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Where do you get your canvas frame wood from?
At the moment I use a local frame company for my canvas wood, its lovely quality but its quite expensive. Its angled so that you get a good stretch and not see the frame through the print…..
Where do you buy your wood for stretching canvas’ round from?
Attached is the type of wood I currently get….
Cheers
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This does not look like proper Canvas frame. Its looks like there’s nowhere to put the pegs. !
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I think it is, not sure what you mean by pegs? The frames are made to size and stapled together, I wasnt keen on the pre-made frames?
I currently buy the wood from here; http://www.framersxtras.co.uk/
Please correct and advise me if I am using the wrong stuff? (been using this stuff for years!)
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link not work!
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it should be Canvas and Stretcher Bars
we get ours here to, the pegs go in the joints to help stretch (and restrech over time if needed)
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sorry, i didnt see the / on the end of that link i posted 🙄
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You are not doing it the proper way then. The frames should not be stapled the proper ones slot together and once the canvas is fitted the wedges are tapped into the corners to tighten the the canvas.
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Martin – I dont think you can say I am not doing it the ‘proper’ way, I’m sure if you look online / youtube there are many ways of doing it but will definitely read up on doing it this way….
Rezza – no worries mate 🙂
Cheers for the other links…..
Thanks
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"Martin – I dont think you can say I am not doing it the ‘proper’ way,"
Its been done this way by artists for hundreds of years. Just go to an art shop and see !
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I got some samples from Colourbyte recently, complete with wedges, so you can see how they slot together and tighten. They look good.
Lorraine
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Chris, I think Martin was just pointing out the canvas should be stretched after it has been fitted and these wedges do just that job
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For some years I have used stretching pliers, not quite as easy but you are then less reliant on the wedges. I still use a frame that has mortice and tenon joints and a raised lip on the front, so no visible frame showing, they don’t twist and there’s no glued joint to break.
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