Arts and Crafts Mirror Frame
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14 April 2017 at 3:32 pm #311105
I wanted my next project to be accomplished quickly after working on a chest of drawers for more than two months so I chose a mirror frame in the American Arts and Crafts style. Basically four tenon and mortise joints, I’ve been working on it for the last couple of days. The design was made up to fit the mirror dimensions and the available wood.
I used pine because that’s what is easily available here (I haven’t found a source of white oak in Bulgaria yet). I was able to purchase a bevelled mirror for the equivalent of £5 from a local hardware store, and there’s so little wood in the frame that £5 is basically the total project cost.
The tricky joinery is all done, I just have to put a finish on the wood and fit the mirror.
See photos.
Steve
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You must be logged in to view attached files.14 April 2017 at 3:50 pm #311110Excellent work, Steve. That joint you’ve shown looks gap-free. And I love the detail of slightly chamfering the ends of the stile and tenon. Looks great.
14 April 2017 at 4:13 pm #311112Thanks Matt. I’ve found a method that works for me. If I cut the mortise first (based on whatever size chisel I can find) and then trim the tenon to fit in it, I can get the joint more or less gap-free. I need luck on my side, but this time I got lucky on all four corners (-:
I’m trying to decide whether to round-off the ends of the tenons (opinions welcome!), but I think the chamfering on the frame itself looks OK so I’ll keep that.
I’m not intending to glue the joints, I’ll just dowel them with mulberry sticks and call it good.
14 April 2017 at 6:25 pm #311114That looks great! Nice job on the tenons – the flow of lines from the slope of the top to the exposed tenons looks especially good!
Spencer
14 April 2017 at 7:55 pm #311116That looks really nice! I love the detail on the end of the tenons and I’d leave them that way but rounded would look nice too I’m sure 🙂
14 April 2017 at 8:46 pm #311118Thanks again for the encouragement. I really do appreciate it.
Too late on the tenon ends, I rounded them off already (-:
I’m intending to stain the wood tomorrow, and finish-off with furniture wax. I’ll post a photo of the finished item when it’s ready.
Steve
17 April 2017 at 8:28 am #311151It looks very nice Steve, in fact whilst I haven’t commented on everything I have looked and all your work has been impressive. I look forward to whatever is next.
Regards
Craig
17 April 2017 at 8:24 pm #311163Thanks Craig. I’m planning to make an Arts and Crafts ‘Prairie Settle’ as my next big project, but I’m making a quick replacement top for a pine table that is riddled with woodworm holes at the moment.
These projects aren’t merely for fun by the way. I bought a house that was advertised as ‘fully furnished’ but on moving in I couldn’t help noticing that the previous owner had taken all the furniture with them! The furniture shops here in Bulgaria just sell tat, so I’ve set myself the task of making all my own furniture myself with hand tools. I like a challenge! (-:
Steve
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