How to Make a Floating Picture Frame
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- In this video we show you how to make a floating picture frame. This style frame is called a “Floating frame” as the artwork has a spacing around its parameter and feels like the artwork is floating. We used red oak to build the picture frame.
Hopefully you all find the video helpful and interesting.
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Very clean Harki, and that spline jig was genius. Shame your frame was upstaged by your wife's talent ;)
Lol thanks mate. I always say that the art work should always be the center stage and the frame is there to show it off.
Thanks for dropping by mate, appreciate it
That spline jig has been around a long time and is all over YT, and a true floating picture frame would actually sit off of the wall, showcasing a shadow reveal.
Nice job, though, but you can't take credit for the jig
absolutely crazy running your hands through that saw!
As someone who has had a table saw accident, watching you rip those boards turned my stomach. A push stick is way cheaper and less painful than a trip to the emergency room. Plus you get to keep your fingers!
It was a sawstop saw. I would still probably use a push stick, though
Thanks for the advice, appreciate it.
Flesh sensing technology. Personally, id still use a push stick
Very first thing I noticed! And then I couldn’t concentrate on anything else
I’m so glad for you that, somehow, you managed to keep all your fingers by the end of the video.
Thanks so much for sharing. As an artist I’ve decided to make my own floater frames with basic equipment and so far they are turning out well with the help of your tutorials.
That is awesome, it’s always good to get feedback. Thanks again for watching and commenting.
It's so smart to pre-fix the trims inside the wider boards and then cut them together under the miter saw.
@@Josui1471 thanks and yes makes things a little easier
Beautiful job. I wish I had the lovely tools to make my own frames.
@@weathersd yeah tools definitely helps. Maybe you can try with building a frame with trim molding and then you can cut the miters with a hand saw.
Maybe I will do a video sometime on using trim molding for a frame, as you said not everyone has the tools.
Oh yeah I like this wow what a Great looking frame .. floater frames are so Awesome and so wonderful to display on any type of Art works groovy cool share i enjoyed this immensely 🎉 🖼✌️🎨🎭
Thanks man appreciate your kind words
Hello my friend.
a beautiful picture frame. Thank you for sharing the details. good job. congratulations. All the best.
Thanks Mehmet
Brilliant and simple way to build floating frames. The best one I've come across on UA-cam! That jig is genius!
Thank you appreciate you kind words.
You have made my day .
Wonderful work & finished product .
Learned at least two little procedures which will save me
lots of time & energy making my frames in future .
Many thanks again .
Thanks appreciate the positive comments. Truly does keep small channels like ours keep producing helpful content.
Thanks! Great video with good tips. My husband really liked the frame strap you used!! We will get one for sure. Please pass on to your wife her painting is beautiful❤
Thank you so much for watching and the positive comments. Will definitely pass on the comments to my wife.
Boy ! Two talented people your wife n you!❤
@@heddygreen-o1h thanks you for that, not really talented just have to be detailed oriented
Thank you for such an all-encompassing explanation of framing! I can see your pride of workmanship.
Thank you I really appreciate your kind words.
The painting is absolutely spectacular, im biased toward elephants. Your video on making the frame was terrific too!
Thank you very much for the kind words. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
Painting looks great. Frame looks great. Great job by all!
Cheers John appreciate that
Cool project. I want to buy a table saw to make frames my wife's paintings. Thanks for your sharing.
@@erhan6095 thanks and you can buy a used one in Facebook marketplace
Absolutely loved this video, it helps a lot, you and your wife both got talent!❤️ thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching and the kind comments. Appreciate it!
Love this! Definitely going to try this with my next piece of wall art. Thank you!
Excellent you will do great.
Great seeing the process, the frame looks amazing as does the painting!! Those mitres are pristine too! Nice work mate.
Cheers appreciate that.
Awesome. Thank you for teaching us.
@@Myrnateatro thank you
Great job and awesome tip with the jointer
Thanks sir!!
Following. Great video! thanks for not using (distracting) music. Great info.
Thanks appreciate you
Brilliant and very informative 👍 I think I would be willing to try this out if I need to make a frame. Your wife's art looks very cool also. Well done
Thanks man appreciate that.
Nice one Harki, the frame looks great. Keep up the good work. All the best.
Cheers mate appreciate that
That’s clean! I’m definitely gonna use these techniques.
Thanks man appreciate that.
And I forgot to say how much I liked the painting!
Yeah Mrs Longhorn will like to hear that
@@LonghornWorkshop More of Mrs. Longhorn's work on the show please. I mean, she's got one fan already.
This is the best tutorial I've seen on this kind of project. Thanks!
Thank I appreciate that.
Beautiful frame and great video. I had done one before cutting the L-shape out from a much thicker piece of wood, but simpler and cheaper just to attach two pieces as you did here. Subscribed!
Thanks appreciate that.
Good video, it would've been nice to mention measurements.
nice frame and nice painting too
Thank you very much, appreciated
You made that look so easy!!!!
Thank you
Nice work! I like the use of the biscuit jointer to accommodate the splices!
Thank you man really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. Cheers!!
Wonderful job, I did not know how to square the picture the card trick is the way.
Thanks for visiting and commenting it’s appreciated. I keep a pack of cards in the garage for things like this, they are very handy….
Great work 👍👍
Thank you
As a carpenter for almost 60 years, you need to learn how to use power tools. You're lucky to still have all of your fingers.
Thanks for the advice appreciate it
I’d make this as perfect as you did but when putting the 4 screws in at the end I’d probably push them through the other side of the canvas by accident 😂. Great job.
lol thanks appreciate you watching and commenting. Hope it inspired you into making your own frames
Beautiful work. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you glad you enjoyed it
Congrats; your Work is all profesional firmó Mexico
@@josequirinogutierreztinoco3152 thank you very much
Very amazing tutorial, so wonderful work😍😍👍
Thank you very much, appreciate that
Great video. I learned a lot. Thank you.
That’s great, thanks for the feedback. Appreciate you.
Great job looks great
@@robertlenear3918 thanks
thanks for video. I learned a lot. and feel motivated to do it myself.💪
That’s great, go for it it’s the only way to learn and get started
Useful tutorial, thank you
@@enginkemal7398 thanks appreciate that
Looks like he's auditioning for the next season of Timber ! " The fingerless Chronicles" ...😂😂😂
Thanks 👍
@@damo9436 thank you for watching
❤Thank You for Sharing
Thanks
Very neat, you do realise of course watching this video it will now cost me a fortune in tools...
Ha lol, yes but that’s a good thing 😝
Facebook market place is a good place to start.
So helpful thank you for this video!
Thank you for watching and commenting, it really helps small channels like ours.
Very neat work!
Thank your
Great work!
Thank you I appreciate that
Awesome video . Wouldn't change a thing. ❤
Thank you very much.
Thank you for this video
Thank you for watching and leaving a positive comment. Much appreciated
use a push stick for god sakes, jesus
OSHA showed up on the job site. Unless you were promoted to foreman in his shop, mind your own. He had plenty of room between the blade nd fence.
@@patrickcharles7190 lol ok. How many fingers you got, 8?
Nice!
@@jend4128 thank you
Nicely done...thank you
That’s very kind, appreciate that
Following. Great video!
Awesome! Thank you!
great work!
Thank you very much
Thank you 😊
Thanks
What type of hanging hardware do you prefer for these frames? Do you use wire?
@@barlowlaura yes I use wire and I also make sure the wire is is connected to the frame so that the frame lays flat on the wall.
I want a SawStop 😂 (I'm terrified of a table saw - so I dont have one, and it limits me ...this looks like the one for me 😁) excellent work ...your frames not bad either 😉 (kidding, both are wonderful).
Curious what brand of biscuit jointer are you using here?
Thanks very much for the video and the steps - subscribed ! 🌸❤️
Oh I almost forgot to ask - what did you use to cut the splines plse? Thanks again 🌸❤️
@@joythomson6436 thanks for the kind words. I used a what’s called a biscuit joiner to cut the splines, it’s not what it’s meant for but can be used to cut small splines. My biscuit joiner is made by Peter cable however there are a lot of cheaper makes out there. Like I said the tool was not created to cut splines…
Table saws are scary so you just have to be vigilant at all times when working with it. Sawstop table saws are expensive but well worth it for the safety.
Very nice precise work; too bad I don't have an entire woodworking shop in my basement (just ONE miter saw!)
Thanks appreciate that. Yeah you do need tools for sure.
Beautiful! ❤
Thank you very much.
Might I suggest you use a stop block to make the lengths the same.
To maintain same length I'd do it differently: 1. cut slightly wider boards to length, two at a time for each opposite side, in one go at 45°; 2. for the groove, I'd either use a router or dado-blade.
Thanks and yea that’s one way of doing it.
If you would slow the video down it would be very helpful. Also, giving the length and width of your cuts for the size of the piece of art would be great.
Thank you and appreciate the constructive feedback. It helps to know for future videos.
As far as speed it’s always a tough decision, as we don’t want to make the video too long. But point taken and we’ll be more judicious on editing
Thankyou for this😊
@@missart2291 thanks and I subscribed to your channel for extra support
@@LonghornWorkshop Thankyou too, subscribed ☺️
is there anyway to do exactly this without drilling holes into the canvas ? I have some paintings I want to frame and I don't want to damage the canvas stretcher bars in anyway I want someone to be able to exchange the frame if wanted without having lasting damage
@@invn8 yeah that’s going to be tricky for this type of a floating frame. Maybe Velcro strips could be an option to secure the painting to the frame?
How did you measure the length when doing the miter?? Like you switched to the other side and didn't explain. Unless I missed it. That part always confuses me as I'm still learning here
@@noelv1976 basically you want to add for example a 1/4 reveal around the picture so make sure you take account of that plus the size of the picture. Then use that measurement to ensure you have that on the inside of the miter. It’s hard to explain but there is another video on my channel showing this in detail. I will share the link below:
ua-cam.com/video/CtX4bEyRa4A/v-deo.htmlsi=S2rhfm5sf3Z-B63B
Can you do this for large 100 x 100 cn pictures which are really heavy ( resin finish makes them heavy)
Yes should work fine, you should add triangles in the back of each corner to make the frame even stronger.
Can you please suggest me some type of wood which can use for commercial purposes, cheap, non bendable ( for making floating frame and strecher, I am from India)
Thanks for your nice work video. It's really pleasurable to see your work.
I am not sure what kinds of wood is in india but you can use Poplar wood, however that wood it’s best if it’s painted. Or you can try pine
@@LonghornWorkshop Thank you so much!!!
Nice idea and great to build. I’m curious about the space you use between the picture and the frame?
It’s really based on size f the picture, usually about a 1/4 inch is good. You don’t want it much more than that to be honest
@@LonghornWorkshop Nice. Thanks for sharing!
Very amazing job, whats the name of the tool that you use to cut the corners of the frames at the minute 7:30 ? thank you very much.
@@manuelfhddhdghfgh it’s called a biscuit joiner. It’s not really for that use but can be used for cutting slots in frames.
Search you tube on biscuit joiner and you will see that it’s for aligning and joining boards together.
You can guy a cheap one and it will work just fine.
@@LonghornWorkshop thank you for sharing your knowledge with us
Great instruction! Where can I get the spline jig?
Thanks, it’s not really a jig. The machine I used is called a biscuit jointer and you can buy a cheap one from Amazon.
Fantastic...
Thank you sir really appreciate that
I found getting the internal dimensions of the frame right was the difficult part. The first time the frame was larger than the picture , the second time it was too snug.
Yep it’s a little tricky, you can watching this video where I kinda show how I measure it.
ua-cam.com/video/CtX4bEyRa4A/v-deo.htmlsi=URoJ4WkbIQubzJFM
Even with that I always cut the first miter and holes the art work to the frame and then mark out where I want the second miter cut.
At first I was like: I can totally do that with what I have at home. Then the big machines came out ahaha
lol it can be done if you have patience. A cheap miter saw from FB market place would be a good investment. It’s in my to do list to make a picture frame from basic tools
Personal preference - I'd have done two splines per corner for a symmetrical look.
@@lafamillecarrington thanks, that would have looked good
Hello, what is the model of the Porter cable saw?
It’s a Porter-Cable Deluxe Biscuit Joiner, Model 557. Although you don’t really need a expensive model, you can buy used or cheaper ones from Amazon. If you have a table saw you should use that to make the splines.
You didn't say how to make proper measurements for the wood on what canvas you used and what width wood it is. What extra measurements do you need on either side in order for it to all fit properly? Based on the canvas size you had? Or what recommendations recommendations would you have for how much longer each piece should be in order to fit?
Thanks for the feedback. You should watch my other video on floating frame that should hopefully answer some of the questions
ua-cam.com/video/CtX4bEyRa4A/v-deo.html
Do the screws just screw into the back of the canvas?
The canvas is mounted in a wooden frame, so yes you are correct the screws just screw into the frame of the painting.
WallyB says get a dove tail saw
Dude you need a push stick for that saw. Otherwise awesome video
Use stops for consistent cuts
Ok thanks appreciate that
Cool. Thanks. Great tutorial BTW.
PS, please look after your fingers. Push sticks are effective and easy to make, fingers not so much.
As somebody who lost the use of three fingers when i had kick back on my table saw. I really shuddered when i seen this
@@alanwetherall thanks appreciate the feedback
what is the name of thet wood
That was red oak
Very Nice. :o)
Thanks very much
It's a miracle you haven't lost a couple of fingers by now
Good thing you have SawStop table saw. 😂
Not sure what you mean?
You scared me using that miter saw!
I understand, everyone has their own comfort level when using power tools.
Great video, but the number of power tools is beyond a basic DIYer.
You are correct, I am looking to see if I can do a frame by just using some very basic hand tools. Thanks for watching and the comment, will try and get a video on that soon
Wow. Your table saw technique should not be copied. A good way to lose a couple fingers. Someone check for YTs on proper table saw technique, please......
He has a saw stop... Cant Hurt fingers
Thanks for that 😂
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it
Just left to buy a table saw for my tiny home art studio at my rental condo 😂
Nice and stay safe! Like you handle by the way…lol
Whattta tools 😮
@@surendramehar6545 haha
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Thanks
It may be a Sawstop but newbies who watch may not know that and think it’s ok to be so unsafe… and how about manufacturing fail rate !!
0:55 😩✋
Nicely done. Not a fan of adding unnecessary gaps to such things though, as spiders love them, and it is impossible to keep them out of my 1901 built house.
Thanks appreciate you watching and commenting, and good to know about the spiders.
I'm not even a minute in and find you hand pushing a narrow board an inch from a 3000 rpm blade. ☹
To all newbies out there, please learn to SAFELY use a table saw (not like in this video).
Pressure nailing technique also questionnable.
Nailer should be held 90 degrees to the board's length to avoid blowouts, and holding a piece that close to the firing nail is playing painful ruzzian roulette.
Not safe.
You need to use a wood pusher. My Father almost cut his thumb off. He was using a pusher and was distracted.