Pocket Holes for Picture Frames

[Crockett]

Just curious if anyone has used pocket hole joinery for mitres on frames. The kreg site shows a picture of it, but I have not had much luck accomplishing it properly. I have the basic 2 hole Kreg jig, but the 3/4" setting on the 45 angle over shoots the edge of the mitre. Do you clamp the two rails together to drill the pocket hole? Any advice from those who have done it is appreciated! It seems like the answer should be easy but I guess my brain is not functioning well today.
thanks
Al

[LCHIEN]

Just curious if anyone has used pocket hole joinery for mitres on frames. The kreg site shows a picture of it, but I have not had much luck accomplishing it properly. I have the basic 2 hole Kreg jig, but the 3/4" setting on the 45 angle over shoots the edge of the mitre. Do you clamp the two rails together to drill the pocket hole? Any advice from those who have done it is appreciated! It seems like the answer should be easy but I guess my brain is not functioning well today.
thanks
Al

I played around with that once (pocket joinery on 45° mitered frames), there's not just a whole lot of room to put those pockets unless the frame is pretty wide.

[drumpriest]

I have tried it, and quickly determined that I like a spline miter joint better.

Just throw a strap clamp on the frame, tighten, cross clamp, then when dry, use a jig to cut a slot through the miter, glue it a spline, flush and you are done. Doesn't take very long.

[jobole]

Mini Biscuits

Having made hundreds of picture frames the best method I have found is to use the Woodhaven Mini Biscuit system. They have 2 sizes, both way smaller than a #0 biscuit. Cut the miters and do an end grain plunge cut to the bearing riding against a routertable fence. Glue up, insert the biscuits, and clamp with a band clamp that has the plastics corners so that eveything lines up nice and square.

[Duff]

I used pocket holes on the back side of this frame I made for a friend who was retiring last year...and I did the matting. Not afraid to try new crafts!



Ward

[Crockett]

Thanks for the input guys. Ward that's a very nice frame! It looks like butt joints as oppossed to mitres, which make the pocket hole system much easier to use. If I come up with a way to perfect using it with mitres I'll share the info.
Al