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Rick Granick

Rick Granick

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Had a fun project to frame a collection of 1920s aviation memorabilia from customer's grandfather. Included were a photo of him with his plane, certificate of flight instruction. leather cap, goggles in aluminum case, and a gold flying pin. The collection is covered in a flanged UF-3 acrylic box, and framed in a ribbed silver AMPF moulding. The backing is a Bainbridge raw silk. The photo is framed in the smaller companion to the outer moulding. The cap is padded with batting and stitch mounted at seam points. The certificate is hinged to 8-ply rag, matted in an artcare metallic with bevels painted gold on the inside and silver on the outside, and raised above the backing. The pin is stitched to a similar, oval-cut mat and raised. The goggles and case are mounted with formed rods anchored into coroplast backing. (Thanks to Jim Miller for advice on rod placement!) The bottom rods curve around the sides of the lenses beneath the goggle's straps, and are painted to match the olive drab fabric.
:cool: Rick

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OMG this is the COOLEST!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!
GREAT JOB! :D
 
Rick,

This is beautifully done. I am starting to collect photos for an under the counter idea book (with credits) from other framers. May I add this one?
 
Gee I LOVE that! So classy....... L.
 
A real pity you don't sell J. Orr frames...... his dragonfly frame would have been perfect with that Dragonfly plane (also called Gypsy Moths). :D

other than that (which would have been a great "stunt" frame and a true barnstormer) very nice job.
 
Very well done!

Great design, I especially like the acrylic box idea. So many times there isn't a shadowbox frame available that works with the piece. Do you have a supplier for the box that you could share?
Thanks,
David:beer:
 
Sometimes a frame can be so deep that it literally casts a shadow on what you're trying to display. The acrylic box is a good way to keep the visibility factor. I'm not a big fan of plain acrylic boxes, because I see them as nothing more than an enclosure with no design value. However, adding a 3/16 flange around the open edge allows you to use any frame you want as a design element. Just remember that you must allow extra moulding beyond the box size, then carefully trim the size so that the frame's sight opening will just fit around the box's sides without too much play. Not until you have done that can you determine the actual size of your mat and backings- so do not cut those before you have done the frame.
:cool: Rick
I have my boxes made by a local guy, but you can order them from sources such as Superior Acrylics. If you order from out of town, don't forget to figure shipping costs into your cost of materials.
 
Baer Charlton said:
A real pity you don't sell J. Orr frames...... his dragonfly frame would have been perfect with that Dragonfly plane (also called Gypsy Moths). :D

other than that (which would have been a great "stunt" frame and a true barnstormer) very nice job.
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Baer, Baer, the original Cincinnati Embry-Riddle flew WACOs. The Gypsy Moths are British and their propellers turn the wrong way for American pilots. :p

BTW, I agree with the "very nice job".
 
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