When in the frame clamp I found that some of the frames tended to not sit level after the glue was dry. To help solve this, I add some weight to the clamp during drying.
Went to Elizabeth's parent's house today so her father could teach me about using a planner and jointer. I picked up a nice piece of walnut rough-cut lumber I needed to mill down. Afterward we were shown Elizabeth's father's impressive train setup.
Pictured is Xiphos programming his vary large lighting console and surrounded by a sea of lighting interments. He looks very content to be doing this. And what is hanging are not all of what he has!
This painting was made for me in 2005 and I really like it (being the dragon fan that I am). So I decided it needed a frame. With the colors in the image I didn't think a natural wood color would work very well. I have been told poplar wood paints well, and I hadn't worked with it before. So I decided for this frame I would give it a shot.
A custom frame was really my only option here as the dimensions are unusual. I looked at several options for paint. I had first considered using a green wood stain/dye, but my favorite home improvement store didn't actually carry the color I wanted. So I selected a spray paint that had an interesting finish. The frame went together very quickly. After a through sanding I put together my paint booth and covered the frame in two passes. If I had been able to rotate the frame without touching the fresh paint I could have done it in one pass. But two passes worked fine.
The results I am pretty happy with. The paint went on quite even and has a nice texture about it--just like it appeared on the can. So, spray painted frames are a working option.
