> --- Clayton Carter  wrote:
> > 	I want to start out easy, doing everyone's favorite
> > beginner project, the picture frame.  
> 

Andrew Midkiff wrote:

> If you're going to do picture frames by hand, an
> invaluable tool will be the mitre shooting board. 
> 

> The trick with these is to secure it with one screw
> where it can pivot and then temporarily with another
> screw that you can remove, or a clamp. 

Another way is to cut the pieces as close to 45* as you can, clamp the
frame onto a piece of scrap board at exactly 90* and then run a
tenon/dovetail saw through the cut, avoiding buying/building a new toy . .
. err . . . tool.

I can add that there's a set of measured drawings here for a mitre board.
If/when I make this one, I'd make it a touch wider to give the stock more
room to seat on the ramp and therefore make it a bit more stable.

http://host65.ipowerweb.com/~traditi2/forum/viewtopic.php?t=107

Cheers,

Andrew