CAframer
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Did a couple of pieces today for the proud father of an Air Force Academy graduate.
The first piece focuses on a special coin that was minted for the graduating class - the Dad only got one because he donated big bucks to the Academy - so it's rare and expensive! He wanted to be able to view both sides of the coin as well as being able to remove it from its holder.
We fabricated a special acrylic holder for it by milling a 2" hole in .220 acrylic. The coin is 1.98" in diameter and 0.20" in width so it sits nicely in the hole. This layer then slides into or out of two additional layers that sandwich the coin holder. The sandwich layers are fused to a black acrylic base. The whole assembly sits on a black acrylic shelf screwed to the backplane of the opening shadowbox. We added a commemorative patch and engraved plate. The backplane is handwrapped in FE-2033, and the FE-NN liner is wrapped in FE-2092. CMI Italian cherry shadowbox moulding, matching CMI cap moulding for the door, Museum glass secured with CMI silver moulding, backside of fillet covered with a tiny black 4ply rag mat. Back of door stained with Gunstock 231 to match CMI's cherry finish.
The second piece was a gallery wrapped LE giclee on canvas, float mounted to the backplane. Beneath it is a plinth displaying various patches, commemorative medallions, an engraved plate, and a silver dollar. I tried to talk my client into adding a couple of photos of his son either side of the plinth to balance out the dead space, but he declined. He says this is how he wants it. A little strange but I guess the client knows best! Again the backplane is hand-wrapped in FE-2033, and the FE-NN liner in FE-2092. This time the assembly sits inside a silver CMI shadowbox moulding with a strainer behind the mountboard. Museum Glass to finish things off.
The first piece focuses on a special coin that was minted for the graduating class - the Dad only got one because he donated big bucks to the Academy - so it's rare and expensive! He wanted to be able to view both sides of the coin as well as being able to remove it from its holder.
We fabricated a special acrylic holder for it by milling a 2" hole in .220 acrylic. The coin is 1.98" in diameter and 0.20" in width so it sits nicely in the hole. This layer then slides into or out of two additional layers that sandwich the coin holder. The sandwich layers are fused to a black acrylic base. The whole assembly sits on a black acrylic shelf screwed to the backplane of the opening shadowbox. We added a commemorative patch and engraved plate. The backplane is handwrapped in FE-2033, and the FE-NN liner is wrapped in FE-2092. CMI Italian cherry shadowbox moulding, matching CMI cap moulding for the door, Museum glass secured with CMI silver moulding, backside of fillet covered with a tiny black 4ply rag mat. Back of door stained with Gunstock 231 to match CMI's cherry finish.
The second piece was a gallery wrapped LE giclee on canvas, float mounted to the backplane. Beneath it is a plinth displaying various patches, commemorative medallions, an engraved plate, and a silver dollar. I tried to talk my client into adding a couple of photos of his son either side of the plinth to balance out the dead space, but he declined. He says this is how he wants it. A little strange but I guess the client knows best! Again the backplane is hand-wrapped in FE-2033, and the FE-NN liner in FE-2092. This time the assembly sits inside a silver CMI shadowbox moulding with a strainer behind the mountboard. Museum Glass to finish things off.
