Natural wood frame for 3/4" stretched canvas

Making your own natural wood frame for a 3/4" stretched canvas is not difficult, it just takes a few tools and a bit of careful planning. 

The tools that you will need are:

• Hemlock outside corner moulding long enough to surround your piece and allow for a little bit of waste from cutting. (1-1/8" x 1-1/8" approx $5.85/foot)
• Pencil for marking the lengths
• Tape measure
• 1/4" Staples
• Staple gun
• Painters tape
• Wood glue
• A framer's square
• Tung Oil for finishing
• Mitre saw or Mitre box and hand saw for cutting.
• Small screws (#4  5/8" screws)
• Counter sink bit for creating a lovely cup shape for the screw to seat into.

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