The Christmas Big'un.
The Christmas Big'un.
Frame to fit a 7' x 5' 2" canvas.
First step: Make the liner. Rose&Hollis A279. I widened the rebate on my routing table. Big canvases need lots of elbow room.
As it turned out, it was a bit out of square and just fiited. I didn't have the painting on the plot, the guy was still working on it
and no room anyway.....
You will see I had to build extensions to the table to accommodate the thing. I had to commandeer the front of the shop as it was
too big for the workshop. I don't usually like doing 'mucky' work in the shop, hence the dust sheets. I did manage to underpin the liner
but added steel 'L plates ' on the corners.
First step: Make the liner. Rose&Hollis A279. I widened the rebate on my routing table. Big canvases need lots of elbow room.
As it turned out, it was a bit out of square and just fiited. I didn't have the painting on the plot, the guy was still working on it
and no room anyway.....
You will see I had to build extensions to the table to accommodate the thing. I had to commandeer the front of the shop as it was
too big for the workshop. I don't usually like doing 'mucky' work in the shop, hence the dust sheets. I did manage to underpin the liner
but added steel 'L plates ' on the corners.
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Stage 2. Build the core of the frame. R&H A138. Once the liner is made the size is set and the important thing to establish
when multi-stacking is the differential between the long and short sides. This is a constant.
I didn't underpin this moulding. I put a biscuit slot in each corner and cross-nailed them. The webbing strap was a must as was
my newly bought spring-clamp set. Very old school.
when multi-stacking is the differential between the long and short sides. This is a constant.
I didn't underpin this moulding. I put a biscuit slot in each corner and cross-nailed them. The webbing strap was a must as was
my newly bought spring-clamp set. Very old school.
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Further corner reinforcement. At this point I had to flip the beast over, which was probably the most problematic thing
of the whole job.
of the whole job.
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Re: The Christmas Big'un.
So far so good
What device do you use to tighten the webbing?
What device do you use to tighten the webbing?
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I am a little slow at times, but "a big spanner" jes nas compre par . Do you mean as a tourniquet or some such?
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These are brilliant. Unfortunately no longer made.
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Next.....
A small reeded moulding fitted on the inside. I ran up a section of pine to form a 'bridging' piece under the rebate of the
bigger moulding.
A small reeded moulding fitted on the inside. I ran up a section of pine to form a 'bridging' piece under the rebate of the
bigger moulding.
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Now the tricky part......
Trying to join an 8' x 6' frame for the outer moulding was a bit too much. So I fixed each rail individually. The corner joints don't
need to be especially strong as the strength of the whole frame is in the middle moulding. Took a bit of faffing about to get the rails the
right length. I assembled the four rails 'dry' with the aid of the spring clamps and the removed one at a time a glued them all the way
along. Nailed though into the middle moulding.
Trying to join an 8' x 6' frame for the outer moulding was a bit too much. So I fixed each rail individually. The corner joints don't
need to be especially strong as the strength of the whole frame is in the middle moulding. Took a bit of faffing about to get the rails the
right length. I assembled the four rails 'dry' with the aid of the spring clamps and the removed one at a time a glued them all the way
along. Nailed though into the middle moulding.
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Had to extend the back to swallow most of the depth of the canvas. For this I used a square moulding with the rebate ripped off
and another smaller one with the outer edge chamfered.
The two short sides have a piece of PSE pine glued to the back for the hanging cleats.
and another smaller one with the outer edge chamfered.
The two short sides have a piece of PSE pine glued to the back for the hanging cleats.
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The bare frame completed. I added a few small blocks as strengtheners. Getting heavy at this stage.
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Now to try to flip it over. I couldn't do it on the table as not enough ceiling clearance. So I had to do a three-point turn
on the floor. This had to be done very carefully. Helps if you have arms like a gibbon.
on the floor. This had to be done very carefully. Helps if you have arms like a gibbon.
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While the main frame is off the table, time to finish the liner. All 28+ feet of it. Six processes, so that like doing one coat
on a piece nearly 180ft long.
Grain filled with polyfilla, two coats of ripple paint to prime and then two coats of 50/50 Titanium White/Buff acrylic.
When dry a toning coat of dilute Raw Umber.
on a piece nearly 180ft long.
Grain filled with polyfilla, two coats of ripple paint to prime and then two coats of 50/50 Titanium White/Buff acrylic.
When dry a toning coat of dilute Raw Umber.
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Following this, love the step by step technique, well done sir
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Re: The Christmas Big'un.
Absolutely love it much more entertaining than "Silent Witness"
Hats off to prospero
Can't wait for the next installment.
Hats off to prospero
Can't wait for the next installment.
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(didn't have to wait long Peter. )
Now for the mucky part.....
Frame is to be black with gold sections. Frame all prepped and any holes filled and sanded.
Building up the black......
Now for the mucky part.....
Frame is to be black with gold sections. Frame all prepped and any holes filled and sanded.
Building up the black......
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All done and surprisingly zero paint on the walls....
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The un-gold parts masked off and the parts to be gilded coated with Red Oxide acrylic.
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All the gilding applied. Bronze Powder (2.5 Gold) mixed with varnish.
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