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Elusive frame

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Hello

When I first saw this frame that a client wants matching I thought it would be a doddle, but it seems I am wrong! It's a small, pine reverse moulding but with a very distinctive simple curve into a small vertical face (about 9mm) on its outer edge. I've tried the usual suspects, Lion, Arqadia, DJS, Wessex, A&T, Mainline, Neilsen, R&H, Centrado, Midas, Byron, Frinton, and Radius, but without any luck. Have I missed out anyone? or have I just looked and not seen?

Any help appreciated.
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Hard to tell but it could be custom-finished.
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Yes, roboframer, it is, I can do the finishing, it's the moulding I'm after, sorry should have made it clearer. :Slap:
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i bought something like that from simons, havent got catalog handy to give you the number though

it a silver leaf type finish,
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It looks like a Midas moulding that Euro Mouldings used to do. Rrinton now use Midas mouldings but I can't (quickly) see it on their website - have a butchers, you never know. http://www.frintonmouldings.com/index_html
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It looks very much like an Aqadia one that I used to get. But as they are want to do with really useful mouldings, they discontinued it. :evil:

Simons OBEC/0016 is probably the nearest.
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It's Simons AM / 0003, (scorched pine), discontinued a few years ago. I liked the shape and made up various handfinished chevrons and I had thought it should appeal to my customers, but I did not get many orders for it.
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Thanks so much for your help guys, looks like I 'll have to dust off my rabbet planes then :rock:
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Image

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