Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
We really need to know whether or not these frames are going to be filled and painted. What kind of wood is this, hmmm? That might provide us with a clue. wink Pine or aspen is likely to just be painted, and there we might not care... walnut or some exotic hardwood might be more likely to be used with a translucent finish. The joinery would need to be far more exacting in the latter case.

If we assume that the frames are being made from a nice wood with translucent finish, then I doubt anyone is going to accept a frame that has pieces from two different boards. The grains wont even be close to matching at the corners. If that's the case, 4 frames requires 4 boards.

Originally Posted by Dude
This is why I assumed a high-quality worker and tools for the problem.

Since the question was posed to a child, instead of assuming a highly skilled craftsman with expensive tools, I assumed a child using their family's tools, making poor cuts that required significant sanding.