Two in one

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Sat 06 Dec, 2014 10:38 pm

Customer came in with these medals, hat tallies and bosun's pipe, we agreed on layout and mount/frame, then he pulled out a Royal Ensign but wasn't sure if he wanted to go to the expense of such a large frame as well.

So I, being a smartarse, suggested we forget the first job and mount everything on top of the flag, just not over the union jack ... as long as he didn't mind lots of holes being made in the flag. The idea was to have the hat tallies mounted directly to the flag but the slits required to do that would have been a right pain so we mounted them to a board first and then tagged that to the flag.

Keith Hewitt · Post by **Keith Hewitt** » Sat 06 Dec, 2014 11:59 pm

Very nice job John

Well impressed

Never been in the Navy but I do have a Royal Ensign

One of the officers off HMS Sheffield gave it to me back in 1966 when I put on a party for ships officers in Gothenburg and invited some local Swedish talent.

Your frame has given me an idea!

seesaw101 · Post by **seesaw101** » Mon 08 Dec, 2014 1:53 pm

A really nice job John.
Very cleva

What glass did you use? Looks like one of the top-end range?

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Mon 08 Dec, 2014 2:10 pm

Arqadia call it Clarity, Wessex call it Artglass Waterwhite and Centrado call it Artglass clearview!

StevenG · Post by **StevenG** » Mon 08 Dec, 2014 2:21 pm

Nice idea, are the actual medals free to 'flap'? I like flags done like that, I hate seeing flags squashed against glass - that's just a person thing though

Uncle Sumo · Post by **Uncle Sumo** » Mon 08 Dec, 2014 2:24 pm

The whole thing looks fantastic. Which mouldings did you use?

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Mon 08 Dec, 2014 2:47 pm

Sides are Lion L2127 (or Simons BOLO 5 - same) capped with L Juhl 'Fenice' 364502. Medals are fastened down with melinex straps.

StevenG · Post by **StevenG** » Mon 08 Dec, 2014 4:57 pm

" Medals are fastened down with melinex straps" - I should have known

theframer · Post by **theframer** » Mon 08 Dec, 2014 7:54 pm

Very nice job

Graysalchemy · Post by **Graysalchemy** » Mon 08 Dec, 2014 8:06 pm

As ever a by good job John.

mick1070 · Post by **mick1070** » Wed 31 Dec, 2014 9:49 am

John,

What a really nice job, I am in the Army and am always being asked to frame flags and medals. I do not have the experience to frame them as yet and always decline. Your 2 in 1 is fantastic, it has given me the enthusiasm to buy a cheap flag and have a practice, many thanks John

Mick

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