Hardwood fence paling picture frame

[WaynoandChez]

Chez made this painting a while back and has suggested many times how good it would look with an old fence paling style frame. With Valentine’s Day approaching seems no better time to make it happen. 

Materials

A couple of old hardwood fence palings

1 sheet 3mm plywood 

Joining hardware 

Screws

Hanging hardware 

Lacquer

Tools

Dropsaw

Cordless screwdriver 

Square

Clamps

Sharp knife/boxcutter

Saw horses

Flat surface (table or similar)

Sandpaper

Paintbrush

Steps

Step 1

Work out lengths required for old palings. 
Cut ends at required angles. 

Apply 2 coats of lacquer to chosen good side & edges of palings & allow to dry. 
Cut plywood sheet to size. 
Mount picture to plywood. 
Clamp paling components face down to bench & measure diagonally to make square. 
Position plywood on back of palings & clamp down. 
Fit joining hardware to back of frame/plywood. 
Fit hanging hardware. 

Step 2

 

Step 3

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @WaynoandChez,

What a lovely painting of such friendly-looking cows. They've now got a frame befitting them just in time for Valentine's Day.

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful project.

Jacob