At Master Framers, we have the ability to mill our own mouldings and create our own very custom frames to order. While we have over 300 different profile knives (shapes) to choose from, we often design new knives to use, based on drawings our customers bring to us, or from historical frames we have seen. This variety is what allows us to create special frames for your art. Our custom frames are built and finished one at a time, measured to fit precisely and to allow the proper depth for canvases or other special depth requirements. In addition, our staff can hand carve a frame or use a decorative corner or pattern from the collection of over 2000 composition molds that we own. We can also make our own molds by casting patterns from antique frames or by hand carving a design that we want to duplicate.
Our finish possibilities cover a wide spectrum as well, from natural woods, stains, paints, metal leaf and karat golds in white, yellow and hues in between. Each frame is toned to work with your artwork. Attention to detail is as important to us as it is to you.
The final product in place
Test assembly in our shop
half up!
See the metal washers and rare earth magnets
Once the lighting was adjusted, we took a photo of the assembled frame. If for any reason part of it needs some work, it will be easy to remove just that part. The artist is local painter Eric Menzhuber.
We were asked to create a frame for two different sized paintings and the frames would be installed into a corner with a center post with gilded text on it. This view shows the completed 3 piece frame as we did a test of the rare earth magnets we used to hold the pieces tight. The two frames also hung on a cleat screwed to the wall.
The center post is attached as well as one of the frames.
We used rare earth magnets to hold he frame to the center post, as well as a cleat hanger at the top of the frame.