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Trying to match a moulding

Posted: Mon 21 Sep, 2015 6:23 pm
by Dave E
Had a customer at the weekend looking to match a frame she had done ages ago
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The moulding is 35mm wide, Think I found it in the Ashworth & Thompson catalogue
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But on checking today it’s discontinued. Im struggling to find anything with a similar profile and finish. Any ideas? I have looked at Lion, Wessex, Mainline and Holroyds.

Was also wondering if that finish is something that could be done by a hand finishing newby like myself, I’ve only done stains and waxes. I can see it’s a dark red base with black speckles and gold over the top followed by a lacquer but to be honest I don’t know where to start! Think I’ve answered by own question on that :lol:

Re: Trying to match a moulding

Posted: Mon 21 Sep, 2015 7:09 pm
by prospero
That one goes way back. The gold is laid on from little scrap pieces of leaf to give that broken effect. There is a name for it beginning with a that I can never remember. I'm sure a reasonable facsimile could be made by hand-finishing, but not an exact copy. IMHO a near match looks worse than a complete difference. :? A then there is a matter of getting a matching profile. Easier to replace the existing frames with matching new ones if the customer wants a match.

Re: Trying to match a moulding

Posted: Tue 22 Sep, 2015 7:30 pm
by Dave E
Thanks for your reply I think I'll pass on trying to replicate it I agree a close lookalike would probably look naff next to the original anyway. I had suggested replacing the original frame so the pieces would match but customer wasn't keen on that idea.

Re: Trying to match a moulding

Posted: Tue 22 Sep, 2015 8:35 pm
by IFGL
Oddly enough we used to call this finish broken leaf, glad I am not alone.