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How to Build a Picture Frame

How to Build a Picture Frame
How to build a high-end wood picture frame to accommodate a large oil on canvas. Awesome art by Emily Keyishian.
 
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Step 1Make or acquire art

Make or acquire art
Make something brilliant, or find someone who has and is willing to sell it to you for a reasonable price.

Most cities will hold artists' open studios, where you can walk around checking out neat art, meeting the artists, and generally poking through interesting live/work spaces. This means you can find work by young/unknown artists, who are usually much less expensive than big-name artists yet often just as talented, and that you don't have to pay exorbitant gallery markups. Get out and look around- meet some neat people, support a starving artist, and get inspired to make something yourself.

I found a neat piece by Emily Keyishian. You can check out her art during the SF open studios every October, or as listed on her website. Of course, this picture needed an equally impressive frame. Having spent all my money on art, I got to make the frame myself.
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16 comments
Dec 19, 2009. 1:35 PMwolf86 says:
wow! awesome painting and beautiful frame!
Oct 17, 2008. 1:51 PMjakee117 says:
Very cool art and frame... maybe some detil with a woodburning pen would be cool... just an idea.
Jun 13, 2008. 7:14 AMsleeepy2 says:
I've always wanted a biscuit joiner. Do you use it often?
Jul 25, 2007. 4:11 PMFridaFreak says:
This is excellent, saved me a lot of time and a trip to the craft store for help. Couldn't be easier.
May 30, 2007. 9:47 PMAtomic645 says:
Places like Home Depot will do the first few steps of wood cutting for you. Sadly, it means having to use their commercial, non-special wood. Still good if you don't have the fancy tools.
May 10, 2007. 10:06 PMinertia18 says:
Thanks, keep up the great work
May 10, 2007. 8:40 PMinertia18 says:
Do you have an easy way of doing this without using some specialized tools. thanks. Nice work !!!!
Feb 3, 2007. 7:23 PMPhill says:
That's amazing! How much was this "yuppy hardwood" you speak of; I may be trying this out after I get some form of wood working skill.
Feb 3, 2007. 8:54 PMPhill says:
Thank You. =)
Jan 27, 2007. 6:08 PMPet Pepper says:
very nice instructable... i will save a good amount of money now
and nice painture, by the way.
Dec 30, 2006. 11:34 PMsam says:
mmmm.. I love the smell of tung oil.. It's a wicked finish. This looks great.
Dec 30, 2006. 10:41 PMJafafa Hots says:
Thanks. Well done, good walk-through and photos.

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