{"id":8818,"date":"2008-02-26T20:18:47","date_gmt":"2008-02-27T00:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkersguide.com\/2008\/02\/26\/the-perfect-picture-framer-jig\/"},"modified":"2016-03-13T10:29:11","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T10:29:11","slug":"the-perfect-picture-framer-jig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravenview.com\/the-perfect-picture-framer-jig\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Picture Framer Jig"},"content":{"rendered":"
Looking for the perfect picture framer jig? I mentioned in the last post that making the angles for the picture frames was rather easy using a miter jig so I thought I’d post a bit more info about the jig.<\/p>\n

The problem with cutting 45 degree angles is that if your table saw is out of alignment by any amount you will not get a perfect 45. This may not be noticeable when putting only two pieces of wood together but when you have to make a square with 4 pieces you’ll find that there will be undesirable gaps at the miters. A 45 degree cutting miter jig, or as I call it – The Perfect Picture Framer Jig, will eliminate this problem.<\/p>\n

Here is a top view of this simple jig:<\/p>\n

The Perfect Picture Framer Jig<\/div>\n

And this is looking towards the front (where you stand) of the saw:<\/p>\n

The Perfect Picture Framer Jig<\/div>\n

As you can see, it is just two pieces of plywood screwed together with two rails that slide in the miter slots of your saw. <\/p>\n

The bottom piece of plywood can be of any size as long as it spans the miter slots. The top piece is cut with a perfect 90 degrees and screwed to the bottom piece with the point aligned, by way of the rails, with the center of the saw blade.<\/p>\n

Things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n

1. Ensure that you create a perfect 90 degree angle on the top piece of plywood. This is very important.<\/p>\n

2. Try to get the point of the 90 degrees to line up with the center of your saw blade as best you can. If this is not perfect don’t worry about it but get a near as possible. <\/p>\n

3. Ensure that the jig slides freely forward and backwards in the miter slots but NOT from side to side. This can be done by creating the rails with as near to the slot width you can without them sticking. I used UHMW polyethylene strips but hardwood strips would work as well. <\/p>\n

Once the jig is created the trick to getting the perfect miter is the fact that you cut one end of a frame leg on the left side of the 90 and mark it as ‘#1’ and then cut the other end of the same frame leg on the right side of the 90 and mark it as ‘#2’. Do this for all four frame legs. Then put the #1’s and the #2’s together. They should fit perfectly.<\/p>\n

The jig works on the theory that as long as you as you cut as above, when you put them together the angle will add up to a perfect 90 degrees. So even if the point of the 90 is not perfectly centered, or your blade is off a bit it still works. For example, if your #1 cut is at 47 degrees your #2 cut, on the other side of the 90, will be at 43 degrees, adding up to a perfect 90. Cool, huh? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

If you are going to do a lot of repetitive work I would add a fence to the sides of the top piece that would allow you to clamp a stop block for quick sizing.<\/p>\n

Once the frame pieces are cut it’s just a matter of gluing and clamping them together to make a ‘perfect picture frame’!<\/p>\n

Back to the shop…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking for the perfect picture framer jig? I mentioned in the last post that making the angles for the picture frames was rather easy using a miter jig so I thought I’d post a bit more info about the jig. The problem with cutting 45 degree angles is that if your table saw is out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1156],"tags":[1855,2596],"yoast_head":"\nThe Perfect Picture Framer Jig - Ravenview<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cutting angles if your table saw is out of alignment will not result in a perfect 45. 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