The Framers Forum

Thank you so much everyone, these comments are excellent

lol I love the cabbage one Sean! You're right, pramsay13. We do have to be realistic in that not everyone is going to stretch to custom framing and AR glass, many will still use ready-mades, but even so there are good and bad choices to be made so any advice that will help them in the right directio...

that's useful thanks perfectly put

Also we could use any tips on how to decide what makes certain framing suitable or unsuitable would be good, to helps folks realise they're making bad choices and may need professional help

I'm writing this with my Society of Equestrian Artists judging panel hat on. At this year's exhibition we noticed there were more than ever, inappropriately and nastily framed pieces of work submitted. I would like to put an article in our newsletter to encourage artists to put more thought (and in ...

thanks, that's reassuring. Reckon it'll be good enough for me if I don't happen upon a decent used 5000 anytime soon. Having done some goooogling of my own I see that Lion has their 1000s listed for several hundred quid less than everyone else, old stock maybe, possibly there's low demand from frame...

Hi all. Since I seem to be using mostly posh glass these days, I'm thinking I should splash out on a vertical cutter. I see there's a huge price difference between the Excalibur 5000 and the 1000 and I wonder if anyone who's used one can tell me what the 1000 is like at cutting glass? I don't partic...

I have a very old Framers Corner foot operated underpinner in my way, it's in working order. You can have it if you don't mind collecting from mid Wales. I have v nails for it too but would like £ for them as they are easily saleable and I am poor pm me if interested

hi Chris
I would like to buy this off you if it's still available? I sent you a pm and email, just posting on here as well in case you missed them
cheers
Mary

Superb paintings!

if you still have this in about a month I would like it - won't have the money till then as I just spent out on a new underpinner. Message me if I forget!

ah I get you, can you believe I never thought of the bit right in the middle as ultimately being wasted anyway
thank you!

A quickie... Just wondered if anyone has any top tip for fixing the cutout in the front sheet of a double mount whilst cutting the back one, which avoids ruining either cutout? (so I can use it for a smaller job later. Yes I'm a skinflint )

Thank you, you're too kind! I did that painting as a demo at an art festival and it took about 6-7 hours. I work much faster when I'm being watched, funny that!

thank you very much John

That's me on page 10 with the donkey pic just sayin...
Will sign your copy for cash, it'll be worth millions one day

I think a pic of your workshop would be a helpful addition, so people can easily see they are dealing with a professional framer and not someone nailing bits of wood together at the kitchen table.

I can confirm the Mitchell's scanner is awesome (John / Sally). It's 40x50" IIRC. I think it's now up & running in their new premises in Tuxford, on the A1, north Notts. tel 01777 838 234.

it's publishing software; I'm writing an art instruction book so it'll be a real boon

fabulous, thanks for the heads up
I just installed InDesign and it works absolutely fine on Windows 7
now to declutter my hard drive and grab a load more freebies from the list

As someone who has been a customer far more than I've been a framer, I'd say yes to all of those. Also, presentation counts for a lot: taking care to wrap a frame and handling it as a thing of beauty and value when you're handing it over, and giving a little hanging kit adds way more value than it c...