too, the Bees & Honey especially.

I've done a lot of frames, mostly simple ones.  I've never said they were easy, or cheap!

Nicely done!

7 hours ago, Artie said:

I live in Mass, have not yet made it to Sturbridge.

If you are into 19th century farm life, then this is a "must-see" living museum. https://www.osv.org/

 

 

Very nice Frederick. Those are beautiful !

Paul

23 hours ago, FrederickH said:

If you are into 19th century farm life,

 

Not so much Frederick, but IIRC Norm & NYW used to visit quite a bit for inspiration.