Best selling wood projects - That Mirror Finished at Last

Best selling wood projects

The lacquer has dried nicely and the frame ready to receive its finishing touches.

A piece of mdf around 3/16 inches thick was cut to serve as the backing, and to positively lock the plate glass mirror in place.
I cut it around an inch over the size of the mirror all around.

Small flat headed nails similar to tacks, but more like cut-nails were chosen, ensuring that they were shorter by about 1/4 inch than the combined thickness of frame and backing.

Since this mirror will be wall mounted, I chose a pair of adjustable hangers for each top corner and lined these up with the ends of the backing.

These will be sufficient to take the weight of the frame and glass.

They also allow for sideways re-positioning if there is any need for final adjusting.

Always good to have some latitude built into the hanging process!

So - there you have it.

All done and dusted. 

All it needs now is to be hung on the wall in the wardrobe.

Those other doors in the reflection are a restoration that is awaiting some extended rainy weather.

Babysitting for the last little while has been great - but - you know .....   not as young as I used to be .....

I think that the next project is going to be an outside task.
I have a gable end on the house that needs re-cladding, and a garden that is begging to be finished.

The driveway needs some more asphalt, and the fish are biting down along the breakwall.......


Decisions, decisions .......................


Happy woodworking to all.
Best selling wood projects