Japanese-style Torii gate frame made from poplar and painted black for a print by Missy Peña, whose artwork can be found here.

First experiment with using a rabbeting bit on a plunge router in lieu of a table saw for the mortise & tenon joints. Definitely learned a lot.

Blueprints

Cutting material

Visualizing

Testing how things will line up

Drawing out design

Visualizing the mortise.

Visualizing the mortise.

Drilling the mortises.

Mortises drilled.

Preparing for the tenon.

Routing the tenon in lieu of a table saw.

Routing the tenon in lieu of a table saw.

Routing the tenon in lieu of a table saw.

Dry fitting.

Gluing (& praying)

Cutting out the backing.

Routing out the inside for the glass, print, and backing.

Routing out the inside for the glass, print, and backing.

Routing out the inside for the glass, print, and backing.

Routing out the inside for the glass, print, and backing.

Squaring the corners.

Squaring the corners.

Paint time.

Painted.

Premineral oil

Post mineral oil.

Fitting the glass

Fitting the backing