Simons Stretcher Moulding

[Roboframer]

This stuff comes in two sizes, the larger for boxed canvas or 'gallery wraps'

But mitre them on their side and they become a very deep rebated moulding. It's good quality pine (American Redwood) too - I have 200 ft of each and cannot see one knot.

Only problem could be that as the rebate lip is rounded, only the flat bit is of use so that makes for quite a narrow lip.

52p per foot for the larger, 42p for the smaller, discounts available too.

[Spit]

I suppose you could route out the rear of the rebate lip to make it half round.

[framejunkie]

That's a handy thought.

I... cannot see one knot.

Is it finger-jointed shorts or whole lengths of timber? If the former, it would be most useful for painted finishes. They don't do a version in Poplar do they?

My cheaper black box-frames are poplar(tulip), with a black stain, so it would probably save me money if Simons(or anyone else!) does these stretcher mouldings in poplar

In case anyone wants to try the black-stained poplar -

- Hand-sand to 180grit
- Three coats of black spirit-stain(and watch in amazement how much will soak into this stuff - i stained a 50cm length then cut it to make a corner sample and in places the stain had penetrated about 8mm into the wood!). Be sure to allow them to dry well between coats.
- Wax with a mixture of 1 part black patinating wax : 4 parts clear beeswax(i find that black wax on its own harder work than other waxes and is slightly abrasive so can rub through the stain - the mixture goes on and buffs really quickly

This method takes me about a third of the time a good black ash does - even using the method described by Spit in the 'Staining ash black' thread - which worked well for me after i'd quizzed Spit and found he was using a thicker coat of shellac sealer between coats of stain. Haven't tried the sanding sealer method on poplar yet, but if it alters the course of my life, i'll be sure to tell you all about it

Have good weekend people

[avantime]

Robo - It looks like a Radiata - VERY fast growing looking at the growth rings. There is a species from Chile which is chopped down after only about 5 years!!

Because it grows so fast there are few knots. Watch out for twisting though.