Making Picture Frames Router Table

You ve got a picture frame.

Making picture frames router table. This picture frame is a great example of how versatile routers can be. The frame is made on a router table using a rabbet bit. The 56 515 router bit fits for the inlay strip because it. I used a specialized bit that creates an.

On the inner frame cut the rabbet to house the matte board glass and artwork. Some might make the picture frame from yellow poplar and paint it. The final frame is the most complex but it s actually fairly easy to make. Start with the same router bits and process as above then using the 56 515 picture and mirror frame router bit profile you ll cut a separate strip that will be inlaid into a groove in the face of the frame.

The picture is going to lie against the rabbet so if you expect to frame an item or to use a mat of considerable thickness accommodate it by creating a more generous rabbet. Typically when making your own picture frames you need a router or a table saw to create this groove called a rabbet sounds like rabbit. If you are wanting to set up to make production runs of picture framing stock then a shaper is the way to go. The most important part is getting the height of the bit exactly right.

The outer frame gets an ogee profile. The skills go from diy picture frames to advanced woodworking techniques at the router table. But picture frame molding already comes routed with a rabbet cut in various depths so all you have to do is cut the molding at 45 degree angles and voila. Note the orientation of the stock.

A large heavy duty plunge router mounted in a table to mimic a shaper. How to make a standing picture frame greene and greene picture frame make professional quality frames using a router when making picture frames how to cut mats and glass for custom frames produced by. Milling the classic frame. The mock up helps set up the cove bit in the router table to form the mahogany molding.

A mock up of the main piece of molding for the classic picture frame was made from mdf. To make the frame i used a 45 degree chamfer router bit for the design and a 5mm rebate router bit for the clear acrylic sheet slot. Add a distinctive profile to the face of the inner frame using a specialized picture frame. You can make easy picture frames as christmas gifts for this holiday season.

Tom olivares in this five part video workshop on how to make picture frames woodworker mark schofield will show you how. For production even a small shaper would be superior to a router. You could also do the work using a or larger straight bit. Make large frames in two parts 1.

I hope this helps your decision making process bob.