The Framers Forum

Thanks for the replies.

I've not sent them off yet, still looking into the suggested options but hopefully, they'll be away soon.

philipsheldon wrote: ↑Wed 27 Jan, 2021 2:12 pm Ashworth & Thompson provide a hollow grinding service for Morso Blades. We have been doing this for well over thirty years.

Thank you, I will look those up.

Which supplier do you use for your materials? Most suppliers provide a blade sharpening service. If they are Morso blades they must be hollow ground I use a local framer near Glasgow for my materials. I'm not sure if they sharpen their own blades, they have Morsos. I will ask next time I'm there, w...

Hi all. I've noticed recently that my mitres are not as clean as they once were and when I join the final one, it usually doesn't quite marry up, with a noticeable gap. I'm a bit OCD about such things. I use a guillottine to finish my mitres after they come off the framing saw. I suspect I need to t...

prospero wrote: ↑Sun 24 Jan, 2021 2:34 pm Welcome Dale.

Thank you.

Hi Dale and welcome to the forum, I used to have holidays as a youngster up around your way, many years ago. Every year, we used to visit the fun fair at Girven. A very lovely and picturesque part of the UK. You will find that you are not the only non commercial framer on this forum, there are many...

Hiya. My name is Dale and I live in Ayrshire, although I'm originally from the South Wales Valleys. I'm a keen photogrpaher and I learned the art of framing back in 2010. Whilst I'm not commercial, I do build frames for ourselves as well as friends. It is something I'd like to get better at and lear...