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- Sat 26 Aug, 2023 12:01 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Newbie Q - Frame Support
- Replies: 11
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Re: Newbie Q - Frame Support
You can fix braces to the back to mitigate bowing of a thin moulding. I've used strips of 2.5 MDF in the past. Also add steel 'L' mending plates on the corners. It works up to a point but it's a slightly half-arsed solution. :P * The Wessex subframes have a neat bevel on the inside that allows you t...
- Fri 25 Aug, 2023 10:38 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Newbie Q - Frame Support
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13717
Re: Newbie Q - Frame Support
For something that size and with that moulding width you really need a subframe. That is a support frame that goes behind and takes the weight of the entire inner package. Wessex do suitable sections, but for max strength you can make your own from PSE timber. It should be the same size as the backi...
- Tue 22 Aug, 2023 10:09 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Double Mounting
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7285
Re: Double Mounting
Coloured mounts really are an '80s thing. I rarely use strongly coloured mounts nowadays and stick to mainly pale, neutral shades with just a hint of colour. People think a colour in the mount will 'pick up' a colour in the image. It won't. It's a heavy-handed method used by people who don't really ...
- Mon 21 Aug, 2023 10:02 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: “I’ll keep that… it come in handy!”
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4332
Re: “I’ll keep that… it come in handy!”
I have a BIG shed full of 'useful' bits. It's 30ft long and 12ft wide. Most of it is the remnants of a job lot of moulding I bought in 2006. I've cherry-picked all the good stuff and used it. The rest is stuff that is perfectly good but I just have no use for nowadays. Also vast heaps of boxes full ...
- Sat 12 Aug, 2023 8:45 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Texturing Gel?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4479
Re: Texturing Gel?
This was a popular thing in times gone by. Sometimes a print would be mounted to canvas and put on stretcher bars to better emulate the look of an original. I've had people come to me with 'granny's oil painting' for a valuation only to be informed that it was a print and worth next to nothing. It g...
- Mon 07 Aug, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Perfect Joins
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10342
Re: Perfect Joins
Ooh, can I jump on and ask what you mean about band clamps Prospero? Your ones without corners that you can underpin? The one I have from Screwfix, I think I could take the plastic corners off so it is just the screw/handle/ratchtety thing and the strap. Is that essentially the same or are your one...
- Mon 07 Aug, 2023 10:13 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Keencut Ultimat Futura Problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6626
Re: Keencut Ultimat Futura Problem
The cutter depends on a good solid base. A slight dip will cause this problem. You could try adding a few shims of
card or whatever underneath and see if it's any better. Mountcutters work best when installed in a permanent position.
card or whatever underneath and see if it's any better. Mountcutters work best when installed in a permanent position.
- Mon 07 Aug, 2023 10:05 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Perfect Joins
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10342
Re: Perfect Joins
I do a lot of big chunky frames and I like to slightly over-engineer the joins. The fact is that over a certain size frame the sheer weight of a big moulding tends to work against it. You have a bigger glue area, but the glued strength depends on tight joints and even contact across the face. With t...
- Fri 04 Aug, 2023 10:31 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6341
Re: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
Do you mean the plain wood that will act as my boarder cannot touch the glass. What would happen if it did? I should have said.... Some painted surfaces produce strange optical effects when glass is laid on them. I believe the proper term is "Newton's Rings". Pale colours in particular sh...
- Thu 03 Aug, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6341
Re: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
For something that scale you maybe should abandon the card mount concept in favour of a wood profile mitred and joined like a frame. Rose & Hollis do a very useful plain wood that can be employed for this purpose ref A231. There is also A245 which the same size but with a cove rather than a beve...
- Fri 28 Jul, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: hardboard backing for canvas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2590
Re: hardboard backing for canvas
I've used Unibond in the past with success. It's basically wood glue diluted a bit. The key thing is to get even pressure on until the glue has set - 24 hrs is my preference. Put the board/canvas between two heavy boards (19mm Chipboard?) with sheets of plastic to stop any oozes sticking to the heav...
- Fri 28 Jul, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Antique frames re sized needed? Also fabric mounts
- Replies: 3
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Re: Antique frames re sized needed? Also fabric mounts
If they are non-linear i.e. with fancy corners and applied ornaments, then they are next to impossible to resize. You are better having the made to order. There are several very good companies who can make them to order, including some on this Forum. :D As for mounts they can be cut from ready-cover...
- Wed 26 Jul, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Shipping Large Oil Painting from UK to USA?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8352
Re: Shipping Large Oil Painting from UK to USA?
Make sure it's adequately insured. A chap I know had a rolled canvas that was shopped from the States. The
customs took it out to examine it and totally destroyed it trying to get it back in the tube. It was valued at
several thousand pounds which he managed to recoup.
customs took it out to examine it and totally destroyed it trying to get it back in the tube. It was valued at
several thousand pounds which he managed to recoup.
- Wed 26 Jul, 2023 9:44 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: fixing mirror in frame
- Replies: 5
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Re: fixing mirror in frame
One nice touch is to black out the underside of the rebate with a fat marker. This prevents the edge of the mirror
reflecting any scruffy bits. It looks cleaner.
reflecting any scruffy bits. It looks cleaner.
- Mon 24 Jul, 2023 9:56 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Waxing Bare wood frames
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6272
Re: Waxing Bare wood frames
I have a loudspeaker cabinet that I made at school in 1968. :D Solid oak. I waxed/polished it as per the teacher's instructions and it looks as good now as the day it was made. I rarely use oak/ash for frames but when I do and want a natural finish I put on two coats of bleached shellac before waxin...
- Wed 28 Jun, 2023 9:11 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
- Replies: 8
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Re: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
It's in a book called "The Complete Guide to Picture Framing" by Jenny Rodwell and George Short. Published by Macdonald & Co. 1986.
Interesting book but a bit 'Old School' now.
Interesting book but a bit 'Old School' now.
- Tue 27 Jun, 2023 9:42 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3693
Re: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
I have see similar frames in books described as 'Aschkar' frames, with corners formed the same way. But that
might refer to a a specific design.
might refer to a a specific design.
- Tue 27 Jun, 2023 9:33 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Large vintage posters - help please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 44520
Re: Large vintage posters - help please
If you look at my diagram up there^ you'll see that there is a bit of 'jiggle room' for the paper. The outer edge of the slip is raised slightly to lift the slip so the edge of the paper is unrestricted. I typically use Linen tape, but whatever you use it should be a tad thicker than the paper. A 30...
- Tue 27 Jun, 2023 9:05 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Mount Sizes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2714
Re: Mount Sizes
The whole thing revolves around the image.
Like a lot of things, it's comes under the heading of "It Depends.....".
Like a lot of things, it's comes under the heading of "It Depends.....".
- Fri 23 Jun, 2023 4:28 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: The end of Cassesse
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15362
Re: The end of Cassesse
..... Later.
I tried the Imnes wedges and they seemed to work fine. 7mm ones anyway.
I tried the Imnes wedges and they seemed to work fine. 7mm ones anyway.