First Ever Hand Made Frame

Working on my first ever handmade frame. I wanted to use 1x4 inch Pine wood but RONA did not have any so I settled fr 1x3 inch Pine.

This first art is going ok so far. I made a few short cuts but then settled in and got it right. I am up to the glue part of things, so will let the frame air over night now. I will sand, add some at the corners, stain (Charcoal) and gloss the frame tomorrow. Then it should be ready for the 14x14 inch Ambrotype.

I was super careful with the saws as I am very frightened of losing a finger on these things! For this frame I used the table saw, the mitre saw and the orbital sander. The YouTube videos really helped my work tonight. I actually felt I knew what I was doing! Kinda :)

Glued frame with band clamp. It will dry overnight.