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- 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
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Category Archives: Answers to Common Picture Framing Questions
Presentation versus Preservation: The True Meaning of Conservation and Archival Framing
Quick. Answer this. What is conservation and archival framing? If you’re like most people, your answer will be something along the lines of, “The assurance that the value of your artwork will be safeguarded by proper framing.” And, like most … Continue reading
How to Get Perfect Corner Joints When Building a Picture Frame
Building a picture frame consists of five steps: sawing, sanding, gluing, clamping and nailing. The proper sequence is evident. But the time taken at each step may not be, which is one of the reason novice framers struggle to get … Continue reading
Understanding the Differences in Mat Boards
When you buy a sheet of mat board today you are faced with a dizzying array of choices. Should you buy Regular Mat board or should it be Rag Mat? Should it be acid free or acid neutralized? Should it … Continue reading
How to Hold Down the Cost of Picture Framing
Part Three in a Series In part two of this series we explored the question, How Much Should Picture Framing Cost? In that article we concluded that framing should probably cost a good deal less than most people are presently … Continue reading
How Much Should Picture Framing Cost?
Part Two in a Series Picture framing is expensive. One reason has to do with the fact that most traditional frame shops practice conservation framing to the exclusion of any other kind. Conservation framing is a costly method that seeks … Continue reading
Why is Picture Framing So Expensive?
Part One in a Series Picture framing is expensive. The problem is not just one of price, but of perception. Many things are expensive but few things are as out of alignment with what consumers expect them to cost. Many … Continue reading
Can You Use a Hardwood V-Nail on a Softwood Frame?
When it comes to joining picture frames with V-nails, one of the most common questions we get here is whether a hardwood V-nail can be used to join softwood frames. It makes senses if you think about it. If a … Continue reading
What is Conservation and Archival Framing?
What is your purpose in picture framing? If you want to frame properly, you must answer this question first. Traditional custom framing as performed by storefront frame shops might have a purpose quite apart from what you want to accomplish, … Continue reading
Basic Hinge Mounting for Picture Framing
“Hinge mounting” is framer-speak for mounting artwork by suspending it with tabs of tape. When performed using tapes designed for the purpose, hinge mounting is considered a sound archival method and can be used with one-of-a-kind artwork, such as original … Continue reading
The Types of Wood Used in Making Picture Frames
The picture framing industry has long sought to provide its customers good value as well as a range of high quality mouldings. To do so, it has sourced wood harvested from a wide variety of trees. Broadly speaking, however, picture … Continue reading