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by vintage frames
Mon 08 Apr, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Replies: 125
Views: 795554

Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!

That's good to hear you're getting on well with the hide glue. And the beauty of using that glue is you can repair any blisters, easily with a hot iron.

As regards any sort of finishing, the best results are all in the 'cleaning' or sanding down to a fine finish.
by vintage frames
Mon 08 Apr, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Replies: 125
Views: 795554

Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!

Hi bookmark. I suppose this is a hangover from when i used to make a lot more veneered frames, mostly for an interior design company. We were used to spreading Titebond by the gallon, so making up that quantity of hide glue wouldn't have been so practicable. I'm also not so sure about the performanc...
by vintage frames
Sun 07 Apr, 2024 9:26 am
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Replies: 125
Views: 795554

Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!

Thank you, Ed. Much appreciated. I use Titebond 1 inside a vacuum bag for all my veneers with a heavy duty vacuum pump. There is a possibility of using an ordinary domestic clothes storage vacuum bag with a Henry type vacuum cleaner. Orde02, who doesn't come on here very much, said he used it for so...
by vintage frames
Fri 05 Apr, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!
Replies: 125
Views: 795554

Re: THAT FRIDAY FEELING!

Nobody seems to want to talk about 'hand-finishing' anymore. I'm sure there are lots quietly beavering away and not much interested in showing off their work. So,here's one that I'm happy to show off. IMG_0002.JPG It's a Birds Eye maple veneered frame with a thin inserted gold slip. Ask anyone who's...
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Wed 03 Apr, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Help us, by reporting Spam posts
Replies: 7
Views: 318

Re: Help us, by reporting Spam posts

Does anyone know why they bother?
It's obvious that the posts mentioned were AI generated, but why go to the trouble?
Is there some grand plan or just bored mischief?
by vintage frames
Thu 14 Mar, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: Business Matters
Topic: Welsh businesses - new recycling laws
Replies: 10
Views: 659

Re: Welsh businesses - new recycling laws

I don't think the government is going to barge in and fine you for any waste recycling misdeeds. Any local enforcement of the rules would be contracted out to local councils. Your business is of micro size. Will anyone care what's in your black bag? Is someone going to go through it looking for the ...
by vintage frames
Thu 14 Mar, 2024 1:15 pm
Forum: Business Matters
Topic: Welsh businesses - new recycling laws
Replies: 10
Views: 659

Re: Welsh businesses - new recycling laws

I would do as they say, verbally ie stick it in general waste.
If they haven't issued a formal direction, that means they know that there are no facilities yet available to deal with that type of waste.
by vintage frames
Sun 03 Mar, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Oak supplier advice
Replies: 28
Views: 259357

Re: Oak supplier advice

Oh dear. That's some pretty dodgey oak. I've never seen it that colour and the wood grain is pretty ropey too. If you're stuck with it then the best thing is to stain it dark and call it antique oak. Buy a bottle of this stuff - https://bolgers.co.uk/collections/wood-dyes/products/country-oak-water-...
by vintage frames
Sat 02 Mar, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Chop saw thoughts
Replies: 6
Views: 270

Re: Chop saw thoughts

All the framing mitre saws are belt driven off the motors.
by vintage frames
Fri 01 Mar, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Chop saw thoughts
Replies: 6
Views: 270

Re: Chop saw thoughts

As Justintime said, the older the saw, the less 'bells and whistles', the better the cut, - even if the blades are knackered from wear! If you only use barewood mouldings, then a good chop saw will actually do because you can fill for any wobbles of the saw blade. Prospero has an arrangement of two ...
by vintage frames
Mon 26 Feb, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Oak supplier advice
Replies: 28
Views: 259357

Re: Oak supplier advice

You could be right.
The sawmill will slice through the logs in the most cost-effective fashion but in doing so will also expose some boards within the figured/ quarter-sawn plain.
Perhaps a good moulding company will select these boards from the pile and use them to produce their mouldings.
Or not!
by vintage frames
Mon 26 Feb, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Oak supplier advice
Replies: 28
Views: 259357

Re: Oak supplier advice

This is a question I've often wondered about. Is the oak that framers buy from R&H et al, quarter-sawn faced oak? That is where you see the medullary rays streaking across the grain, sometimes called fiqured oak. This oak will have the finest grain pattern and be of cabinet quality. All the oak ...
by vintage frames
Tue 20 Feb, 2024 10:26 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Bright red flat moulding 50mm or wider
Replies: 4
Views: 314

Re: Bright red flat moulding 50mm or wider

Fitz has given you the most pragmatic advice. I notice that you have an interest in classic car restoration. So why not make the frame first with a 50mm wide plain wood moulding. Then mix up some two-part wood or car filler and scrape it evenly along the top surface of the moulding. After it's dried...
by vintage frames
Mon 12 Feb, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Best product or method to fill holes on bare frame ?
Replies: 11
Views: 771

Re: Best product or method to fill holes on bare frame ?

Yep, that's the stuff. You could paint it on with a paintbrush. Diluting 50/50 with meths always gives best results. But then you have to go to the bother of cleaning out the paintbrush. For this I would fold a bit of cotton into a small pad, tip on some shellac from the bottle and smear it over the...
by vintage frames
Sun 11 Feb, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Best product or method to fill holes on bare frame ?
Replies: 11
Views: 771

Re: Best product or method to fill holes on bare frame ?

Once the wood filler has dried, try adding a little shellac over the filler. Use a cloth to just rub some on.
The liming wax should go on to that the same as the timber.
by vintage frames
Sun 11 Feb, 2024 4:38 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: How is this moulding effect achieved?
Replies: 5
Views: 413

Re: How is this moulding effect achieved?

If it is a hand finished moulding then you could get close by taking some bare-wood oak and drenching the surface with very hot water. Keep doing it a few times so as to soften the fibres. Then go at it with a wire brush, along the length of the grain. This should create that raised grain effect. An...
by vintage frames
Thu 25 Jan, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What extra ‘must have’ equipment would you recommend?
Replies: 25
Views: 1607

Re: What extra ‘must have’ equipment would you recommend?

A cheap basic compressor like the one you mentioned on Toolstation will give you lots of compressed air but will rattle like hell when running. You could put it in the loo, out of the way and that could help. All compressor fittings are universal and you can run the air hose as long a distance as yo...
by vintage frames
Wed 24 Jan, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What extra ‘must have’ equipment would you recommend?
Replies: 25
Views: 1607

Re: What extra ‘must have’ equipment would you recommend?

As already said, - a compressor.
£150 should do it.
by vintage frames
Tue 23 Jan, 2024 1:17 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: framing silk scarves
Replies: 5
Views: 529

Re: framing silk scarves

You've probably heard this from me before but I too once had to frame 12 large antique silk scarves. And they were very valuable too. I gave them to a local 'stitching and bitching' group who sewed them onto sheets of plain calico. I think they charged a few hundred pounds but was money well spent. ...
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Sat 20 Jan, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: J M Turner
Replies: 5
Views: 1729

Re: J M Turner

Good point but looking at the frame, I doubt it had any value relative to the cost of framing the original. It's obviously some sort of design device that museums and curators are well used to using. I've seen it before but never remarked on it. I'm just curious if any knows the thinking behind it. ...