Frame Making!

Last week, with the help of Dad, we made the frame for my weaving! Here's how it was done...

Ingredients
3 x pieces of wood/skirting board
4 x L-bracket
Very thin screws
Chisel
Hammer
Ruler
A good biro

Step 1: Prepare the wood. I kept two planks the same size and cut the other one in half. That makes four. I think. Remember to use masking tape where you saw! It prevents splitting and other nasty defects. File and sand the edges too!

Step 2: There was much discussion about how to attach the L's and how to layer the wood. I needed space to weave but didn't want too much metal showing. This is the compromise below. We found the wood was prone to splitting so we couldn't drill the holes. Instead we developed a very scientific technique of hammering the screw in a little bit then screwing it in by hand (like the olden days) with a screw driver.

Step 3: I started weaving without grooves but it was so difficult! The warp was slipping all over the place and I couldn't keep control of it. So I marked out some lines for where I wanted grooves. As a haemophiliac, chisels are a bad idea so Dad helped out again with this one.

This is the finished result:

Swanky.