Fine Art Restoration » Framing http://www.fine-art-restoration.co.za Thomas H. Rebok – Cape Town, South Africa Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:06:01 +0000 en hourly 1 The making of a frame http://www.fine-art-restoration.co.za/framing/the-making-of-a-frame/ http://www.fine-art-restoration.co.za/framing/the-making-of-a-frame/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:50:07 +0000 Thomas http://www.fine-art-restoration.co.za/?p=45 Some times a slightly unusual approach has to be taken to achieve the desired results. Framing – a very tricky part in the entire process of creating the perfect picture. Here the mere technical aspects of what it takes to build a frame. A wooden …]]>


Some times a slightly unusual approach has to be taken to achieve the desired results.

Framing – a very tricky part in the entire process of creating the perfect picture. Here the mere technical aspects of what it takes to build a frame. A wooden moulding, machined, carved or stuccoed, mitered and joined, primed, leafed or painted – that’s your frame. Here some pictures of how a seriously damaged Victorian frame gets transformed into a replica 17th century Dutch frame:

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