Welcome to Logan’s new DIY Picture Framing Blog!
An ongoing resource library for all sorts of tips, stories, and useful information for at-home picture framers. Check back often as lots more will be added in the coming weeks.-
Recent Posts
- Secrets of Object Box Framing
- How to Mount a Watercolor
- Tips for Working with Production Stops on Your Mat Cutter
- Essential Tools For Glazing When Picture Framing
- Cutting a V-Groove with the Trim-and-Tape Method
- Presentation versus Preservation: The True Meaning of Conservation and Archival Framing
- Mounting Pastels or Charcoal Drawings by Using an S-Hinge
- The Crucial Importance of a Squaring Arm in Mat Cutting
- How to Get Perfect Corner Joints When Building a Picture Frame
- Trends in Matting Design
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- Insights into the Differences Between Models
- Mat Cutting Techniques
- Measuring for Picture Framing
- Mounting Techniques
- Picture framing as a business
- Tips for Improving Your Results
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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Tips for Using the Logan Pro Joiner
One of the most difficult things to accomplish in picture framing is the clean, accurate joining of frame corners. Regardless of the equipment, frame joining can be challenging because it requires the bringing together of eight miter faces, each of … Continue reading
Color Trends in Picture Framing 2011
In selecting colors for matting and framing this year picture framers will want to pay close attention to what interior decorators are doing. Many decorators are looking at colors reflective of a trend toward simplification and away from the perky … Continue reading