Mirror Frame Pt. 2: Rabbets, Clips, & Finish







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The Rabbet


Earlier than chopping the rabbet for the mirror and again panel, you’ll need to have all supplies on-hand. Glass cutters will usually hit your dimensions +/- 1/eight″ so it’s good to know the precise measurements earlier than you make your cuts, simply in case you should make some modifications. The thickness of the fabric is essential too since 1/four″ plywood is all the time lower than 1/four″.


rabbeting-bitTo cut the rabbet I exploit a typical bearing-guided rabbeting bit. The bit produces a half″ vast rabbet and the depth is managed by the depth setting of the router itself. When chopping the rabbet, you may need to hold the body over the sting of your workbench if the router bit is making contact together with your bench floor.



Store-Made Clips


clipsTo carry the mirror and again panel in place, we’ll want some low-profile clips. These could be made with wood and the thought is that they screw into the body whereas over-hanging the mirror space. Two per aspect ought to do it. Whereas I used scrap from this challenge, you need to use any wood you want as this can by no means be seen. For the sake of continuity, I like to make use of the identical species as the remainder of the body. Some day, somebody will pull that body off the wall and marvel at my willingness to waste top quality wood on one thing so trivial. And my mission in life might be full! The clips gained’t truly be hooked up till after the ending course of however it’s good to have them made forward of time.



 Matching a Finish


I’m not an enormous fan of staining. It’s messy and typically unpredictable and I want to let the wood do what it does naturally. However there are many occasions when a stain is important, like when it is advisable to match present cabinetry. Thankfully, the mirror doesn’t should match the cupboards precisely and I really feel snug taking a barely “lazier” strategy. I’m simply going to make use of off the shelf stain to get as shut as I can, and rely on the dim lighting and bodily separation from the cupboards to disguise the variations.


finish-scheduleThe end schedule I exploit seems to be like this: Stain, Finish, Glaze, Finish. The stain is Basic Finishes Water-Based mostly Stain (Pecan). The end is Sherwin Williams CAB Acrylic Lacquer (Medium Rubbed Impact). The glaze is Common Finishes Glaze Results (Van Dyke Brown). Briefly, the method includes first elevating the grain. That is one thing it is best to do any time you’re utilizing water-based mostly merchandise. I then apply the stain, adopted by two coats of the lacquer end. The floor is then sanded very frivolously with 320 grit paper and the glaze is utilized. The glaze isn’t meant to soak up into the wood like a stain. As an alternative, it finds all the nooks and crannies and pore pockets and deposits shade for a extra aged look. From there I apply a number of extra coats of lacquer till I’m proud of the end. Oh and don’t overlook what I check with within the video as my “secret sauce.” Previous to the ultimate coat, I moist-sand the floor to degree the end. I then apply a really dilute coat of lacquer (eighty% lacquer thinner/20% lacquer) to the floor. The outcome ought to be a suitable end proper off the gun. If you wish to do some extra submit-processing on the end, take a look at out this video on Rubbing out a Finish.



 Hanging


hanging-mirrorThere are a whole lot of alternative ways to hold issues on a wall. I’m notably keen on the power and adaptability of a French Cleat system so I assumed it might be cool to make use of one for this body. However as an alternative of store-made cleats, I’m utilizing aluminum Eagle Clips (Z-Clips). These clips are robust and tremendous low-profile and I feel they’re good for hanging a heavy mirror resembling this. And take into account that the mirror is simply half of the hanging association. The opposite half occurs on the wall. So in case you don’t occur to have studs in the best places, you’ll need to use the suitable drywall anchors able to supporting the load of the body.



Thanks for watching and I hope you make your self one or two of those mirrors. One of the best tasks are those you employ day by day!



243-Mirror copy



Useful Hyperlinks


Rabbet Bit Set


Common Finishes Water-Based mostly Stain (Pecan)


Basic Finishes Glaze Results (Van Dyke Brown)


Eagle Clips (Z-Clips)



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