Framed ! The wrecked painting's framing attempt :)

Let's come back to that framing attempt I planned last time on a multi panel drawing.

Until now, my main skill concerning frames was failing at measuring the right length of wood strips and failing at building simple squared angled structures...

At least, I was pretty sure that I wouldn't have to rely on my legendary ability to deal with right-angled corners. And of course, as rules are boring tools, I decided to try without any :p

I wanted to test something a bit more complex than building a simple frame.

I wanted also to discover how to fix gaps and build rather seamless structures. Approximate measurements and wanted mistakes are excellent tools for gathering some knowledge about simple wood working.

Wooden strips were glued on the sides. Panels and cardboard back are as deep as the side strips, and so offer a stable support.

Reusing small wood scraps and wood dust mixed with glue I obtained some sort of wood dough (a bit too granular) that could be sanded down afterwards. All the scraps and dust were gathered from previous wood strip cutting.

I've been pretty happy with that result, and even more because it was given by a method I wouldn't have imagined without looking for troubles.

I simply love that way of learning.

It often implies to reinvent the wheel, which in my opinion is a good thing : this makes rediscover basic approaches that we may have forgotten, deeply buried under generations of technical progress and automation. :)

These ones were less obvious than the first one, small joints and cracks.

Sanding down is still required if we want something smooth, and then as a finishing touch : some Gesso where it's needed, before a generous layer of painting :)

Here's the latest evolution. Drawing is still waiting for some more work, but I won't do much on it as long as there will be risks of painting or glue projections :)