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Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 8:59 am
by Geoff
Hi everyone,
My name is Geoff, I specialise in bespoke framing making all of my own mouldings and profiles, see: peachframes.com
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 9:14 am
by prospero
Welcome Geoff.
Nice work. Playing my tune there......
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 9:30 am
by framemaker
Hi Geoff, welcome to the forum
Your experience would be very welcome! hope you have time to get involved.
Richard
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 11:32 am
by Geoff
Thank you! Been making & finishing frames for over twenty years and still get excited about the whole aspect of framing. Really enjoy seeing other framers work. Would like to recommend a very good framing book : Framing In The Golden Age (ISBN 90-6630-278-X).
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 11:40 am
by Graysalchemy
Only one copy on amazon but at £1,830.57 I don't think I will be buying it
, mind you delivery is only £2.80.
By the way lovely looking frames I had a nosy at your website
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 11:44 am
by JohnMcafee
Hi Geoff, welcome aboard.
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 5:36 pm
by Geoff
Graysalchemy wrote:Only one copy on amazon but at £1,830.57 I don't think I will be buying it
, mind you delivery is only £2.80.
By the way lovely looking frames I had a nosy at your website
My copy is now out of the book case, dusted and shrink wrapped. Unbelievable price, I was presented with the book in 1995. Thanks for the comments regarding my web site.
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 6:19 pm
by stcstc
do you have a shop in snettisham??
my inlaws have a place on the beach in snettisham
i will be over early august, might come pay you a visit!!
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 8:09 pm
by Jonny2morsos
We used to live in Snettisham until 2004 and were not aware of you then. Do you do work for the north Norfolk Galleries?
Kept a caravan at Heacham South Beach until 2010.
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 8:32 pm
by AllFramed
There must have been a few of us take a look on Amazon, it's £2,562.77 now!
Some lovely frames on your site Geoff.
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Mon 02 Jul, 2012 8:46 pm
by framemaker
I've noticed while collecting books that Amazon (especially US sellers) often list rare or hard to find titles at very high prices, but if you check back regularly you find the price of drops to more realistic values.
The book that Geoff recommends is one of a handful I am yet to add to my collection, it usually goes for around £250 to £300 (AbeBooks currently at £285) although I have seen it for £150 and wish I had got it then!
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Tue 03 Jul, 2012 7:35 am
by Geoff
That sounds more reasonable Richard. Many years ago I worked for a company (John Davies Framing, London) sometimes gilding, but usually finishing all of the gold frames they made which is how I was presented with the book, he, John Davies, being a contributor to it's publication.
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Tue 03 Jul, 2012 12:00 pm
by paul cadremont
Graysalchemy wrote:Only one copy on amazon but at £1,830.57 I don't think I will be buying it
, mind you delivery is only £2.80.
By the way lovely looking frames I had a nosy at your website
Maybe the book comes in a gold plated frame ?
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Tue 03 Jul, 2012 12:34 pm
by prospero
I'll wait for the paperback.
Re: Handmade/Hand finished frames.
Posted: Tue 03 Jul, 2012 1:47 pm
by Graysalchemy
I think you will be waiting a long time