Re: Ideas please. I need to hang/display 2 back-glasses on
Yup, take measurements of your glass.. use the miter saw to cut your wood strips with 45 degree angles, put glue on the one end of two pieces of wood and nail / screw them together. Repeat with the other two pieces, and then again with your newly formed corner pieces so you have a square. Make sure it's nice and squared up.. once that glue dries over night you're screwed! lol
Paint / stain / lacquer your wood frame.
Cut your black or silver backer board to size
Attach your lighting as desired
Glue down your backer with black calk
Lay your glass down on the frame and secure it with the mirror clips. These are usually held on with screws I believe
Gently run black calk around the edge of the glass (between the glass and the wood frame) and run your finger over it to smooth it out and clean it up.
Once everything is done you're ready to hang it! I'd suggest a strong frame hanging kit.. you can get these pretty much anywhere.
The purpose of the black calk (aside from sounding funny) is to block the light from bleeding out of your creation. Also no wood is perfect, so it'll hide the imperfections.
Nothing here is permanent, but I recommend only locking the glass down once you're happy with everything else as it's obviously the most irreplaceable part of the puzzle.
- B
