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Customer says he *had* a frame with a carved celtic knot motif - possibly in a natural oak.

This was some time ago.

He'd like something similar.

Anyone know of such a moulding?

Without doing any research, there should be compo ornaments of Celtic knots.

Who supplies those?

Per AI

Composition Ornament Manufacturers
Bomar Designs: Offers over 2,000 composition ornaments, appliques, and onlays for furniture, frames, mirrors, and architectural details.
Decorators Supply: Known for manufacturing composition ornaments using a formula of all natural ingredients that dates back hundreds of years. They have a carving library that exceeds over 16,000 ornaments spanning all major periods and styles.
George Jackson: A company founded by Thomas Jackson, who is widely accepted to have developed composition ornament in London around the late 18th century. George Jackson continues to supply composition ornament made to the original methods and recipe.

Good luck with trying to get a one-off purchase from any of those guys.

If the carving is in a raised profile, then you could simply take a pressed cast of the motif and reproduce it with some DAS compound. They currently do a 'wood' compound.
Then just stick it on to an appropriate oak moulding and stain it to match.

I had a similar enquiry a couple of years ago. After much investigation I discovered that the frame she had seen was a mass produced photo frame.

I did actually find a solution by using my laser cutter to etch a Celtic knot pattern in MDF, which I then ‘inlaid’ into a wooden frame, and then painted and waxed it.

Sadly I don’t think I remembered to photograph the finished thing, but attached is a photo of the proof of concept. This is lasered MDF that I painted and waxed.

Thanks all for responses.

I think I can confidently tell my customer that there's no off the shelf solution.

Have a look at Decwood, or something like this
https://www.heartwoodcarving.com/celtic ... RJ-R91z5Yv

But yeah no off the shelf that I know od. You'll be sticking a decal on to a flat moulding.