The Framers Forum

The price of moulding has gone up. I currently use Rose & Hollis. I'm very happy with their product and service, but I really should scout around for cheaper prices - if there are any! Who do you use and recommend?

RSG came from Gold Leaf Supplies.

Thanks for the tip...

I'm trialling some gilding. Am soaking my first batch of size for making gesso tomorrow. Have prepared my trial frames and filled imperfections and sanded them. Can I further use the gesso to fill out any imperfections that I find?

I build my frames from start to finish with obeche. I finish simply with paint, or sometimes acrylic paint and then briwax. I'm about to try gesso, bole and shellac, gold leaf. I'm thinking of switching to pine. It's cheaper and I guess more sustainable. Does anyone use pine moulding? What are its p...

I have several Graham Sutherland etchings that I'd like to window mount and frame. I want to mount them as well as a museum. How does the British Museum mount their prints? Do they simply use acid free tape like the rest of us, and just tape the print to the mount? It seems too permanent to me for a...

I'm about to attempt applying layers of gesso onto a frame for shellac and gold leaf. Can I apply gesso over Ever Build wood filler? Likewise would any spots of PVA wood glue repel gesso?

I'm considering making my own gilding cushion. I've never actually seen one, is a piece of suede from Ebay all I need? Does it need any packing under the leather? Would a chamois leather work? Any other tips?

Thanks

Thanks. I'm just looking at a Stanley band clamp. It's up to 4.5m, but is still too short for some of my bigger frames. Is it possible to have a 6-8m band clamp?

Edit: I just found a 7m band clamp. So yes.

Which corner clamps are recommended? I've been looking at Brax corner clamps. They appear to look good, simple and are economical too, but would they work well? I'm leaning towards economical, so that I can afford to glue several frames at once. And what about larger moulding? I can handle up to 4&q...

Anybody have a preference for loose gold leaf or transfer?

Ok, so you've used the slip as the fillet to raise the glass off the poster. I may not need a fillet? I was considering 'pinching' the edges of the painting under the fillet, to hold it place. Worried though that the fillet would adhere to the painting. But we usually mount on oil on canvas right ag...

I'm framing an oil on paper painting. It's to be glazed, and the glass will sit on a fillet. The painting floated inside the fillet. There's also going to be a gold slip. I'm not sure if the slip should sit on top of the glass or beneath it - is probably really obvious but I can't get my head around...

Is it very difficult to gild a simple picture frame? It looks fairly straightforward on Youtube, but I can imagine the gold leaf crumpling and not lying flat (and other unforeseen problems). Is it worth the effort? Or should I just pay someone to do it? My aim would be to produce a 'seamless' golden...

Should have asked - do you post?

I think you mean actual gold leaf? Do you custom gild slips and their mitres?

Is there anyone who offers gilding as a service?

I need some fine quality gold slip. Who would be the best supplier? I have some GS already, but it's lack lustre.

I prefer seamless mitres, so how would I finish them? Would filler and Goldfinger suffice?

Since posting I've managed to track down the solution: 'Picture Putty'. Have found a supplier too: https://www.lionpic.co.uk/p/33251/GAINS ... Putty-59ml

Since posting I've managed to track down the solution: 'Picture Putty'. Have found a supplier too: https://www.lionpic.co.uk/p/33251/GAINS ... Putty-59ml

I have an oil painting that has a very obvious 'flake' of paint missing. I can easily repaint/restore the missing flake myself, but as it has depth this repair wouldn't be flush with the surface. Does anyone know what picture restorers use to fill a missing flake? I've already heard that Polyfilla/S...