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What will you use for the back board Gus as it will need to be strong to hold the weight, MDF?

Well wherever they make them, the are probably manufacturing for M&S now too. In there today they had oak frames with a cream mount and matching oak mount slip for a 6x4 photo for £6. Would have to make a few to break even on materials alone at that rate. I guess that they could be deconstructed...

And I bet they wanted it float mounted

Thanks all, I feel some experimentation coming on. I like the idea of the van dyck crystals, sounds like hours of fun! Wouldn't have thought of using both spirit and water together so thanks for that. Robo, what issues do you have with obeche? I will try to above an a variety of woods but interested...

I am about to buy some stain to colour an obeche frame which I then intend to wax up to a bit of a sheen. I have found that there is a choice of water or spirit based stains available. Having read some of the product literature, i am still none the wiser really as to the pros and cons of each. Could...

Hello Anne. Welcome to FF. Are you far from Green Bay? Follow the Packers avidly here.

Congratulations end enjoy every minute!

Beware the data protection act and the customers right to see what data you hold about them!!!

When purchasing expensive and/or business critical machinery or software, support should be included in your annual expense budget as you would rent, insurance etc. In the commercial IT industry it was not unusual to charge 25-30% of the purchase price per anum for support. The businesses were depen...

I suffer in my arthritic hip in the left leg whilst supporting the right one doing the cutting. I have had some cartilage removed from my right knee through sporting misdemeanors and have found that keeping the knee dead straight and avoiding any rotation whilst exerting pressure helps keep it in or...

So that's what you look like!

Very neat. Bet you wouldn't have done it like that before you got your CMC!

Foamcore for me. Don't like them though, so many not symmetrical. Agree with Robo re not stretching too tight, think they don't look nice like that. Sometimes they can be a bit creased if delivered in a carrier bag so a bit of stretch helps though.

Just to add my thanks to everyone too. A thoroughly good day and an enjoyable evening. I now have a "gilded" frame which will need a little distressing to hide the gaps and creases! Thanks Richard for a very interesting and enjoyable workshop and to Mel for an interesting seminar. Look for...

Just to add my best wishes and thanks for all the help so far....... Maybe bump in to you in Lymington some time?
Cheers, Tim

I'm in and looking forward to it. How many of the NYAF Hand Finishers are going to be there?

The forum is still good, but probably not quite as good as this.... What Meg says 46 seconds in!

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Hello Chris. Just done one similar size for 9 photo's in a fairly shallow ash moulding. I use Art-Bak which claims to be bowed to keep things flat. You can barely notice any curvature but It seems to work as it is flat against the glass.

Hello Adam. If the customer wants it sticking down, give Steve a call and see if there is anyone nearby with a JetMounter that you may be able to offer HotPress services too in exchange.
Cheers, Tim.

That's the way I found it.

Hello, have a look here: http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 793#p61793

Robo did the same. I have been inspired by Kudu's picture and made something similar. est cost about right. Beware, mine is a little bigger and is v. heavy loaded up!