The Framers Forum

I had that when i first started and fell in to the same trap of not wanting to loose the few customers i had. Luckily a fellow framer of many years took me under his wing and told me not to under value my skill. Your framing their picture because they cant!! Ask them how much their last car service ...

Hi i have a couple of framing jobs in and need some help. I have two soft leather pictures to frame. The customer wants to see the whole picture so i plan to float the image on mount board. Question, how do i attach / adhear the rough side of the leather to the mount board, It has been stored for a ...

I have used chop service from both Lion and Arquadia for large mouldings or hard wood, both have supplied superb lengths that fit together perfectly. I have also used them for non stock items where 3.2metres is required and i dont want any waste or off cuts that will hang around the workshop for yea...

I think we have all had problems with customers who ignore advise then complain "that it doesn't quite look they way they imagined it would and can you do it again in a different mount / frame". We rely on repeat business and reputation so on this occasion stand the loss but learn from it....

And so it goes on, i have told customer it is best that that we do not trim the prints down but if he insists i want it in writing. concerning true value who knows, They were bought at an auction and the prints are of a particular subject the customer is very interested in. Only one is mounted the r...

Thanks to you all for you advise, i will persuade the customer to accept a wider mount and retain the value of the art work
Nick

Hi there, I have been asked to frame some very old prints (1911) they are prined on paper and the image is set with a wide border the customer wants a 50mm mount which will leave excess paper extending beyond the new mount. The customer is happy for me to trim this excess but i am concerned it will ...

A true story told to me by my daughter. A university friend of hers met a guy. After a few months he took her home to meet his mum and dad who owned a large dairy farm. After meeting and getting to know her boyfriends family dad and boyfriend offered to show her round the farm and in particular the ...

Thanks to all who offered help, i have tried carpet but bits of fibre tend to get under mount during assembly. Rubber tiles sound good are they easily availabale. While we are on coverings what about work shop floor. mine currently has a piece of old carpet covering approx 50% of the chipboard floor...

Hi Out there, can any one suggest the best covering for a work top. I tend to mount cut and assemble and discuss work with customers art on the same work top. Currently i cover the chip board top with mount board and replace when it gets a bit scruffy. Can any one suggest a more suitable covering, o...