I just did a "scroll portrait" (is fretwork the correct name for this) for any that are familiar it was "Lucky the turtle
It turned out quite well for my first piece... I am going to give it to my wife for christmas. I made a simple frame for it out of 1x2 pine, and routered a cut out for the piece to sit in the frame from the back side.... My question is what/how do I back the portrait? What is the best method? another piece of 1/8" plywood painted black? fabric? etc... any suggestions? Should I put anything in front of the fretwork? glass etc? or laquer etc?
Thanks for any guidance!
Matthew
It turned out quite well for my first piece... I am going to give it to my wife for christmas. I made a simple frame for it out of 1x2 pine, and routered a cut out for the piece to sit in the frame from the back side.... My question is what/how do I back the portrait? What is the best method? another piece of 1/8" plywood painted black? fabric? etc... any suggestions? Should I put anything in front of the fretwork? glass etc? or laquer etc?
Thanks for any guidance!
Matthew
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