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Wood for photo canvas

I want to start printing canvas and need to know what I am to mount the canvas on? Are there suppliers to purchase the wood from, do you just use 1 x 1 or 1 x 2 wood?

Would like to know what to do? Also, if using wood or the mounting wood how do I stretch the prints?

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Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on January 30, 2011 at 7:26am

You can check this site http://www.ucsart.com/. We use these folks at the class in Clifton park and they seem to work fine at the right price.

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Permalink Reply by CYW on January 30, 2011 at 8:44am

Interesting question, Debbie.

I've stretched plenty of canvases back in the day (oil painting was one of my concentrations in College)..........but I've always stretched uncoated canvas.

After gesso was applied, the canvas got nice and taut.

I've never stretched already coated canvas but I'm sure it can be done since restoration and framing places must do it all the time.

I'm guessing a nice pair of stretching pliers would be a must.

Diane

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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on January 30, 2011 at 3:53pm

Debbie,

we use http://www.ucsart.com/. they have the best frames that I have seen so far and have great support on thier website. You will need a canvas stratcher (special pair of pliers) and a staple gun but other than that, you are all set!

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Permalink Reply by debbie belicek on January 30, 2011 at 10:32pm

thanks for the info.

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Permalink Reply by Donna hardiman on March 2, 2011 at 12:15pm

Hi Steve do you get them at wholesale?

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Permalink Reply by Scott Taylor on February 2, 2011 at 9:51am

Hi Debbie,

Try this site, its the best, I believe, to work with. Very easy, no tools. 5 min. you have your picture mounted.

http://www.hahnemuhledirect.com/gallerie.html

Scott

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Permalink Reply by CYW on February 2, 2011 at 10:53am

oh, wow, Scott.

How nifty is that!

I never saw anything like those 2 systems before.

Makes you want to go make some canvas prints just for the heck of it!

way cool.

Diane

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Permalink Reply by Roland R. Irish III on February 2, 2011 at 12:20pm

I'm going to be doing the same thing, but do not want to be limited to 2 sizes of prints...and those prices are going to greatly impact the resale value. For do-it-yourself, go to http://www.dickblick.com/categories/stretcherstrips/, or your local art/supply store and buy the same things in the dick blick catalog in sizes I've seen up to 3 or 4 feet long!

You can custom make any size 'frame' you want, they snap together, and then just need the staple gun, short staples, and stretcher pliers...the same type you would use for re-silking a screenprinting frame. Much cheaper way to go, especially if you want to do like I'll be doing...full size prints the width of the roll!

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Permalink Reply by Donna hardiman on March 2, 2011 at 12:14pm

do you think the ones at the craft stores are just as good (frames)

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Permalink Reply by Roland R. Irish III on March 2, 2011 at 12:19pm

I have done some checking and by 'brand name' of the stretcher boards, the local paint/craft store sells the exact same stretcher boards as a couple webstores and Dick BLick Art Supplies...so the 'interlocking' stretcher strips appear to be all the same wherever you buy them-it's who will give you the best price for quantity (dozens) gets the sale!