Daily Bench Shot

[Gary G™]

Miters look good on those frames.  Are you using a jig of some sort?

Thanks.
I hate to say this—No.
I’m simply measuring, marking and cutting very carefully.
After milling the material, I use my Dewalt 12” sliding compound miter saw and a 60 tooth blade to make the 45s.
I cut a hair off the line, then with the saw off, I bring the blade down, slide the piece next to it just kissing the flat surface of the blade and then make the final cut. This usually takes off about 1/64th of an inch—it’s similar to using a Lion Miter trimmer.
Then, I take each pair and put them back to back along their outside edge.
If they’re not identical in length—that is, if I can feel a difference—I make another kiss cut.
I would say the 24 cuts for the three cypress frames took less than an hour.
The Mahogany frame is more sensitive and the 8 miters probably took an hour.
I glue them using Pony strap clamps.

[R Clark]

Miters always give me trouble.  I making shadow boxes; I dedicated the saw's miter fence with a long fence and 45 slot for miter cuts.  I'm still far from perfect on it.