How to make a patriotic frame for Veteran's day

Hi folks, Carol here to show you how to make a simple but fun picture frame to celebrate Veterans' Day

Does anybody out there have scraps of wood laying around?   

Who doesn't,  right? 

Ok, we are going to take those little scraps of wood to make our Veteran a special picture frame.  

I started with a long piece of simple pine.  It measured 1 1/2 inches wide by 3/8 inches thick and about 3 feet long.   I'm going to rip it down to 3/8 inches wide so that I can have a perfect square strip.

 

I use the Proxxon mini table saw to cut my strips of wood.

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Now I have a long square strip of wood, I need some angles for what I'm doing.  I chose and 8-pointed star so that I could make 45-degree angled cuts that will fit together nicely.   This is so easy using the Proxxon mini chop saw.  I just set the angle to 45 and make my cuts.  I want the lengths to be even, so I use a guide mark where to put the wood for cutting.  I am going to use the edge of the circle to line up my cuts.  If I want a different spot, I might place a piece of tape to guide me.

So, I need 16 identical pieces to form my eight-pointed star.  So easy with the Proxxon mini chop saw.  I love it!

 

I use the Proxxon disc sander to just smooth the edges.  Use a gentle touch here.  

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Ok, now glue 2 pieces together to form a >   8 times.  Let it dry good.

I use Titebond glue.  I use the premium for quick setting and ultimate for stronger set.  For this project I used the Premium because I'm a little impatient. 😁  

To hold things really well I added toothpicks.

\Using the Proxxon cordless mini rotary tool I drilled a hole through both pieces and stuck a toothpick in it.  When it dries, I will break off the toothpicks and sand it smooth. before I paint it. 

Put them all together in a similar manner and you have made a 8-pointed star.  

Ok, I wanted to take it a little further, so I did exactly the same thing only cutting my pieces slightly shorter on the Proxxon mini chop saw.

And then I did it again.    Hmmm 3 starts just beckoned to be red, white, and blue, the colors of our glorious flag.  

I glued it all together and temporarily placed a flag picture in it for Veteran's Day.   I like it, and am going to place it on our door.  

Hope you had some fun, I wanted to show you that no scrap is too small, that you can't make something out of it, using Proxxon tools.  They are the best tools for little projects.  

Thanks for visiting today.  Hope you all have a wonderful Veteran's Day.  Well everyday can be wonderful,,, ENJOY !!    Carol