Drilling through museum glass part duex....

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Thu 31 Jan, 2008 11:38 pm

Well, here is the final result, the photograph (as usual) doesn't do it justice - from some angles the spoon seems to be further forward than the mount!

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 12:49 am

Fabulous job, Spit. That moulding really compliments the love spoon. Bespoke finish?

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 12:50 am

Yep, deep rebate ash, stained to match.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 12:52 am

Suspected that might be the case!

What are the objects on the left again?

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 12:57 am

Little dragon badges - one each for the father, son & daughter. I think the guy's wife bought them for them, if I remember right...... I'll take a close up tomorrow, when I get the extension lead out (no batteries still!)

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 1:02 am

Nice! I really like the dragon handle on the spoon itself!

Reckon a Jolly Good Pat on the Back is in order (you'll have to do it for me - my arms aren't that long!!)

Post by **prospero** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 9:28 am

Super job Spit.

Very nice design.

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 12:42 pm

Here's the dragon pin badge

And a slightly closer view of the spoon

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 12:43 pm

Fab!

What did you use for the mount, Spit?

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 12:53 pm

Colormount 3002 polar white conservation, supported on the outer edge with econospace and about 3/4 inch from the centre by 3mm mount strips covered in the material.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 1:01 pm

Mea culpa! Should have phrased the question better.

I meant the backmount - the fabric looks really nice and textured, and I was wondering what it was.

One day I'll learn to speak Béarla properly!

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 1:24 pm

I keep calling it velvet, but 'er indoors keeps slapping me round the ear and saying crushed velour. One day she'll beat it into me. It's just laid flat on the board, it has plenty of variation of sheen & colour so no need to introduce any by folding & creasing.

I get bits & bobs of the materials from ebay - a couple of quid gets you plenty enough for a few jobs.

w00dward · Post by **w00dward** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 1:48 pm

I want a cmc...

Thats looks great mate.

Spit, how was the spoon fixed?

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 3:02 pm

Glass bonded three bent plastic coated hanging wire 1" lengths, so they made a loop which I could feed button thread through (which you can see on the vertical struts). It's strong enough to lift the glass by, yet if the thread fails it won't be a major job to re-tie. to stop it rocking on the wire I put some small clear rubber domes (as used for corner bumpers) in strategic places to keep the whole thing stable.

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 5:13 pm

He's just been in to pick it up - the big smile said it all...

Not your average framer · Fri 01 Feb, 2008 6:02 pm

w00dward wrote:I want a cmc... :

So do I and it's on my wants list.

In the meantime, however, there is a way of doing something which give a very similar effect even if you don't have a CMC, but it's usually done as a double mount as the circles in the corners have to be replaced and taped in place and the second mount hides most or even all of the rest of the circular cut out.

It's a lot easier to do on a fletcher 1100, than on a Keencut Oval six. The circle has to be in the centre of the revolving table on the Keencut, which limits the size of the mount, since the opposite corner of the mount has to clear the support in the corner of the machine while the table revolves.

I've got quite a collection of older books on mountcutting, including some by Charles and Herb Carithers, (these are the guys who did the C & H mountcutters), and a lot of things which we think of as CMC jobs were done manually in years gone by. They are still possible by manual means today, if you are willing to practice the necessary skills and keep everything tightly calibrated.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 6:13 pm

Spit wrote:He's just been in to pick it up - the big smile said it all...

Good being a framer, innit!

Grahame Case · Post by **Grahame Case** » Sat 02 Feb, 2008 12:12 pm

just "borrowed" and adapted your idea Spit,

we've just got 12 heart shaped coloured pebbles to fit in a frame, but they need to be removable

going to float them on Museum Glass, attached with Velcro, so they can be taken off and colours jumbled around if need be,

this glass will be floating around 5-6 mm off the mount board and the mount board will be wrapped in calico. leaving a floating effect,

a challenge you say?

i like a challenge!

Grahame Case · Post by **Grahame Case** » Tue 12 Feb, 2008 11:28 am

here we go, I'm afraid our ceiling camera has its limitations.

still to go through final tidy up of the corners etc, final glass clean, and stuff.

it's a lovely frame but by god it doesn't join well

Spit · Post by **Spit** » Tue 12 Feb, 2008 11:34 am

Triffic! Is it one of those mouldings that feel a bit like unglazed porcelain?