I don't use much Oak, but I can heartily endorse Rose & Hollis. If you speak to them nicely they would probably
pick out all matching bits.
* You might want to try Ash for light finishes. It's a tad easier to work with and tends to be more consistent.
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- Wed 20 Dec, 2023 12:09 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Oak supplier advice
- Replies: 28
- Views: 363277
- Sun 10 Dec, 2023 5:24 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Filling grain on obeche
- Replies: 8
- Views: 102978
Re: Filling grain on obeche
I use a lot of 'No Nonsense' fine surface wood filler from Screwfix. Basically I apply it with a knackered old brush. Dip the brush in water and scrub it into filler then paint it on. Not too wet and not to dry. Then take a cloth and rub it in, taking off the excess. When it's dry, sand off any nobb...
- Fri 08 Dec, 2023 10:46 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Morso F not cutting Vertically
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20366
Re: Morso F not cutting Vertically
First of all I would try re-seating the blades.
They should be snug where they meet and equal height.
They should be snug where they meet and equal height.
- Mon 04 Dec, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Self Spacers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 88902
Re: Self Spacers
I use a Keencut straightedge with the rubber inserts. :D Foamcore is notoriously hard to cut clean. You need a good, sharp blade. Blades are cheaper than foamcore. :P It's a good idea to make the first stroke very lightly just to establish the 'track'. Then you can press harder until you get though ...
- Fri 01 Dec, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Staining/Finishing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 89741
Re: Staining/Finishing
Quick Tip: Don't use steel wool on Oak (or Ash) or you can get little black spots were steel fragments
lodge in the pores and react.
lodge in the pores and react.
- Wed 22 Nov, 2023 10:07 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: How to increase rebate depth
- Replies: 12
- Views: 113227
Re: How to increase rebate depth
I use a great many of these for mounting sticky-out canvases... https://www.lionpic.co.uk/p/8591/Bendable-Fixing-Plates-37mm-Pack-100 They are very easily formed to fit exactly. If you want to conceal the side of the canvas then Rose&Hollis do a good selection of square stripwood which can be ta...
- Sat 18 Nov, 2023 10:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Any way to ship a frame with glass?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 97544
Re: Any way to ship a frame with glass?
I've used these people in the past and they are specialist art shippers. Not too dear.
https://www.aardvarkartservices.com/
https://www.aardvarkartservices.com/
- Tue 14 Nov, 2023 12:48 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: hand mitre saws
- Replies: 11
- Views: 80568
Re: hand mitre saws
I cobbled together this setup for £<500. The only disadvantage is that it needs to be a permanent setup. It's also very dusty but a good dust extraction system would cure that. I've been using it for ten years and it speeds up cutting big awkward mouldings considerably. Having two saws avoids the ne...
- Mon 13 Nov, 2023 11:53 am
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: hand mitre saws
- Replies: 11
- Views: 80568
Re: hand mitre saws
I agree with all the previous advice. I started with a Nobex saw. It was sort-of OK for small mouldings. :roll: An artist friend of mine (who was as clueless as I was) pitched up with a heap of moulding he'd bought in a sale. It was big chunky stuff. Can I cut and join 10 12"x10" frames? S...
- Thu 09 Nov, 2023 10:28 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Anybody recognise this?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 39973
Re: Anybody recognise this?
Many Apollylodgies. I should have gone to Specsavers.
- Thu 09 Nov, 2023 10:56 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Anybody recognise this?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 39973
Re: Anybody recognise this?
It's still on the Simons site. Whether they have any or not is anyone's guess. Says 120 on the page.
https://djsimons.co.uk/product/regency- ... old-heavy/
https://djsimons.co.uk/product/regency- ... old-heavy/
- Wed 08 Nov, 2023 1:42 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Identifying a frame
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15934
Re: Identifying a frame
Have a word with these guys....
http://www.norfolkmouldings.co.uk/
I have found them are very good and min order only 100ft. Quick turn around.
The profile is simple and won't need special knives to be made.
http://www.norfolkmouldings.co.uk/
I have found them are very good and min order only 100ft. Quick turn around.
The profile is simple and won't need special knives to be made.
- Wed 01 Nov, 2023 11:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: To chop or not to chop
- Replies: 8
- Views: 34946
Re: To chop or not to chop
You have to crunch the numbers. If you have a job that requires two sticks of an expensive moulding and you are left with say 6ft, then that bit is essentially scrap, especially if it's a wide one. It may have cost £30, but in practice you are never going to see your money back. You can't take it to...
- Wed 01 Nov, 2023 11:18 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Swept Frames.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 36355
Re: Swept Frames.
The so-called 'Swept' frames that were imported from the Far East were typically very cheap, which is why a lot were used in the '80s/'90s. They were quite 'brassy'. I have had a lot of success with refinishing them in a more subtle tone to suit modern tastes. An Ivory base with hints of colour and ...
- Wed 01 Nov, 2023 11:08 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Drymounting oil pastels
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15275
Re: Drymounting oil pastels
Mounting 101: NEVER stick anything down that you can't replace. :P If the piece needs to be drymounted then the artist should mount the substrate before executing the work. :wink: *I would be very wary of applying heat to an oil pastel. It would need to be cold-mounted using PVA and left under weigh...
- Tue 31 Oct, 2023 11:03 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Thick repair wax
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9895
Re: Thick repair wax
I remember Simons doing wax filler sticks in tins. I used to melt it on with a soldering iron. They did wood shades and also metallics. I found this on Amazon.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Total-Furniture-Repair-System-Touch-Up-Brown/dp/B017GGDNKO/ref=asc_df_B017GGDNKO/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode...
- Tue 31 Oct, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Swept Frames.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 36355
Re: Swept Frames.
I remember the Lira frames and mouldings from Sisslings. :D They were dirt cheap and looked quite classy. The mouldings were on a base timber of some really ropey pine, often with multiple finger-joints. This made them very twist-resistant though. Cutting/joining was could be quite problematic but o...
- Sun 29 Oct, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: working with thin mouldings
- Replies: 19
- Views: 87650
Re: working with thin mouldings
The elegant solution for making BIG subframes. Get some tongue and groove pine cladding. It's (relatively) cheap and comes in 8mm thickness. Rip off the tongue side. The clever bit is you can form half-lap joints without any fancy woodwork skills. Just use two layers, glued and screwed. The laminate...
- Sun 29 Oct, 2023 12:33 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Nitric Acid?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4564
Re: Nitric Acid?
Acetone will eat into leaf very quickly. To control it, have a wad of cotton wool dipped in White Spirit
standing by. This will neutralise the Acetone allowing you to control the effect.
Nitric Acid is a bit OTT and is harmful to bare skin.
standing by. This will neutralise the Acetone allowing you to control the effect.
Nitric Acid is a bit OTT and is harmful to bare skin.
- Fri 27 Oct, 2023 9:43 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: working with thin mouldings
- Replies: 19
- Views: 87650
Re: working with thin mouldings
I'd say riveting the d-rings to the back is the best way. Even use 2-hole ones on a bigger frame. That way all the stress is taken on the back. Putting a piece of aluminium tape over the rivet 'tails' is a good idea. Fixing the back to the frame would work but if the back is near a damp surface or i...