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Four-Square Decoratives

Enhance the Basics with a variety of details: Extensions, Rounded Ends, and Gouged Panels.


Above, top to bottom: Extensions — We’ve exaggerated the tenons and horns to further express the joinery. Shown: 2.0"-2.5" Extensions in quartersawn white oak (Nut Brown stain) with proud dowels corner treatment). Rounded Ends — exaggerated tenons and horns are given a distinctive radius. Shown: 2.0"-2.5" Rounded Ends in quartersawn white oak (Honey Oak stain) with flush dowel corner treatment. Gouged Panels — available in walnut, cherry, and mahogany only. Hand-chiseled recessed panels play on the rustic feeling of the through-tenon joinery. Shown: 2.0"-2.5" Gouged Panels in walnut with raised ebony square plug corner treatment.

Profile Widths

Frame numbers indicate the widths of the members with vertical side members described first, followed by widths of top and bottom rails. For example, the 3.0"-3.5" has 3-inch sides, with the top and bottom being 3-1/2 inches wide. Standard widths are shown. Custom widths - for example, 2.0"-3.0" or 2.25"-2.25" are also available.

Woods & Stains

Available in quartersawn white oak, with a clear finish or your choice from a wide range of stains (as well as custom stains), walnut, cherry, maple and certified sustained-yield Honduran mahogany.

Corner Treatment

The pinning of each joint offers the opportunity to accent the corners with your choice of three corner treatments: a flush dowel (see middle sample above), proud dowels (top sample), or raised square plugs (bottom sample). Square plugs are available in either ebony or the same wood as the frame. Learn more…

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Decorative Examples

Liners

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Liners make great enhancements on Four-Square frames.

Corner Treatments

The pinning of each joint offers the opportunity to accent the corners with your choice of three corner treatments: a flush dowel, proud dowels, or raised square plugs. Learn more...