Nori's paper hinges

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I just received my first Bag-O-Nori today. I had a great job to try them on. It was a large linocut printed on Japanese paper. I could not use the Nori kit because the hinge paper supplied was much to strong for the weight of the art. I would be afraid that the Japanese paper that the print was on would tear before the hinges.

I know framers are slowly becoming better educated about proper hinging, but I bet most do not have a good selection of (if any at all) hinging paper.

So, my suggestion to Frame Tek to make our lives a little easier, is to include three different weight papers in your kit.

In the mean time, where is the best place to buy a good selection of high quality Japanese hinging paper?
 
Thanks for post less, and rebecca, the website. I love paper. As an artist, I see potential materials there, as well as variety for hinging.
 
I've been doing a few original pieces lately and using the hinges. The paste is not to bad to make and a great grumbler sent me a variety of hinging paper. I haven't used the Nori paste yet, but will get some soon.


My question is, can you use paper that is to thin? How do you determine the type to use? Is there a method or do you just get a feel for it? I guess that was more than one question.


I was impressed with this method, a few days ago a customer brought back a piece that I had done. She thought it wasn't mounted straight, so she banged the frame on one of it's corners to get the art to "straighten out". The hinges ripped and the artwork was in the bottom of the package.Of course she thought I'd done something wrong untill I explained to her that they were supposed to do that. Mabe the hinges I used were to thin.
 
That's a good question Mark. For me it's kind of an intuitive thing, but most of my Japanese paper work is for mends, so my hinge choices aren't put to the test too often. I'd say that the hinge paper was probably too thin if it tore from a thump. (What kind of wacky person thumps their frames???)I bet Hugh, Orton and other frequent hingers would have some good guidelines.

I just thought of this - my choices are first based on intuition, but I also do an unscientific strength test to see how hard it is to pull a strip of it apart. That gives me some idea of the strength.

Rebecca

[ 03-20-2003, 11:22 PM: Message edited by: Rebecca ]
 
Hand-made Japanese tissue, called washi, comes
in a hugh variety of thinknesses. These papers are
remarkable in that they are very strong and flexible, even when rather thin. Some papers such
as Tengugo thinnest, are almost transparent and
look like lens tissue. They are probably too thin
to be used to support anything but the lightest
sheets of paper. Most items can be hinged with
light weight tissues and if one had only a few
varieties to pick from in the shop, it would be
best to start with those. When more strength is
needed, light weight tissue can be laminated with
paste to yeild a thicker hinge. A good rule of
thumb is that the hinge should be slightly thinner
or lighter in weight than the item being hinged.
Before one does any hinging, it is critical to
practice with the sort of tissue and paste that
are to be used. That sort of parctice will allow
one to develope a sense of feel for which tissues
will work in which situations, as Rebecca mentioned.

Hugh
 
Originally posted by Rebecca:
...I'd say that the hinge paper was probably too thin if it tore from a thump...
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Sure, the hinges should withstand some rough handling. Hinges that are too light-weight could lead to nuisance failures of the mounts.

But it's also important for Japanese hinges to be light enough to break away in the event of an impact that might cause the art paper to rip.

That "mechanical fuse" or "weak link" concept is one advantage of hinging.
 
I'm sure the hinges I used were to thin. I used the heavier hinges when I repaired it.

So, from what I'm hearing, base it off the artworks thickness. I'd rather be safe than sorry, but I sure don't want to have to do repairs all the time either.

This paste is some good stuff and does not let loose like most tapes I've seen used. Something has to give, cause I don't think the paste will.

What kind of wacky person thumps their frames???
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I don't think it's a normal practice to bang the picture on one of it's corners either. I can't say anything though, She is the artist that did the work and You know how most artists are with there own work. ;)

Thanks,
Mark
 
Thanks for the suggestion on the 3 weights of hinging papers to go along with our NORI ready to use wheat starch paste packets . I really don't want to be in the paper business but I will give it some thought. You can get lotsa hinging papers from our friends at University Products 1-800-628-1912
Greg
 
This is not in competition with, but simply an addition to, Greg's University Products paper suggestion. Hiromi's has a "conservation sample book" that costs $8.00 or so. If you are looking for hinging paper possibliities, that's the sampler to buy. Lot's of variety, lots of price ranges, all fine for p/c quality.

Rebecca
 
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