Framing a scroll

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framer75

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Hello experienced framers. I am fairly new to the industry and have a bit of an interesting job to frame a scroll with the timber bottom scroll to be left in tact in the frame.

My question is regarding extending the rabbet space to allow for more room in the frame for the scroll to fit.

We are using a black box frame but the scroll mounted on the foam board will need approx 360mm + glass.

I have the Frametec Rabbetspace 1/2" but this still doesnt give me enough room - I am out by about 5mm additional space needed to use the existing timber frame with the rabbbetspace 1/2".

Is there any way I can build this up an additional 5mm or even an alternative way, Im open to suggestions.

many thanks!
 
The two traditional methods for spacing a thick item being framed is by using either multilayer mountboard and other boards or a cut to width wood/plywood ~6 mm thick panel. The wood can be painted/stained/fabric or fancy paper covered.
 
The best practice would be to use a deeper frame. But if you must, you could just make the spacer walls as deep as they need to be, and then after attaching the backings/scroll package to the built out depth, carefully paper over the whole bumped-out backing.
:coffeedrinker2: Rick
 
JFeig said:
The two traditional methods for spacing a thick item being framed is by using either multilayer mountboard and other boards or a cut to width wood/plywood ~6 mm thick panel. The wood can be painted/stained/fabric or fancy paper covered.
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thanks for this. I haven't done this before, but I presume you use the moulding of the frame (make it larger by 12mm) in order to allow for the cut larger wood and that makes the internal size which is built out?
This means this is visible from the inside and I can line it with a matt board or foam board to make it look nicer?
 
Rick Granick said:
The best practice would be to use a deeper frame. But if you must, you could just make the spacer walls as deep as they need to be, and then after attaching the backings/scroll package to the built out depth, carefully paper over the whole bumped-out backing.
:coffeedrinker2: Rick
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Thanks Rick, im just getting my head around the spacer walls. This is to use timber to build it up?
 
Ylva said:
Welcome to the G!

Why not simply using a deeper frame?
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I have contacted the supplier to see what options I have. I have a deep box frame in the timber the customer chose but im not sure what options I have. If they have a deeper one, I will go that route but initially they indicated they didn't think one was available
 
I find visuals help:
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