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Walkthrough
There is, as you will see, far more to framing than meets the eye. To produce a quality framed picture requires the best equipment with the best trained operators. You will see both on the following pages as we endeavour to give you an insight into some of the skills our framers have to master. All your framing and frame restoration is undertaken in our workshop on Walcot Street. Recently acquiring additional workshop space in the re-vamped Tramshed / Beehive Yard complex has enabled us to upgrade and introduce machinery in our quest to craft the very best product.
1. Mount Cutting
We currently operate 48" and 60" manual mount cutters whilst an alternative machine cuts oval and circle windows.
Future developments will see the introduction of a computerised mount cutter.
2. Frame Cutting
Two foot operated Morso guillotines mitre the mouldings, as well as a double mitre saw that enables us to cut wide oak sections and the larger, more ornate mouldings.
3. Frame Joining
Automatic air compressed underpinners long ago replaced hammer and nails (!) although, unlike some framers, we always glue the mitres.
4. Dry Mounting
Many forms of artwork look their best if dry mounted onto card, especially photographs and posters. All papers move with changes in air temperature and moisture content (humidity). Where appropriate, dry mounting gets and keeps paper flat.
5. Assembly
The coming together of the component parts, where attention is given to ensuring the picture is attached correctly - No sellotapes or masking tapes are used to attach artwork. Our skills and services are wide ranging, culminating in framing to a museum specification if the subject matter or artwork so demands. We can frame pretty much anything including memorabilia, medals, coins, needleworks, textiles and fabrics, oils on board or canvas, photographs, watercolours, charcoals and pastels.
We have extensive hand-finishing skills including gilding, painting, liming and staining, whilst we stock over 120 plain wood and 500 finished mouldings including swept, oval and circular frames.
Our range of mount boards is entirely to conservation or museum specification. The preservation as well as the presentation of your artwork is of considerable importance to us.
We also provide a full frame restoration service and have the skills to make framed mirrors to your specification.
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