Cool frames Glenn, my tastes are also simpler or completely weard as far as frames as concerned, I do not fancy those "classical" ones, but that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate the good work you have done with them.
Thanks Lester. The finish is just clear shellac. I like to let the material show off as much as possible. On the frame swap I was talking about a forum cased frame swap. We have done box swaps and so forth in the past and they have been a blast.