Third time is the charm

A few weeks ago I asked a frame shop how much it would cost for them to make a custom photo mat for an 11x14 print in a 20x20 frame. the answer: 30 bucks with a 3 week turn around. Damn - I needed to get 4 of them made.

Of course, he wasn't just quoting me a price. He was squaring off with fists up. He wanted to fight. He just may not know it, but he definitely was picking a fight with me. I say: Bring it on.

Here's the project by the numbers:

(1) trip to Pearl Paint
(124) Chinese grandmas and tourists who almost crushed my 6ft x 4ft mat board on my way home.
(10) min racking my brain trying to remember how to add and divide fractions
(2) failed attempts at cutting the right mat size: One time I misread my own handwriting and thought 9 inches was 7 inches. The other time I cut my edge on a 75 degree angle by accident.
(4) times I cut the stupid bevel angle the WRONG way. Apparently, I am a bit slow at the whole learning thing.

But i finally did it....correctly. Here is the final board below framing a picture snapped in Dubrovnik. Booyeah!