> On Dec 8, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Christopher Dunn  wrote:
> 
> Darrell
> 
> The frame looks great so far! Please post some a pictures when your
> done. I was going to make some frames, and would like to see how yours
> turned out.

I have always been reluctant to trust mitered joints that are only glued. Many
people put splines in mitered corners but w/o a table saw that is a PITA. I use
a fat dowel across the joint that doesn’t show. This is truly a case where a
picture is worth a 1000 words. I am not sure but I believe this idea came out of
FWW a few years ago.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../46195258962/

It is just another way to increase the glue surface and if you orient your grain
properly it will add a bit of strength to the joint.

Here I used it in a box -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../46195258912/in/photostream/

And the dowel (in this case turned on the lathe so woods would match) is a
decorative element on the inside of the lid -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../44428873760/in/photostream/

Bill