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The Egyptian holiday papyrus turned out OK in the end. Fitted directly against 3mm cast acrylic.

Tidy job!

I'd guess they've been purpose made, maybe even on a 3D printer?

Have a search for hedgehog technique. There should be loads of info on it.

I can highly recommend "Guidelines For Great Frame Design" by Greg Perkins.

All of the shades of the blue in the images are from the same tonal range. I think you need to go through your mount samples and pull out anything that sits well tonally with the blue and see for yourself what works. As a designer only you can make the choices.
Yes, the protective glass I use that ...

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I think it's a common occurrence tbh. I just use the longest v nail I can, like 15mm and clamp overnight. I've never managed to regularly successfully stack wedges! The alternative is the Hoffmann dovetail router.

Wessex stock or can order in all of the mount options I mentioned.
Again the consultation process is your chance to offer the various glazing options. AR70 is my best seller, way more than standard float glass now, because I offer it as the base option and because customers immediately see the ...

Loads of options, a consultation with your cousin would give you an idea of how special these pieces are. If they are easily replaceable and for an office or teenagers wall I might suggest simply mounting and laminating onto board and close framed. Less cost, wipeable, no glass to break.
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What sort of advice are you looking for? Design, technical? What are the pieces?

If you can find one with 8gb of RAM minimum then yes.

Yeah that's a great point. It comes down to cash flow I guess.

Re mountboard choice, there are a few mountboard producers out there, yes I liked the conservation aspect of LJ, most of their boards are. I just had to choose to stock one or two to I went for LJ and Crescent cotton and their select range(but rarely actually use it).
Tbh I find consultations with ...

If you contact Sarah at Gunnar UK she will have a good idea of what's around. 07976378704

It's hard to say from the photo but no. 3 might be a fence from a router table?? Please hold on to them, as soon as you bin them one of us will realise that it's the long lost part we need!!

I'll start. Bottom left fits onto a bandsaw or table saw table, it's to adjust the crosscut angle. The thingamajig with the red line and I suspect the Mat Magic too are for measuring and marking out for wash lines. They all look far too interesting yo throw away!

@rinzleriston I missed your post back in Feb. I can't believe noone else commented on it! These look amazing! Did you create and build the Darth Vader moulding from scratch?

I get the "free reign, minimal input" thing. It makes it really easy for your friends, to just leave you to it. I've had it plenty before but I don't do it anymore. The thing is it's a really good opportunity to practice your consultation/design table experience with your friends. Personally I think ...

You could make it worth your while and have a training day with them and then a swim in the sea?