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pgunning

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I've been reading the "The Framer's Answer Book" by Paul Frederick, copyright
1976. Good book, but it may be outdated somewhat. Any recommendations on updated reference books? Or is this one still "worthy"? thanks.
 
Still worthy. The format is something that you may not be familiar with but filled with great info. Paul's books are filled with good stuff.

Jack Cee (One of paul's many students)
 
Hey, Jack, when were you a student at Paul's Picture Framing Academy? I still have his books, and the recordings he had us make during classes (1982? '83?). He discouraged us from taking notes, said if we were busy writing, we'd miss something, and to take notes from the tapes, then we'd hear it twice, or more. The tapes are somewhat garbled now, but I can stilll go there and recall the basics, which, from Paul, was all about "doing the best we can", keeping up with framing education (who'd'a thought back then, what we'd be doing now??) and being honorable and dignified in our craft.

pgunning, Paul's information is timeless. In my opinion, it is still a good "worthy" book, but for the newer technologies, there are other, more current publications available. PPFA will have a list, as well as your other vendors, and you will most likely get more recommendations here.
 
As a side note....

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm interested in finding some informative books on water gilding and/or verre eglomise. Do any of you more experienced grumblers out there care to share some resources? I'm completely new to the processes, but wanted to get some broad overview on techniques and history before fully diving into it.
 
deaconsbench said:
Check out these folks:

http://societyofgilders.org/
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I have been to their site, and to the links page for book resources, but it doesn't seem like there's a whole lot of literature with that publisher concerning basics. I realize that this is much more a hands on experience rather than a "read and try" process. I would, however, like to get my mind wrapped around a lot more of the techniques before shelling out the bucks for classes.

Can anyone drop me a few authors or titles to check out? It would be very much appreciated! :icon21:
 
Here are some great sources and books to check out. These are the ones that have to be studied before taking the Certified Picture Framer® exam:

http://www.pmai.org/index.cfm/ci_id/33363/la_id/1/document/1/re_id/0/CPF_Study_Material2007-08sm.pdf

The CPF® exam is administered by our industry's professional trade organization, the PPFA (Professional Picture Framer's Association). They are a division of PMAI.

There is a big trade show at the end of January in Vegas, and local chapters exist in many states.

This year's show is extra special, because it's the same week and location as the WCAF (West Coast Art & Framing) Both shows have great educational opportunities, and there's usually a book store on-site. It's a rare opportunity to hit 2 shows with one stay :)

www.wcafshow.com
http://www.pmai.org/index.cfm/ci_id/34975.htm

Best regards,
Mike
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pgunning said:
I've been reading the "The Framer's Answer Book" by Paul Frederick, copyright
1976. Good book, but it may be outdated somewhat. Any recommendations on updated reference books? Or is this one still "worthy"? thanks.
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Paul Frederick's books are still worthy, but a lot has changed in 30 years.

If you buy books authored by Vivian Kistler (amost every framing topic), Chris Paschke (mounting), and Nona Powers (color, design),
you will be off to a great start. Other authors, such as Paul MacFarland (shop tables & fixtures), Jay Goltz (Street Smart Entrepreneur) are also very helpful if you are serious about operating a framing business.

For serious study of framing, get the CPF Study Guide from PPFA. Those references will point you to some of the best, most authoritative, most current books on protective framing.
 
Also if you are a PPFA member, and go to meetings, your chapter most likely has an extensive framing library. Our chapter even has DVD's to check out, as well as the suggested reading list for the CPF exam.

Susan MCPF
 
I must say that this is the best site, with the most helpful people in an industry that I've had the pleasure of dealing with, albeit, electronically. Thanks for all the information!
 
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