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This adjustable desktop photo frame
also doubles as a stand for a tablet or a phone.
Since the frame isn't all that large,
I think it will look a little less bulky
if I plane this board down to a half-inch thick.
I'm keeping the picture frame really simple
by making all of the strips just an inch wide.
I'll use my miter sled to cut the 45 degree angles.
I'm cutting rabbets to hold the picture and the glass.
I'm slightly rounding over all the edges.
I'm taping two boards together so I can cut
both of the legs at the same time.
I'm drilling a quarter inch hole all the way through both of these.
And I'll give a quick roundover to the edges of the legs.
I need to figure out how to drill the holes through
the sides of this so that it will tilt properly.
I think I'm going to raise it up about a quarter inch.
Drilling those holes in the same spot
on each side of this frame is going t be a little tricky.
If I had thought this through,
I would have drilled them before I assembled this.
I clamped a stop block on this side of my fence
and I'm just going to clamp everything else in place.
The trick is just to keep this as square
and vertical as possible.
Now I'll flip it around and do the other side.
The drill bit I'm using for these holes
is a little bit smaller than a quarter inch.
I'm going to cut some threads inside of that hole
using this bolt.
I can see it's starting to come out the other side
so all I need to do now is back it on out.
I'm using quarter inch plywood for the backer board
and eighth inch plexiglass.
I'll glue on this little ledge.
And once that spray lacquer is dried,
I can screw in these threaded rods.
I'm going to attach a washer on each of these
then I can put the legs on.
These are called Star Knobs
I picked them up at the hardware store.
I had a viewer send me this point driver for picture frames
I think this makes a great gift idea.
It would be great for a co-worker...
maybe you've got an office
Secret Santa gift exchange coming up.
I want to give a special shout-out and a big thank-you
to longtime friend of the show, Bill Wilson,
who gave me the idea for today's project.
He's one of the hardest working woodworkers I know
and has come up with lots of ideas for
Woodworking for Mere Mortals.
Thanks again Bill, I really appreciate your support.
And I want to thank all of you for watching
Woodworking for Mere Mortals.
I have new woodworking videos on this channel
every Friday.
And if you would like to download a free set of plans
for today's project, check down in the description for a link.
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Thanks everybody, I'll see you next week.