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- Thu 03 Aug, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
- Replies: 7
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Re: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
For something that scale you maybe should abandon the card mount concept in favour of a wood profile mitred and joined like a frame. Rose & Hollis do a very useful plain wood that can be employed for this purpose ref A231. There is also A245 which the same size but with a cove rather than a beve...
- Fri 28 Jul, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: hardboard backing for canvas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3481
Re: hardboard backing for canvas
I've used Unibond in the past with success. It's basically wood glue diluted a bit. The key thing is to get even pressure on until the glue has set - 24 hrs is my preference. Put the board/canvas between two heavy boards (19mm Chipboard?) with sheets of plastic to stop any oozes sticking to the heav...
- Fri 28 Jul, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Antique frames re sized needed? Also fabric mounts
- Replies: 3
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Re: Antique frames re sized needed? Also fabric mounts
If they are non-linear i.e. with fancy corners and applied ornaments, then they are next to impossible to resize. You are better having the made to order. There are several very good companies who can make them to order, including some on this Forum. :D As for mounts they can be cut from ready-cover...
- Wed 26 Jul, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Shipping Large Oil Painting from UK to USA?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11851
Re: Shipping Large Oil Painting from UK to USA?
Make sure it's adequately insured. A chap I know had a rolled canvas that was shopped from the States. The
customs took it out to examine it and totally destroyed it trying to get it back in the tube. It was valued at
several thousand pounds which he managed to recoup.
customs took it out to examine it and totally destroyed it trying to get it back in the tube. It was valued at
several thousand pounds which he managed to recoup.
- Wed 26 Jul, 2023 9:44 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: fixing mirror in frame
- Replies: 5
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Re: fixing mirror in frame
One nice touch is to black out the underside of the rebate with a fat marker. This prevents the edge of the mirror
reflecting any scruffy bits. It looks cleaner.
reflecting any scruffy bits. It looks cleaner.
- Mon 24 Jul, 2023 9:56 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Waxing Bare wood frames
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8661
Re: Waxing Bare wood frames
I have a loudspeaker cabinet that I made at school in 1968. :D Solid oak. I waxed/polished it as per the teacher's instructions and it looks as good now as the day it was made. I rarely use oak/ash for frames but when I do and want a natural finish I put on two coats of bleached shellac before waxin...
- Wed 28 Jun, 2023 9:11 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
- Replies: 8
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Re: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
It's in a book called "The Complete Guide to Picture Framing" by Jenny Rodwell and George Short. Published by Macdonald & Co. 1986.
Interesting book but a bit 'Old School' now.
Interesting book but a bit 'Old School' now.
- Tue 27 Jun, 2023 9:42 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5206
Re: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
I have see similar frames in books described as 'Aschkar' frames, with corners formed the same way. But that
might refer to a a specific design.
might refer to a a specific design.
- Tue 27 Jun, 2023 9:33 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Large vintage posters - help please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 66518
Re: Large vintage posters - help please
If you look at my diagram up there^ you'll see that there is a bit of 'jiggle room' for the paper. The outer edge of the slip is raised slightly to lift the slip so the edge of the paper is unrestricted. I typically use Linen tape, but whatever you use it should be a tad thicker than the paper. A 30...
- Tue 27 Jun, 2023 9:05 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Mount Sizes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3780
Re: Mount Sizes
The whole thing revolves around the image.
Like a lot of things, it's comes under the heading of "It Depends.....".
Like a lot of things, it's comes under the heading of "It Depends.....".
- Fri 23 Jun, 2023 4:28 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: The end of Cassesse
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21456
Re: The end of Cassesse
..... Later.
I tried the Imnes wedges and they seemed to work fine. 7mm ones anyway.
I tried the Imnes wedges and they seemed to work fine. 7mm ones anyway.
- Fri 23 Jun, 2023 9:28 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Large vintage posters - help please
- Replies: 29
- Views: 66518
Re: Large vintage posters - help please
I like to use a wide, flat moulding on posters and contrive a wide rebate either by routing the rebate to about 30mm or adding a slip. My thinking is that posters are usually on a wall so visually don't benefit visually from a mount. This way also saves a lot of weight re. the glass area and a wide ...
- Wed 21 Jun, 2023 8:45 am
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: The end of Cassesse
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21456
Re: The end of Cassesse
Yeas it's a bit of a PITA to reload cartridges and I usually snap off the little ratchet bits. If you're careful you can put them in the machine without the nails coming out the end. Once you get them loaded they work fine. Trouble is, the Uni wedges I use are made by Cassese too. I have a box of Im...
- Sat 17 Jun, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Electric mitre saw to replace Proman
- Replies: 1
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Re: Electric mitre saw to replace Proman
If you are trimming the ends then practically any cheapo mitre saw will do the job.
You don't really need a clamping system. Just watch where you put your fingers.
You don't really need a clamping system. Just watch where you put your fingers.
- Tue 06 Jun, 2023 10:20 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Greetings from the Netherlands
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6131
Re: Greetings from the Netherlands
Hi and Welcome Old School. :D I sometimes re-use Far East import frames by giving them a light sanding and then coating them with shellac. This makes a base that water-based paints will stick to. I mostly refinish them with an Ivory type finish with a few powder-gilded highlights which is then muted...
- Fri 02 Jun, 2023 11:01 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Foil / alu wrap mouldings
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7470
Re: Foil / alu wrap mouldings
A little story... A lady once brought me an ally wrapped frame to ask if I could 'touch it up' a bit. It was very tatty and scuffed. While I was explaining that this type of moulding was basically untouchupable I had a thought. I took it into the workshop an quickly peeled the protective plastic off...
- Tue 30 May, 2023 9:33 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Price sticker that has left a "shadow" on the mount board
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10747
Re: Price sticker that has left a "shadow" on the mount board
Can't you make one Keith? It only takes a day or two when the sun shines.
- Fri 26 May, 2023 9:35 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Tape not holding a piece of artwork in place
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20682
Re: Tape not holding a piece of artwork in place
I would agree about taking adhesive out of the equation.
But this type of self-adhesive tape needs to be burnished firmly to maximise the grip. Just pressing it on and rubbing
it with a finger does not do it.
But this type of self-adhesive tape needs to be burnished firmly to maximise the grip. Just pressing it on and rubbing
it with a finger does not do it.
- Thu 11 May, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Understanding underpinners
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4835
Re: Understanding underpinners
Most Poly moulding, it has to be said, is used on frames that are at the bottom end of the market. Price is the issue. So if an operation can alos be removed from the process it makes a huge difference in cost. You can underpin only and the joint will appear sound but it's nowhere near as strong as ...
- Tue 09 May, 2023 9:33 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Double sided map - is this the correct way?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7179
Re: Double sided map - is this the correct way?
I've done such things before using this method.... Do the encapsulation as you describe. Use two sheets of glass and tape the edges (P90+?) so as to make a self-contained unit that can be handled. Then, find an outer moulding that will swallow the internal package plus about 12mm. Add a gold slip. T...