my three-year-old got into the paints
again but this time you made a picture
that impressed me so much I wanted to
get it framed and hang it somewhere
special until I realized that custom
frames are ridiculously expensive so in
this project let’s find a way to use
this plain old wooden board to make an
ostentatious picture frame that’ll keep
costs low but hopefully instill a sense
of accomplishment that’s priceless let’s
start this project with a 6-foot length
of common board I got at the hardware
store for under $4.00 now it’s important
the board is completely straight and you
can check for any warping by peering
straight down the top I’ll also try
bordering the picture with a pre-cut
matting I got from the hobby store
because the inner edges are beveled
which should help give the picture a
nicer finish now the first thing we need
to do is cut a small piece off the end
of the board to make sure the edge is
straight and clean next let’s cut two
pieces to custom heights and by ripping
the two boards at the same time you can
see they end up exactly the same size
the other two pieces are cut using the
same method but you can see they’re
quite a bit longer and that’s because
the frame is pretty thick and these are
going to form the top and bottom okay we
need to wait a fastness together and I’m
going to try using a mini pocket hole
jig this is simply clamped to the end of
the board and allows us to cut a
diagonal hole at about a 15 degree angle
you could try drilling without the jig
but this way it ends up looking a little
more professional now if we had a bit of
wood glue to the sides that touch press
them firmly together then drive a screw
into the holes we made
it’ll fasten the boards together cleanly
and very securely now just for fun let’s
head to the router station and try using
a keyhole bit to make a slot for hanging
the frame on the wall if you want to see
how I made this router table see if you
can find it in a previous project now
I’m going to try clapping down a
straight edge and marking where the
center of the bit lines up and if we
mark a two inch section across the
middle of the frame you can see now that
when the router is spinning we’re able
to slowly press the board down flat on
the table and carefully follow the
markings to cut out a recess groove on
the back side I chose to lift it
straight up to finish the cut and
hopefully from this angle you can see
what it did the head of a screw can
enter but then it’s held securely on the
inside of the groove okay let’s try
swapping out the keyhole bit for a
half-inch rabbeting bit
it if we follow the inside Ridge of the
frame you can see it cuts a half-inch
channel where we can fit the picture and
glass later on while we’re here let’s
try cutting a groove around the outer
edge as well and this is just to make
them pop out a little more alright the
edges are looking good but still a
little rough with splinters but you can
see a little sanding we’ll clean it up
quickly and easily now instead of using
real glass to protect the picture I’m
going to try Plexiglas instead you might
remember in a previous project I took
the screen off an old TV and use one of
the layers to create a giant solar
scorcher which was used for all sorts of
projects but there were still two other
layers to the screen one of which was a
clear sheet of Plexiglas now I tried
using a belt standard around the edges
so it fit the frame and now we can use
it as a template on the picture frame
matting to trace the edges and cut it to
fit if we tape the picture to the back
and take a look you can see the beveled
inner edges are already starting to make
the picture pop alright it’s time to
finish the frame I have this can of Onyx
black paint from a previous project and
I decided to go ahead and just brush one
thick coating making sure to cover the
sides as well now we can leave this to
dry for a couple of hours and when we
come back the frame is actually looking
pretty good we could stop here but I
want to use a bit of sandpaper to rough
up the edges and give it a bit of a
distressed look this way when it gets
beaten up over time it’ll still look
just as good alright the frame is
finished so now we can insert the
Plexiglas the picture and a wooden
backing to keep it together and press it
all flat to secure the backing in place
I’m going to try shooting some Brad
nails at a bit of an angle into each of
the four corners then pressing them down
flat as well at this point our picture
frame is completely finished my little
boy gave his approval and we decided to
hang it on one of the prominent walls of
the play room the same place where it
hangs to this day now these frames are
so simple and easy to make and have such
a modern and elegant feel to them that I
went ahead and made a whole bunch more
and frame some of the other pictures in
our house so sure you need a few tools
to make them but I got most of mine ii
had a garage sales and the savings on
just a couple of these homemade frames
more than made up the difference well
now you know how to turn a simple piece
of common board into modern and
decorative picture frames that are super
low cost to build make your favorite
pictures stand out in style and show the
people that painted them that their work
is appreciated
well that’s it for now if you liked this
project perhaps you’ll like some of my
others check them out at the king of
random comm hey before you go please
take a second to support my efforts by
clicking the link in the description for
audible.com
they’re amazing supporters of my videos
and are still offering a free audiobook
when you sign up for their service which
is awesome because I’m reading and
recommending a book called the power of
self confidence by Brian Tracy it
teaches how to be successful in whatever
you choose to do and to achieve things
you never would have imagined as a
father of three these are principles I’m
trying to teach my kids but if that’s
not your style audible.com has over a
hundred and fifty thousand other titles
to choose from so chances are you’ll
find one that’s perfect for you so why
not take a second to look around
audible.com slash the king of random it
really helps support these videos and
you might just find a book that takes
your way of thinking to the next level
you
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again but this time you made a picture
that impressed me so much I wanted to
get it framed and hang it somewhere
special until I realized that custom
frames are ridiculously expensive so in
this project let’s find a way to use
this plain old wooden board to make an
ostentatious picture frame that’ll keep
costs low but hopefully instill a sense
of accomplishment that’s priceless let’s
start this project with a 6-foot length
of common board I got at the hardware
store for under $4.00 now it’s important
the board is completely straight and you
can check for any warping by peering
straight down the top I’ll also try
bordering the picture with a pre-cut
matting I got from the hobby store
because the inner edges are beveled
which should help give the picture a
nicer finish now the first thing we need
to do is cut a small piece off the end
of the board to make sure the edge is
straight and clean next let’s cut two
pieces to custom heights and by ripping
the two boards at the same time you can
see they end up exactly the same size
the other two pieces are cut using the
same method but you can see they’re
quite a bit longer and that’s because
the frame is pretty thick and these are
going to form the top and bottom okay we
need to wait a fastness together and I’m
going to try using a mini pocket hole
jig this is simply clamped to the end of
the board and allows us to cut a
diagonal hole at about a 15 degree angle
you could try drilling without the jig
but this way it ends up looking a little
more professional now if we had a bit of
wood glue to the sides that touch press
them firmly together then drive a screw
into the holes we made
it’ll fasten the boards together cleanly
and very securely now just for fun let’s
head to the router station and try using
a keyhole bit to make a slot for hanging
the frame on the wall if you want to see
how I made this router table see if you
can find it in a previous project now
I’m going to try clapping down a
straight edge and marking where the
center of the bit lines up and if we
mark a two inch section across the
middle of the frame you can see now that
when the router is spinning we’re able
to slowly press the board down flat on
the table and carefully follow the
markings to cut out a recess groove on
the back side I chose to lift it
straight up to finish the cut and
hopefully from this angle you can see
what it did the head of a screw can
enter but then it’s held securely on the
inside of the groove okay let’s try
swapping out the keyhole bit for a
half-inch rabbeting bit
it if we follow the inside Ridge of the
frame you can see it cuts a half-inch
channel where we can fit the picture and
glass later on while we’re here let’s
try cutting a groove around the outer
edge as well and this is just to make
them pop out a little more alright the
edges are looking good but still a
little rough with splinters but you can
see a little sanding we’ll clean it up
quickly and easily now instead of using
real glass to protect the picture I’m
going to try Plexiglas instead you might
remember in a previous project I took
the screen off an old TV and use one of
the layers to create a giant solar
scorcher which was used for all sorts of
projects but there were still two other
layers to the screen one of which was a
clear sheet of Plexiglas now I tried
using a belt standard around the edges
so it fit the frame and now we can use
it as a template on the picture frame
matting to trace the edges and cut it to
fit if we tape the picture to the back
and take a look you can see the beveled
inner edges are already starting to make
the picture pop alright it’s time to
finish the frame I have this can of Onyx
black paint from a previous project and
I decided to go ahead and just brush one
thick coating making sure to cover the
sides as well now we can leave this to
dry for a couple of hours and when we
come back the frame is actually looking
pretty good we could stop here but I
want to use a bit of sandpaper to rough
up the edges and give it a bit of a
distressed look this way when it gets
beaten up over time it’ll still look
just as good alright the frame is
finished so now we can insert the
Plexiglas the picture and a wooden
backing to keep it together and press it
all flat to secure the backing in place
I’m going to try shooting some Brad
nails at a bit of an angle into each of
the four corners then pressing them down
flat as well at this point our picture
frame is completely finished my little
boy gave his approval and we decided to
hang it on one of the prominent walls of
the play room the same place where it
hangs to this day now these frames are
so simple and easy to make and have such
a modern and elegant feel to them that I
went ahead and made a whole bunch more
and frame some of the other pictures in
our house so sure you need a few tools
to make them but I got most of mine ii
had a garage sales and the savings on
just a couple of these homemade frames
more than made up the difference well
now you know how to turn a simple piece
of common board into modern and
decorative picture frames that are super
low cost to build make your favorite
pictures stand out in style and show the
people that painted them that their work
is appreciated
well that’s it for now if you liked this
project perhaps you’ll like some of my
others check them out at the king of
random comm hey before you go please
take a second to support my efforts by
clicking the link in the description for
audible.com
they’re amazing supporters of my videos
and are still offering a free audiobook
when you sign up for their service which
is awesome because I’m reading and
recommending a book called the power of
self confidence by Brian Tracy it
teaches how to be successful in whatever
you choose to do and to achieve things
you never would have imagined as a
father of three these are principles I’m
trying to teach my kids but if that’s
not your style audible.com has over a
hundred and fifty thousand other titles
to choose from so chances are you’ll
find one that’s perfect for you so why
not take a second to look around
audible.com slash the king of random it
really helps support these videos and
you might just find a book that takes
your way of thinking to the next level
you
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