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Two in one
Posted: Sat 06 Dec, 2014 10:38 pm
by Roboframer
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.
Re: Two in one
Posted: Sat 06 Dec, 2014 11:59 pm
by Keith Hewitt
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!
Re: Two in one
Posted: Mon 08 Dec, 2014 1:53 pm
by seesaw101
A really nice job John.
Very cleva
What glass did you use? Looks like one of the top-end range?
Re: Two in one
Posted: Mon 08 Dec, 2014 2:10 pm
by Roboframer
Arqadia call it Clarity, Wessex call it Artglass Waterwhite and Centrado call it Artglass clearview!
Re: Two in one
Posted: Mon 08 Dec, 2014 2:21 pm
by StevenG
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
Re: Two in one
Posted: Mon 08 Dec, 2014 2:24 pm
by Uncle Sumo
The whole thing looks fantastic. Which mouldings did you use?
Re: Two in one
Posted: Mon 08 Dec, 2014 2:47 pm
by Roboframer
Sides are Lion L2127 (or Simons BOLO 5 - same) capped with L Juhl 'Fenice' 364502. Medals are fastened down with melinex straps.
Re: Two in one
Posted: Mon 08 Dec, 2014 4:57 pm
by StevenG
" Medals are fastened down with melinex straps" - I should have known
Re: Two in one
Posted: Mon 08 Dec, 2014 7:54 pm
by theframer
Very nice job
Re: Two in one
Posted: Mon 08 Dec, 2014 8:06 pm
by Graysalchemy
As ever a by good job John.
Re: Two in one
Posted: Wed 31 Dec, 2014 9:49 am
by mick1070
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