Design and construction in wood by Noyes William 1862-1928

Author:Noyes, William, 1862-1928
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Woodwork
Publisher: Peoria, ill., The Manual arts press

THE MITERED PICTURE-FRAME

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Fig". 81. Holding member of picture frame in vise to trim the miter.

the frame is taken out of the vise it should be handled carefully, for

the joints still need to be reinforced. A common way to do this is

with brads. If brads are used it

is a safe precaution to make a

hole before gluing with a bradawl thru one piece. Fasten the

frame in the bench vise, so as to

grip only one member at a time,

and that vertically. Bore the

hole and drive in the brad with

great care.

A better reinforcement is by

means of a spline or slip-feather

(see Handwork in Wood, Fig.

268, No. 55). A convenient

way to insert these is as follows:

Get, if possible, some maple veneer 1/28" thick and cut it with

a knife into 8 pieces about 24"x2". Fasten the frame in the vise

diagonally, so that one corner will project, and with the back saw cut

two saw-kerfs, A and B, as in Fig. 82 and Fig. 83. The pieces of veneer should fit snugly into these kerfs. If the veneer is too thick, scrape or sandpaper it until it slips into the kerfs. If the veneer is too thin, use two pieces with glue between them for each kerf, thinning them if necessary. Put glue on both sides of each piece of veneer, slip it into place and set the frame away to dry. When dry, cut off the superfluous veneer with a chisel or knife. With the plane, set

FiK.82. sawing a kerf in which ™*J fine, smooth up any sur-

to insert a spline. f aces t hat need it, and sandpaper

the whole. Sand off the sharpness of all arrises. Be very careful to leave no glue showing.

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