The Framers Forum

Washlines are also known as French matting, which will help your search.
Have a look at "Ursula Hobson-fine art of french matting" and search for "wash lines on picture mounts" on youtube.
There is a french matting group on facebook for ideas and encouragement.

Be aware that if you wax the back you'll have a job to find anything to stick to it, in terms of mounting materials. I speak from experience! (not my idea to wax it right before bringing it in for framing...)

Hi Nick, The brown in the bevel is a sign of the acids in the core of the mountboard and often the cause of damage to the prints below. Current best practice is to use conservation quality mountboard book hinged to a conservation quality undermount, which the work is attached to. Practices have chan...

thanks!

Imho if you want to produce good joints with hardwood, have a look for a second hand Hoffmann MU2 (I got mine from Hoffmann UK). I'm using mine more and more for tricky prefinished mouldings too, ones which I struggle to get right with a pneumatic underpinner! Underpinners are great when you have le...

Thanks Prospero. Yes, next day delivery is awesome, but which one??

prospero, which no nonsense cartridge do you mean?? Can't see which one you're talking about..

girlfromkent has just posted a Keencut mount cutter for sale yesterday at a great price.

Hey Tom,
girlfromkent has just advertised an older keencut mountcutter for £300. It's probably a good place to start on a budget.
Justin

Hi Sparky, This forum is a good place to advertise. There are also a number of groups on Facebook, always mention that it's a UK ad, as many of the groups are based in the US or worldwide. "Professional Picture Framers Group" is UK based I believe although like the others has a worldwide audience. A...

Which one exactly do you use Alan?

Thanks Mark, that's all useful advice.

Is this still for sale? Is it complete and ready to go?
If so would you be prepared to pack it, ready for collection by my courier?
Thanks
Justin.

Does anyone use one of these? Is it any good? Or is it better to look for a Fletcher 1100?
Thanks.

Just a reminder that the deadline for the latest round of support ends on 29th January.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-gra ... ort-scheme
Happy Lockdown 3.0!!

We have just had an experiment with this. A friend brought in a piece of 6mm glass for me to cut for him, straight from his cold shed. First cut was hopeless, a few minutes with a hairdryer and it cut perfectly.

Still for sale.

SOLD!

Yes, pmed you.

SOLD!