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How To Make Your Own Frames - Photo Tutorial

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Greetings all,
Some of you have requested detailed descriptions, photos, and/or videos of how to make frames, since I have recently learned how to efficiently manufacture them. Well, I have put together a little photo tutorial that will hopefully help some of you. I like the finished product. Enjoy!

Top Bars:

1. Set the table saw fence at 3/8' from the blade.
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2. Set the blade height to 5/8".
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3. Next, set the blade angle to 10 degrees; when standing at the ingoing side of the saw, the blade should lean/angle toward the left.
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4. Now, cut a piece of 2"x(4,6,8,10,12)" to 19" long.
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5. Stand the 19-inch 2-by on end and run it through the saw.
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6. Repeat on the other side.
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7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 on the other end. Each end should now look like this:
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8. Now, raise your blade to 2 1/2", and then set the fence at 1" from the blade.
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9. Lay the 2-by on the long side and rip it into 1" sections like this:
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10. You should end up with several peices that look like this, basically cross sections of the original piece:
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11. Now set your saw to rip each piece exactly in half, like this:
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12. You should end up with a bunch of these:
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13. Now set up your router table with a 1/4" bit. Set the fence 5/8" from the bit and raise the bit to 1/4".
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14. Now run each end of the top bar through like this:
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15. Each each should now look like this:
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16. Lower the bit to 1/8" and run each side of the end through. Repeat on other end.
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17. Each end should now look like this:
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18. Now set your table saw blade to run exactly down the center on the top bar, which would be 1/2" OC. Set blade height to 1/4". Run the bottom side of the top bar throught to make the foundation groove.
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19. The finished groove:
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20. The finished top bar:
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End bars:

1. Cut a piece of 2-by to length for frame size. These are 6 1/4" for medium depth.
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2. Plane/saw the width of the 2-by down from 1 1/2" to 1 3/8".
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3. Now use 3/4" router bit to run exactly down the (length-wise) center of the piece, like this:
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4. The piece should now look like this:
Wood Hand Finger Plywood


5. Now rip the piece into 1/4" wide strips for the endbars.
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6. Each piece should look like this:
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7. Now set your 3/4" router bit to hang just 1/8" outside of the fence cutout. Also install a stop block on the fence.
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8. Run each endbar through the router like this, and then repeat on other side.
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9. The finished endbar:
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Bottom Bars:

1. Each bottom bar is a simple stick of 3/4" x 5/16" x 17" (with a groove, shown later).
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2. Set the table saw to run exactly down the center, and set the blade height at 3/16".
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3. The finished bottom bar:
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Frame Assembly:

1. Get everything you'll need. I use 1"-long 1/4" crown staples and glue.
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2. Glue the top of each endbar:
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3. Connect the endbars to the top bar.
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4. Staple the top bar.
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5. Add glue to the endbar where the bottom bar attaches.
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6. The bottom bar/endbar joint is a butt joint (not stapled in this photo).
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7. Staple the endbars to the bottom bar. I use two staples.
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8. Add side staples.
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9. The finished frame, one of the best.
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Could you put this on something like Photobucket with titles so that it would be easier to view? Or a PowerPoint Presentation would be best. Folks would pay you $$$.
 
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A lot of work went into this nice presentation, my compliments to you,well done! Wish I had a wood working shop to do more of my own building, but when all is tallied up I guess it is about as cheap to buy the supplies. Wish there was some way to drastically reduce foundation cost, let me know when you have a good idea. Thanks again, great job. Broodhead
 
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I like the idea of using 1/4" bit for the side grooves on the top bars, that has always been a problem for me. The standard thickness of the end bars is 3/8" and I do not have a straight 3/8" bit but I do have a 1/4" bit, thanks for the good info. I guess I am going to bee making more frames.:applause:
 
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