Things You'll Need:
- Wood molding pieces of a mold pattern
- Pattern design on paper
- Corner clamp
- Wood glue
- Wire brads
- Tack hammer
- Nail set
- Wood punch
- Wood putty
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Step 1
Arrange pieces for the picture set. Lay on a table the glass, mat and backing in the arrangement that will fit in the frame.
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Step 2
Set the mold pieces around the picture. Place each piece as shown in the pattern design. Place the corners together nicely. Take a look at the design you can see in the set wood pieces. Remove the frame and place on a table.
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Step 3
Assemble the frame with the wood mold pieces and wood glue. Make the pattern from the mold pieces by gluing two pieces at a time in the corner clamp. In the corner clamp, set the bottom piece and the left side piece together in a flush fit; make a right angle. Glue the two pieces together. Do the same with the top piece and the right side piece. After the glue sets, take the two L-shaped pieces and set together the frame on the table. Glue the top left corner together in the corner clamp. Finish the frame by gluing the bottom right corner.
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Step 4
Secure the frame with wire brads. Punch lead holes in the frame corners; each corner takes two brads. Set a wire brad in the lead hole. Use the nail set to tap in the brad with the tack hammer. Tap in two brads for the four corners.
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Step 5
Fill in brad holes with wood putty. The frame is ready for you to set it on the picture.
