Channel: Measured Workshop

Category: Howto & Style

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Description: A very talented family member sent some watercolor paintings to us. They've got beautiful use of color and space and they are great reminders of the time we spent with them in Oklahoma. Proper custom frames were needed. I had recently given into a CraigsList temptation and purchased a Morso guillotine cutter. It needed (still needs) some work, but this project was simple enough that it could be used as-is to cut some perfect miters. So going through the scrap bin, I was able to find enough pieces from some IKEA cabinet doors that were solid oak of some sort. After some work and time, it all came together and the paintings now hang in the living room as a reminder of family. For something that costs a few dollars to buy, this was a pretty involved process to make sure the measurements were correct to fit the paintings exactly. It definitely gave me a new perspective on picture framing, something that I never even considered before. Some things to note: I need to get some proper glass in the front of these. The acrylic sheets work fine, but the glare is pretty bad, some sort of picture glass would be better for day time viewing. Also, I know the Morso cutter can be used more effectively if you have longer stock, saving some cuts and allowing for matching grain across the joint, but having just small scraps to work with, I made do with cutting the 45's on each piece separately. Enable closed captions for narration. ► SUBSCRIBE : youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=measuredworkshop ► INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/measuredworkshop