The Framers Forum

Sometimes framers can get a little too picky........ Very true. :D If we are conscientious and take pride in our work it sometimes results in agonising over small details that your average Mr/Mrs. Public would never notice. Many is the time I have scrapped a mount or a frame because of a 'niggly' b...

Languages were never my meteor.

Hi Tim. :D Did you apply the tape all around the poster? I say this because people tend to get the notion that his will keep the paper tight and therefore, flat. In fact it has just the opposite effect. If the paper expands through moisture absorbsion, it has nowhere to go and so forms ripples. The ...

I did some octagonal mirrors once when wallpapery frames were all the rage. Could I get them together with no gaps? Could I fairy-cakes. I kept shaving the mitres until they ended up about an inch smaller the originally intended.

I just mucked out the Morso. Jammed a nice splinter right under my fingernail.


Stretcher Bearers!!!!!

I got one of those too. Well the C&H version anyway. Never used that either......

This is the 'posh' room. (told ya I had a chair like yours Áine. :wink: ) The top of the bench in the left corner hinges back to allow access to the vacuum press. re. cutting mats. I find the gridlines very useful for trimming things square. http://www.petrbnsfineart.com/images/poshroom001.jpg I alw...

Why do other folk's workshops always look better than your own?

Nice setup Áine.

I've got a chair identical to that one.

Also check under 'Rep'

Keep an eye on E-Bay.

Not that I want any of their old cr*p.

Re: Bill's olde newspaper. I used to find lots when I did a bit of work for a antique dealer. Never chucked 'em out. The Times. 1926: Classifieds. Housemaids wanted. Salary £28-40 per annum (inc full board) Houses for sale: Detached. Wimbledon area. £1250 freehold (£100 deposit) Best one I remember....

It's a well known fact that car maunufacturers make most of their profits from spares, not new cars. And has anyone noticed that original parts in a car last for years and replacement parts last for about 5 mins. I got a new battery about 18 months ago. It replaced the original one, about 6 years ol...

Know wotcha mean. :? It's amazing what gets into frames over the years. When it comes to getting old tape off, an offcut of glass works a treat. Find a bit with a sharp edge and you can literally pane it off dry, which avoids all the ickyness associated with soaking it. Also works well at removing t...

Hi and Welcome house frames.

Don't think I have ever seen frames such as you describe. Ivory, maybe.....
That's not to say they don't exist....somewhere.

If all else fails I'm sure these people would make them for you. At a price....

this is the style of spray gun that I use for gesso (RSG and whitting) http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17858&filter=spray :D I didn't think of that type of gun :oops: . You could almost stand the thing in the boiler to keep it up to temp and with the external feed it would not clog. Exc...

:D It's just one of the concoctions that you but thinking "That looks handy". You have play about with it and never touch it again. :? Far as I can remember, it does what it says on the can. :wink: Maybe we should start a swap-your-white-elephants topic. One mans kelter is another mans tre...

It is a pity that the only people who suffer in these situations are the unfortunate employees and the artist herself. If the company (limited no doubt) is in receivership then not much hope of financial compensation. The bosses who did the nasty tricks will probably wait until the dust settles and ...

Spit. When you have used it all up, I have exactly the same thing that has also been lying about since the dawn of time. Pink stuff and white stuff right?

Steve.

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A mate of mine has a BMW X5. That service charge would buy precisely 2/3 of a tyre. Wait till he wants a new exhaust. (Or a windscreen. )