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: December 2011
How to Mount and Frame a Canvas Board
A canvas board is a heavy multi-ply board paper board with canvas wrapped around it. It allows painters to get started painting quickly without having to go through the preliminaries of having to stretch the canvas over a wooden frame. … Continue reading
Posted in Framing Canvas, Mounting Techniques
Tagged canvas board, frame, mat, mount
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How the New, Improved Model 650-1 Mat Cutter is Better
The new Model 650-1 Framer’s Edge Elite Mat Cutter represents an improvement over the earlier version, which was simply called the Model 650 Framer’s Edge. The new version eliminates the most bothersome issues from the earlier version and adds some … Continue reading
How to Avoid Rough or Ragged Edges When Cutting Mats
If you are experiencing rough or ragged edges when cutting mats, a dull blade is probably the culprit. That seems obvious. What may not seem so obvious, however, is that you can continue cutting with a dull blade, and still … Continue reading
Posted in Tips for Improving Your Results
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