Watch and learn how to make a picture frame with diamond inlay banding. In Part 3 of this woodworking series the woodworker fine tunes the cherry picture frame. The splined miter joints are trimmed at the band saw. The frame is then securely placed in a woodworking vise at the workbench so that the woodworker can apply hand tools to the project.

A sharp block plane is used to trim the remainder of the mahogany splined miters flush to the frame at all four miter joints. The splines will nicely accent the cherry lumber of the picture frame. Any saw blade marks on the edges of the frame will also be planed at this time and the edges will be sanded smooth.

To sand the edges, the woodworker uses a long sanding block with wrapped with a 120 sanding belt. This allows for long, smooth sanding. Then a regular hand sanding block is used for a finer surface preparation. Successive sanding will eventually advance to 400 grit sandpaper.

Notice how the woodworker incorporates the card scraper to get into the small, tight areas of the picture frame for scraping. These areas are also followed up with sandpaper.

The woodworker applies paint thinner to a rag and wipes the complete frame. Why? There are two reasons for doing this. 1.) This will remove the sanding dust from the frame in preparation for applying the finish. 2.) When the paint thinner is applied, the woodworker will be able to see if any glue stain shows on the woodworking project.

What happens if there is glue stain? If the woodworker finds any glue stain on the picture frame, he needs to continue sanding to remove the remaining glue. He will once again apply paint thinner to a rag and wipe the area. Once the glue is removed, he can continue onward to the next step.

Once the paint thinner as evaporated, the woodworker will take another rag to once again wipe the surface. Then he will spray a sanding sealer to the entire frame. Cherry has a tendency to blotch and a layer of sanding sealer can control this issue. He then allows time for the sealer to dry. Once the sealer is dry, he lightly sanding the complete frame with 600 grit sandpaper. This will allow the spray lacquer some "tooth" to adhere.

The woodworker makes sure to wipe the surface free of any sanding dust prior to finishing the picture frame with a semi-gloss lacquer spray. Numerous coats of lacquer are applied to the frame in order to build a satisfactory finish. A light sanding is then applied between each coat of lacquer.

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