Why Did I Ever Stop Doing This?

I haven’t built my own frames since undergrad. It was time to give it a whirl again. Man, I missed it. I needed 6-8 frames that were 24” x 24”. So I got to work.

. . . . . . . . Day 1 . . . . . . . .


Stairs to the CVA Sculpture studio


90 feet of 1x3 inch poplar "rabbited out"


36 two-foot mitered pieces


“Manly” blood blister
(from a not-so-manly tape measure... oops.)

. . . . . . . . Day 2 . . . . . . . .


Frames taking shape


9 frames (before puttying and sanding)


After putty and sanding
(with enough left over for a tiny frame)

. . . . . . . . Later Days . . . . . . . .


Applying tung oil in my garage


Picking up matboard and foamcore at Tradewinds


Framed up


Installing D-rings and wire


Delivered to the Nash for installation

- Lumber: $91
- Glass: $64
- Foam core and mat: $140
- Tung oil: $9

- Total: $304
- $50.66 / piece (with 3 frames to spare)

So for that price, I have 6 framed pieces ready to hang. AND I have 3 extra frames all ready to use in the future.