Producing deeper than usual deep box frames
Posted: Wed 30 Mar, 2022 11:44 am
By producing a plywood rear box section, which drops into the back of a frame behind the glass, it is very simple, easy and straight forward to add a lot of extra depth to an ordinary frame, made from a fairly normal frame moulding. I would like to fix the rear section into the rear of the frame using my Fletcher Terry Multi-point gun and Multi-points, but I don't have much idea if these multi-points will work when fired into plywood. As a result, I may be resorting to the old fashioned method of using pilot hole and screw eyes with screws through the eyes of the screw eyes.
It is relatively easy to cut the plywood with a clean unsplittered edge, on a sliding mitre saw by cutting a scoring cut pulling to saw carriage towards you and then making a full depth cut pushing the carriage away from you. My sliding mitre saws capacity for a sliding cut is 14 inches, which is more than adequate for a many of the extra deep box frame sizes which I am likely to be needing to produce. Using this method of producing extra deep box frames, I will be wanting to minimise the level of effort and processes that are involved with producing these to protect my profit margins.
Since the plywood, which I shall be using is faced with a sapele veneer which looks quite presentable, I shall be applying a quick wipe of mahogany tinted Black Bison wax, which I already have in stock and this should look just fine. I am intending to produce the rear plywood box section with two offset layers of plywood for the side panels, which will provide a step for locating the back, with small screws. A narrow slip in front of this plywood box section, behind the glass with obscure the front edges of the plywood from view at low cost and minimum extra cost, or effort.
It is relatively easy to cut the plywood with a clean unsplittered edge, on a sliding mitre saw by cutting a scoring cut pulling to saw carriage towards you and then making a full depth cut pushing the carriage away from you. My sliding mitre saws capacity for a sliding cut is 14 inches, which is more than adequate for a many of the extra deep box frame sizes which I am likely to be needing to produce. Using this method of producing extra deep box frames, I will be wanting to minimise the level of effort and processes that are involved with producing these to protect my profit margins.
Since the plywood, which I shall be using is faced with a sapele veneer which looks quite presentable, I shall be applying a quick wipe of mahogany tinted Black Bison wax, which I already have in stock and this should look just fine. I am intending to produce the rear plywood box section with two offset layers of plywood for the side panels, which will provide a step for locating the back, with small screws. A narrow slip in front of this plywood box section, behind the glass with obscure the front edges of the plywood from view at low cost and minimum extra cost, or effort.