Frames

Mitered picture frame

Four mitered members with a rabbet for glass, art and backing.

Plan it to your size

Frame a picture to its exact opening: BenchHand works out the four miter lengths, the rabbet recess and backing size, the wood to buy and a price, with printable plans.

How it’s built

Four members (two rails, two stiles), each mitered at 45° at both ends, with a rabbet on the back of the opening edge.

You set

Visible opening, 1 to 72 in each way
Face width 1/2 to 6 in; stock thickness 1/4 to 3 in
Rabbet width and depth; backing clearance
Rough-stock allowances and waste

BenchHand gives you

Cut list: Four parts with long and short points and rough blanks
Drawing: Shop drawing on screen or as a PDF, dimensioned but not actual size
Actual-size template: Full-size rail and stile outlines to print at 100%, tiled across pages
Estimate: Wood to buy, supplies, labour and your estimate
Build Mode: Tick off buying and cutting, pinned to a saved revision

Not included

Splines, keys or other corner reinforcement
Glazing, mats, hanging hardware or wall loads
Edge profiles and finishing
Cutting or assembly method

This project type is in BenchHand preview builds only. It reaches the main app after its own release review.

BenchHand Picture Frame designer with a dimensioned drawing of a mitered frame: 8 by 10 inch opening, 11 by 13 inches outside, rails and stiles labelled. — Example design PF-001

BenchHand Picture Frame cut list: four parts each with a 45 degree miter at both ends; the top rail has a long point of 11 inches and a short point of 8 inches. — Example design PF-001

Printable plans

Mitered picture frame, 8 × 10 in opening: a printable plan is in review. It isn’t available to download yet.

All printable plans

Android beta

The Android beta is being prepared.

There is no public sign-up yet. When invitations open, how to take part will be posted on the beta page first.

Beta information