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I have a customer that does stained glass art & she has a rather large (24x36) piece that needs framed on both sides so it can be viewed as a finished piece from both sides. What suggestions would you recommend to attach both frames together? Also, does anybody know of a manufacturer of a finished "U" shaped molding? I had figured that using a "U" (or channel) style of molding would make a stronger frame. I can get "U" shaped molding in plastic or rough cedar at Lowe's or Home Depot, but I'm looking for more of a furniture finish or gilded style.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Mike
 
Try this. Select any moulding style with an outer side edge wider than the depth of the rabet. Measure the depth of the piece to be framed and then rip the moulding (or have a mill do it for you), taking off the bottom side of the moulding to a depth that will leave 1/2 the depth of the piece to be framed. Then sandwich (bottom to bottom)lengths of the molding, glue and clamp. This makes your "U" channel, with the profile of the moulding on both sides.

Cut your corner miters after the sandwich is good and dry.

I've used this technique on several pieces with very good results. L-J 365xx is an example of a moulding that will work well for this.

Dave Whitaker
 
There are hardwood moulding specifically designed for use on stained glass. They are available from Xylo, Vermont Hardwoods, and Picture Woods to name a few. If you do a "sandwich" style frame I would avoid gluing the two halves together. It would be exceedingly hard to remove the stained glass if there were ever a need.

[ 03-28-2003, 12:57 PM: Message edited by: wpfay ]
 
I typically screw on the bottom rail with small screws recessed a tiny bit. Virtually unnoticable, yet allows the work to be removed if desired.

Dave
 
I have th4e exact same job to do...I have four pieces that were taken from an old house in town and the guy wants them framed in a fluted oak moulding and hung from his ceiling in a hotle he owns.

sooooo...we decided on the moulding and i will need to get it modified.I have the measurement of the glass thickness and a friend of mine with a joiners workshop will make the moulding to the depth i need before I sandwich them together.I will glue and pin them together.It will be a pretty strong bond as well.I have done this before a few years ago and it works pretty well.

If I am making no sense whatsoever thats ok because I will be taking a photographic record of this job and mrs Reynard will slap the pictures onto the "look at how guid ma frames are" section of the grumble.
 
btw I use some kind of w shaped thingy to hold the two sections of frame together while the glue is setting.Then I pin the frames together with panel pins.It works..
 
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