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Thanks but if you're in Norfolk that's a bit far

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Looks good Justin
I'd love a router as it would solve a few problems, but I'm very tight on space. Will still need an underpinner and not room for both

Hi all

Still looking for a pneumatic underpinner in the South East.
Happy to travel up to 2 hours from North Kent.

Not fixed on a make or model, so interested to hear of anything available that can be shown to produce good joins with hard woods.

Thanks
Megan

Hi all Older model Keencut Ultimat for sale Still cuts great mounts, could be good for someone starting up who wants a lower cost starting machine All the details on eBay, pm me if interested, £300 Collection from Faversham, Kent ideally but happy to meet part way or package up for courier https://w...

Hello All
I'm in desperate need of a couple of lengths of Larson Juhl Catania gold, the wider one ideally, 795075000.
I'm in Kent but happy to pay for courier, or come and get it, etc...

Looking to upgrade some of my equipment
I'd be interested to hear of anyone within a couple of hours' drive of Kent who has a Keencut Futura or Cassese CS20

Thanks!

Looking to upgrade some of my equipment
I'd be interested to hear of anyone within a couple of hours' drive of Kent who has a Keencut Futura or Cassese CS20

Thanks!

Sorry this is a dupe but can't see how to delete

Hello All I hope you are all well and prospering. I've recently done some frames around the metre square size. I've previously been told that anything over 1.5m needs acrylic rather than glass, but these biggies have made me a bit nervous. At this size, which glass or acrylic would you use and why? ...

Love this thread! So much detail.

I want to have a go!

Is there a way to see a demo of Preview before downloading?
Can it be integrated into a website John?

I want visualisation software that can be embedded front end for customer use and ordering on an e-commerce site

Anyone doing this?

Hi

Is there anyone in Kent willing to take in wedding dresses for framing?

Been approached today but you have to know when to say no thanks! Bit beyond me at the mo.

Thanks
Megan

Yeah, no band saw sadly!

Hello all I'm looking for a bare tray frame moulding suitable for a 50mm deep canvas that isn't more than 15mm wide on the face. Lion and wessex nothing, larson can't find anything, r&h same. I don't currently have the woodworking facilities to make my own or trim down the wider faced deep one f...

Could it be the Wessex white veneer?
https://www.wessexpictures.com/C2261.html

Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply so comprehensively and usefully.

Righto, now for some experimentation and a lot of mess...

Oh and Dermot I definitely am interested in gilding, and even moreso in ebonised dutch style finishes so I'm sure I'll be bothering you further soon

Thanks all. Dermot - what about gesso bole? Or am I getting ahead of myself Any black paint? I have some farrow and ball - is that ok or is acrylic paint or something else better? Should I use black acrylic gesso for black frames? Probably a stupid question :giggle: Yes I'm currently struggling with...

Hello All I have not done any hand finishing before but would like to start. I am finding the basic ready finished black and white (both wood grain & smooth) mouldings a bit disappointing. My workshop is below a gallery and I will soon be providing frames for exhibiting artists so as well as hav...

Hello all I'm having a lot of trouble this week with dust and flumbs, getting into box frames, sticking to glass. I've read through some posts and tried a few things but still feeling like my mental health is suffering! Every damn time there's tiny bits of dust and crap and I'm taking the back off, ...

Hi Dave Did you do this successfully? Have a pic by any chance? I have a customer who wants a stamp fan sheet like this one https://shop.royalmail.com/queen-a-night-at-the-opera-fan-sheet framed and I am thinking along similar lines - no hinges, just suspended in mylex Will the mylex be enough to ho...