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Hi All,

I am pretty new to framing and am picking up a lot as I go and from the forum threads. I haven't come across any references to the following though, so thought I'd ask for some help.

I have a customer who has given me 5x12cm high silver leafed wooden letters to mount/frame (I reckon it's something like bass or albizia wood as it's very light). I am giving her some framing options and have suggested a shadow box with some contrasting mountboard background which she likes the idea of.

My question is - what is the best way to mount them? I don't think double sided tape or wood glue will do the job long term on it's own so I'm leaning towards a mechanical fixing of some sort. Wood screws or Omer Staples through the back of the board? Should I double up the board behind the letters to stiffen it and add support/strength?

Any ideas gratefully received....

Cheers Dean

My framer tried doing that but I wooden letter

I'd fasten them with melinex straps - being silver they're already probably a bit shiny - then I'd bond another board to the mounting board, probably foam board or correx.

Nice gag! Bit like my wife went the Caribbean....Jamaica? No she went of her own accord!

Fork Handles....

Anyway, good advice, I've not come across those before but have just googled them - that'll do the job nicely I think. Thanks for that - you're a Framing genius!

Just so I can visualise it better, would you cut slits in the board (hidden behind the width of the letter) and feed the straps round the letter and through the board fixing then on the rear of the mountboard. Presumably you fix the straps down with tape - which would you use?

Thanks Again

Dean

Nice gag! Bit like my wife went the Caribbean....Jamaica? No she went of her own accord!

Fork Handles....

Anyway, good advice, I've not come across those before but have just googled them - that'll do the job nicely I think. Thanks for that - you're a Framing genius!

Just so I can visualise it better, would you cut slits in the board (hidden behind the width of the letter) and feed the straps round the letter and through the board fixing then on the rear of the mountboard. Presumably you fix the straps down with tape - which would you use?

Thanks Again

Dean

Yes, slits just out of sight under the object, straps are passed through and secured on the back with tape. The correct/best method is double sided tape (not ATG tape) - press strap on to it, apply more DS tape over that and double the excess of the strap back over it, then cover with something like PH7-70 (3m 810 will do). Very secure.