How to Make a Float Frame without a Table Saw

Published 2018-04-22
This is a great beginner woodworking project showing you how to make a float frame for artwork without using a table saw.   I used .5  inch x 1.5" standard material to make this frame and you can find it any any home store.  I used Poplar, which is a good wood to use for painted projects.   For tools,  you'll need an inexpensive chop saw and an 18 gauge nail gun with a compressor, hose and nails that can be bought as a kit.  Both the chop saw and nail gun are great basic tools to have in the shop and they come in handy in a lot of projects.

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All Comments (21)
  • @bobbie318
    This video came out at the perfect time, I bought a painted picture yesterday and my wife asked me to make a float frame for it. Now I know how to make it. Thanks Jon!
  • @lruane30
    This is the best instruction for beginners. Simple, easy without drawing everything out by over instructing. Thank you love it!!
  • Thank you so much for this video and the others! I am an artist and making my own frames is going to save me money as well as create a finished product to present at shows! You're videos are straightforward (no unnecessary chatter which is great) and easy to follow! I appreciate that you are an artist yourself! My father was a finish carpenter and always taught me that I can do these things! I have my new miter saw and nail gun and I am super excited with my results so far! Thank you thank you thank you!
  • I love when my daughters color and paint for me . Good work again Jon!
  • @johnkesling
    Thanks for all of these videos. I'm always sending people your way when they ask me how I make my frames. Really appreciate what you're doing. Thanks!
  • @hsepulveda1
    OMG, this is exactly what I was looking for! I already made a frame, I just needed to figure out how to make a picture sit in it. A float frame is perfect! THANK YOU!!!!
  • Of all the videos I looked at this was the one that taught me how to build a frame. Thank you sir.
  • You are a God-send. This is exactly the type of frame I am looking for. You answered all my questions Sir. Now all of my beauties will come with a frame attached to their behind.
  • @Delta4N6
    Thanks for the video Jon! I replaced the hideous 5” gold-painted dental crown moulding on a large oil painting using your method. To save time and effort (I’m lazy), I joined the backing strips to the moulding at a right angle, nailed and glued, and then mitered them to the final size. This is the first place I look when I need ideas… Thanks again!
  • Thank you Jon for your instructions. May the Lord Bless you and your family.
  • MANNNN ... My dad and I are making a shadow box. We could not figure out the 45 degree angles. Many videos later, this literally saved our lives! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
  • @jamiemajerick91
    Cool, simple frame. I believe I can find many uses for these. Thanks for the video Jon.
  • Right, the more times you do something the better you do!, It's not a joke, Jon, it's a confirmation. An ingenious idea, this one of double molding, is the door to a multitude of frame configurations using the internal molding on the front of the frame. Thank you for sharing your work, that provides a lot of enjoyment to us. The Internet is a beautiful tool!. ¡Cierto, cuantas más veces haces algo mejor lo haces!, no es una broma Juan, es una confirmación. Una idea ingeniosa, ésta de la doble moldura, es la puerta de multitud de configuraciones de marcos utilizando la moldura interna en el frente del marco. Gracias por compartir tu trabajo, qué tanto disfrute nos proporciona. ¡Internet es una hermosa herramienta!.
  • Thanks for your clear, simple to follow instructions. Just what I was looking for.
  • @andrewfphoto
    That's a great video, Jon - the most succinct and also the easiest to follow in terms of both instruction and supplies required.
  • @guinda4947
    I appreciate you so much! Thank you for taking the time to put this video together.
  • Muito bom o vídeo e gostei também da área externa casa. Muito lindo. Um abraço meu amigo.
  • @amitlifelogs
    Thank you so much for sharing the video. I did my first floater frame today..!!
  • @kthompson4661
    Best video I’ve found to make floating frame. Thanks so much.
  • @Caroline_622
    You have a few videos on this but without a table saw this is the one!! Really makes a canvas look museum quality 🙌