We needed a mirror........

[MikeG.]

Yeah, you're right. Bevel edges would have looked funny disappearing behind the corner detail, and there was no way of having them trace around that odd shape.

 

[yetloh]

Really nice job Mike, ingenious and very nicely executed. For me the staining spoils it but that's very much a matter of personal taste.

Jim

 

[MikeG.]

I made another one. Smaller and more subtle than it's sister:

I didn't stain this one so dark, but otherwise the manufacture was much the same as the previous one.

Apologies for the poor photos. Lighting conditions were awful, with a window showing in the mirror and it being such a gloomy day. Here's the same mirror in its previous frame (the 1970's called and demanded it back):

 

[Tasky]

Can I ask what finish/stain you used on these?

 

[MikeG.]

I can't tell you about the first mirror, because the stain's original container leaked, so I transfered it to a big plastic container, and my writing on the outside subsequently faded. This latest one I used Colron "Georgian Medium Oak" wood dye, 2 coats of clear water based lacquer, and then because it was a little too red, a coat of Fiddes "Rugger Brown" wax.

 

[Tasky]

Ah, cool - I have some Colron Danish Oil in that same Georgian shade. Looks like you got a great finish from it!