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How to Make Picture Frame for Stretched Canvas from 1″ Thick Wood.

If you make custom picture frames finding Basswood that is more than 4/4 thick leaves you with few choices. Peterman Lumber here in Las Vegas sometimes carries 1 1/16″ which is S2S but usually I end up getting their 5/4 … Continue reading

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Paisley’s Perch aka Modern Cat Furniture

If you didn’t know, I’m a cat person and we just got a new Oriental Longhair kitten. I’m also a dog person and we have a beautiful long hair mini Dachshund. The two of them are getting along fine but … Continue reading

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Floater Frame Technique

A very popular style of framing a painting these days is using what’s referred to as a “floater” frame. Traditionally used for thicker canvases but it’s also popular for any other size paintings. From what I’ve seen, commercially available molding … Continue reading

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