{"id":46,"date":"2026-02-09T21:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-02-10T04:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:07:35","slug":"layens-frame-assembly-jig-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/?page_id=46","title":{"rendered":"Layens Frame Assembly Jig Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Layens frame assembly jig is a simple jig to make and gives back many times over in it's usefulness.&nbsp; It helps to ensure that the frames are assembled square and also securely.&nbsp; If you are going to assemble many frames at all it is worth taking the time to build one of your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4153-rotated-e1770696254905.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\" style=\"width:438px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4153-rotated-e1770696254905.jpg 640w, https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4153-rotated-e1770696254905-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The parts are as follows: 1 base, 4 side rails and 3 spacers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The base is made from 3\/4\" thick plywood. Cut this piece to a size of 12-15\/16\" wide X 15-15\/16\" long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, cut 4 plywood rails (they can be any thickness, I used 1\/2\") into 2\" X12\" pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, make your spacers. Cut 2 (from 2X material) at 3\/16\" thick X 12\" long.&nbsp; Cut one (from 2X material as well) at 5\/16\" thick X 12\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4156-rotated-e1770696409646.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165\" style=\"width:480px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4156-rotated-e1770696409646.jpg 480w, https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4156-rotated-e1770696409646-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Assemble jig by first fastening the 4 rails to the sides of the base.&nbsp; I glue and nail these in place. Stand them on edge ( 1\/2\" side facing upward) in the center of each side and flush with the back edge of the base. Next glue and fasten the 3\/16\" thick spacers along the rails on each side and the 5\/16\" thick spacer along the rail at the top.&nbsp; And that is it.&nbsp; Give the glue time to set up and you jig is ready to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4154-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4154-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4154-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To assemble a frame in the jig, first place a top bar on edge along the bottom rail&nbsp;(the one with no spacer), then a frame side bar along each side rail and lastly a bottom bar between the two side bars along the top rail.&nbsp; I use two 1\" brad nails or one 1\" narrow crown staple in each joint.&nbsp; Too many fasteners will weaken the wood so don't get carried away with the nail gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Layens frame assembly jig is a simple jig to make and gives back many times over in it's usefulness.&nbsp; It helps to ensure that the frames are assembled square and also securely.&nbsp; If you are going to assemble many frames at all it is worth taking the time to build one of your own. <a href=\"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/?page_id=46\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Layens Frame Assembly Jig Plans\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","h-entry","hentry","h-as-page"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170,"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/170"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borrowedvesselsbeeworks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}