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- Fri 07 Jul, 2006 9:28 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Bitumen gilding glaze?
- Replies: 12
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Problem solved! I tried various things which didn't work, but I remembered I had an old tin of Liberon black patinating wax tucked away in a cupboard somewhere. It took a long time to locate it, but it was worth the effort. I mixed this wax about 50/50 with black bison dark oak wax and got a perfect...
- Thu 06 Jul, 2006 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Bitumen gilding glaze?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10201
My expectation, not from experience, is that oil based paints and glazes thinned with white spirit are not likely to successfully adhere to gold. This is why I assume french polish or shellac is likely to the media to which a much smaller quantity of bitumen is added. I don't know whether we are tal...
- Wed 05 Jul, 2006 9:00 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Matching mount slip & frame sight edge.
- Replies: 9
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- Wed 05 Jul, 2006 8:33 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Bitumen gilding glaze?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10201
Bitumen gilding glaze?
I'm repairing a pair of very old gilded frames, where the gold has been darkened with bitumen, (a favorite with the victorians I think). I've tried matching it in without success, so I need to make up some bitumen glaze. I assume it's a mixture of bitumen paint and french polish, but I don't actuall...
- Tue 04 Jul, 2006 10:58 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: A sticky problem!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15056
- Tue 04 Jul, 2006 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: A sticky problem!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15056
- Mon 03 Jul, 2006 11:04 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: A sticky problem!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15056
The 25% off as a ready made with flexi-tabs instead of doing the full job as normal, is something I learnt from working for a well known Torquay framers. They do it all the time! It saves losing a deal, lots of people go for it, because they think it's a big saving. This is what they don't get: I do...
- Sun 02 Jul, 2006 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Future of Framing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5391
I don't take too much notice of these guru's who claim to be able to forecast future trends. I can't even guess what's likely to happen next week. All I know is that as soon as something becomes trendy, it's days are numbered. This year everything is way down, except framing which is lower in volume...
- Sat 01 Jul, 2006 9:16 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: A sticky problem!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15056
A sticky problem!
A senior gentleman brought in a photographic image of a nearby coastal town to be framered. He chose a mount and a simple frame and I told him the price. He looked shocked and told me he only paid £5 for the image. So I offered to do it as a ready made frame instead for 25% less, this is a standard ...
- Fri 30 Jun, 2006 10:38 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Deeper rebate oval frames?
- Replies: 4
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Hi Les, I was contemplating something similar myself. I have unfortunately agreed to frame a cross-stitch in an oval frame with a double mount, because the lady wants me to match the illustration which came with the cross-stitch kit. This is something which happens from time to time and unfortunatel...
- Thu 29 Jun, 2006 8:49 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Tapestry stretcher?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10218
- Mon 26 Jun, 2006 9:47 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Tapestry stretcher?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10218
- Mon 26 Jun, 2006 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Help needed squaring up a Keencut Laser mountcutter
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5750
- Sun 25 Jun, 2006 3:44 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Deeper rebate oval frames?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4424
Deeper rebate oval frames?
I'm not sure if there is an answer to this one! Customers keep wanting oval frames for things which need a bit of extra depth and whenever I order an oval frame there is never much rebate depth at all. I don't know of a practical way of extending the rebate depth of an oval frame or of a source of d...
- Fri 23 Jun, 2006 10:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Help needed squaring up a Keencut Laser mountcutter
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5750
This probably is not what you think the problem is! You've already squared it up and got good results and without changing anything you say it's all out again. Something else to check! First - check the rubber grip strip under the cutter bar, they get worn out or go hard over time and lose their gri...
- Wed 21 Jun, 2006 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Latest trends in plain wood mouldings
- Replies: 8
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- Wed 21 Jun, 2006 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Would you do this?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19487
I spent a whole week training with Pete Bingham paid for by the job centre when I was out of work and I specified that I only wanted training on hand finishing - nothing else! It was time very well spent and I had already done plenty of hand finishing before this! Almost 50% of my work is hand finis...
- Wed 21 Jun, 2006 7:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Latest trends in plain wood mouldings
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7666
Being in a rural area it's not easy for me to keep up with what's the latest thing, but every now and then I pick up a few clues when I get asked for something to match a new fitted kitchen or new furniture. Can anyone suggest a good way of staying in touch with what's the latest buzz. Whenever I fo...
- Tue 20 Jun, 2006 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Latest trends in plain wood mouldings
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7666
Latest trends in plain wood mouldings
A customer came in yesterday asking if I can offer any Wenge wood mouldings. Fortunately, I had a Wenge chevron sample on the display board, which I quickly produced. The customer came in again today and placed an other for £190, not for Wenge, but a dark brown flat stained pine which he said looked...
- Wed 14 Jun, 2006 8:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Washlines
- Replies: 43
- Views: 35267