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This is an insturctable for a simple poster frame which costs about 10euros to make and looks well on any wall.
Wood: 5cm wide 1cm thick... i used whitewood but whatever wood suits your preference 8 cm wide 1 cm thick pine (for the triangle corners) Tools: M...
Using a measuring tape measure the width and hight of your poster. Mark these measurements in on your wood
Using a mitre and a saw cut your wood at a 45degree angle
Once cut make sure to sand down all of the edges gently with some fine sandpaper.
Using a measuring tape measure out how big your triangles will need to be for the corners of the frame. For this step i first cut out a cardboard tria...
Now arrange your pieces the way that you want. For this step make sure that the good side is face down. Note: For the next three steps only do 1 corn...
Using a craftsman right angle tool make sure the corner is at a right angle.
Making sure that you are satisfied at your corner put a number of pin nails in it to secure it properly.
Now the main frame is complete. You may need to leave it overnight to allow the wood glue to dry. After this you can use sandpaper or if you have one,...
To give the frame a darker tone i first applied some wood stain. The one i used was bondex wood stain in Oregon Pine. After leaving this to dry overni...
Lay your frame upside down on a flat surface. Cut out a Piece of cardboard the size of the frame Using a Gluestick (or any other adhesive) stick your...
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