B. Newman
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
When lining (and using to create a rabbet) with foamcore strips covered with suede matboard, what is the quickest and easiest way to hold the strips in place until the glue dries.
I've used atg, but was leery of it interfering with the glue. I've used clamps, but any that are large enough to reach are much too strong and depress the suede. (What I really need are gigantic clothes pins!)
I thought about pins, but didn't want to take a chance on even a tiny hole showing.
Along the same lines of the clamp question - I have a customer whose mother collected antique vest buttons. She has sewn them (very precisely) to a rag board by pressing the button shanks through the board and tying on the backside. I have attached that board to a foamcore board by lacing through the button shanks on the corners and in the middle.
Now, I am gluing the foamcore to the suede backing, and again, can't find any clamps to hold it until it dries. Obviously I can't put it in any kind of press because of the buttons. There needs to be pressure in between the buttons, but all I can think of is clamping strips of wood covered with felt.
Any suggestions.
I've used atg, but was leery of it interfering with the glue. I've used clamps, but any that are large enough to reach are much too strong and depress the suede. (What I really need are gigantic clothes pins!)
I thought about pins, but didn't want to take a chance on even a tiny hole showing.
Along the same lines of the clamp question - I have a customer whose mother collected antique vest buttons. She has sewn them (very precisely) to a rag board by pressing the button shanks through the board and tying on the backside. I have attached that board to a foamcore board by lacing through the button shanks on the corners and in the middle.
Now, I am gluing the foamcore to the suede backing, and again, can't find any clamps to hold it until it dries. Obviously I can't put it in any kind of press because of the buttons. There needs to be pressure in between the buttons, but all I can think of is clamping strips of wood covered with felt.
Any suggestions.