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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Monthly Archives: May 2011
How to Cut a Multiple Opening Mat
The multiple opening mat, sometimes called a “collage mat”, is a mat with a series of windows in it. It is used most often to present photographs. Much of the challenge in cutting a multiple opening mat is in figuring … Continue reading
How to Conquer Overcuts and Undercuts
An overcut is an incision that passes beyond the corner into the face of the mat. The first step in good mat cutting is to understand common problems and how to deal with them and among the most common problems … Continue reading
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Tagged cutting mats, matboard, over cuts, overcuts, under cuts, undercuts
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