A Two-Faced Job

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I'm framing a stock certificate which has two sides to be seen. I'm using a simple mat both sides with the certificate hinged at the top and held by the openings. One side is UV glass, the other plexi to cut weight. The moulding is a simple wood. How do you like to "finish" the back of the raw frame? I've just stained it in the past. And before I do the easy teeny quarter-round stained to match and glued to the rabbet to hold it all in, any other suggestions? I finish with brass sawtooth hangers at each top corner. Any better ideas on any of this?
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We have used black matboard (Artique 4858) sized to be the dust cover with an appropriately sized reverse bevel window opening. That way, we could just point the whole job into the frame and attach our dustcover using those teeny screws that come with black rabbetspace space about 2 inches apart.

Rick
 
If they Really want both sides to look great use a stained glass type frame to begin with--it's exactly the same on both sides!

Instead of corner round I've used some fillet -- and we brad either in with one of those handy brad pushers. I've also cut a mat to the size of the moulding -- or even used black tape -- but staining somewhat is most common.

TL - Studio Frame
 
For the back to look truly great I have a frame built by a finished corner vendor. If the back just has to look OK I paint the back of the moulding and 3/16" or 1/4" bass wood strips the same color and fit the strips into the back with an "old fashioned" hand fitting tool, snip the heads off, and squeeze once more so they're flush.

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MM:

How about using some of those nicer-looking rings (not necessarily round) that screw into the top for hanging--better looking than sawtooth hangers. UMS has a good selection. I'm sure Lee Valley would have a big selection.
 
We seem to get a rush of school photos at the end of each year - photo of the whole school on one side and all the names on the reverse side . We manufacture our own frame for these jobs - normally whatever timber the victim (I mean customer) wants with any finish they like , within reason . We groove the material to accept 2 thicknesses of glass plus any matts that are required and of course the work to be framed. Then assemble the work as a normal frame using v- nails on the back side of the job. The main criteria is cleanliness and accuracy because you only get one shot at it and if there is a spot of lint or any thing else it is a major job to get the frame apart . After v-nailing we just fill the resulting mark with a matching putty and hang the job . We use heavy duty brass d-rings or brass eyes - whatever suits the job . We also offer a free hanging service on these funny jobs as I have seen some of peoples ideas of hanging pictures - a bit scarey sometimes .
I hope this has been of some use to you - Hooroo - Alan

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Over the years we have done several double sided frame projects. Stained Glass frame material is ideal as it is already grooved to accomodate the leaded stained glass. Many suppliers of this material will adjust the depth of the groover per your instructions.
One technique we use alot and it results in a high-end project. We build two frames of similar or identical material and back them to each other. The depth of the double frame will be too deep so we shave it down on a table saw before assembly. Hanging requires two eyehooks at the top with either chain or wire. Completed project is awesome and amazes our clients.
The comment of using filet material to hide the framers points works quite well and looks very professional.
 
Greg,that's one of the best ideas I've heard for a long time - Thank's very muchly - makes reading the Grumble well worthwhile - thanks again - Alan

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May I suggest that more pictures of frame jobs that are successful such as Greg's be sent to framer and posted for us all to see? Some replies sound good but a photo sure would help. Jean
 
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