First you’ll want to print your photo. I printed mine the largest I could—13×19″—on my PIXMA iP8720. To get the most out of the page and the largest possible print, you’ll want to ensure you’re selecting borderless printing in the print options. I can’t say enough about how well this printer handles black and white photos—really captures the contrast of the photo. Begin by using the wood stain and rags to stain the wood whatever shade you desire (you may need more than one coat to get the best color). You could also paint the wood. You’ll need two wood pieces for the bottom hanger and two for the top part of the hanger. On the back piece of the top hanger, screw in two eye screws about 1 1/2″ from either edge.
Take your printed poster (face down) and sandwich the bottom of the poster between the two bottom pieces of your hanger. Use three nails or screws to attach the two pieces of wood together from the back side, but make sure you are attaching them in a spot that will go through the poster as well so that the wood doesn’t just fall off the bottom when you lift it up. If you don’t plan on changing out the photo in the future, then it’s easier to use nails, but if you think you’ll want to take the hangers apart and change the photo, then I would use screws.
Repeat the process with the top two hanger pieces, attach a piece of leather cord to the eye screws to create a loop to hang your frame from, and you are ready to hang your frame!
