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Susan May

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Ok, now it's my turn to ask for help.

I have a sheep skin, dated 1878, signed by Rutherford B. Hayes. It was folded, and stored under a bed. Besides the folds, it seems to be in exelent condition.

My question?:
How should I procede with this? They want it framed, and possibly mounted to keep it flat. My thought is to put it under mylar, and frame it with UV glass. (Of course using mats.)

Thanks, Sue
 
Sheepskin, being a natural product, will never be flat. Sheep aren't flat. To attempt to get it flat in the mounting is only asking for trouble down the road. Do they want to see the edges? If not, I would suggest a sink mat may be the way to go. Completely reversable and it would allow the sheepskin to do it's own thing in response to it's environment.

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Anne LeBouton
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RonEggers:
I agree. Anything else would be baaaaaaaaa-d.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

He replied sheepishly!
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by AnneL:
Sheepskin, being a natural product, will never be flat. Sheep aren't flat.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm going to remember that one the next time someone complains about a warped mat. "Hey, trees aren't flat!" And Anne, you obviously didn't see the sheep that wandered out onto US45 a few months ago.

I'm sorry Sue. You asked a serious question and I'm interested in any serious answers. I have a "plague sheepskin" (second cousin to the plague frames mentioned a few months ago) that someone left with me a very long time ago. It's wrinkled, it's water-stained, it's mildewed. It's priceless, but not valuable enough to send to someone who actually could fix it! (I think it's aggrevating my seasonal allergies even though our allergy season is gone as of today.)
 
I have mounted many sheepskins over the years and have never had a problem. About a year or so ago I posted the procedure I've been using, it should be in the archives. It basically involves storing the skin under weight, in a moist atmosphere then wet mounting it using Yes Paste. I remember Orton or somebody disagreed with that approach
Anyway, it's always worked for me and my customers have always been very happy.

John
 
Well, I read a few older threads, and decided to atleast price it up with the methods I am formilliar with. Then if you come up with anything better, I can always tell them that I have learned a new and better technique.

Right now, I'm going to use sills (Orton told me how to make them.), and Mylar-D. The sills will keep it from moving around in the package, and the Mylar will help hold it down, relitivly flat. Then we are double matting, and using UV-Non Glare Glass. The backing is going to be Rag board. I might even use the same backing that Orton uses.

They have four of these things to frame, the other three are signed by Lincoln. (She tells me that they are all in the same shape.)

The one I saw today was in very good shape, no mold, very little yellowing, the only problem I saw was the folds, and even then it was not trying to fold up again.

I'll let you know if I get the jobs.

Sue (Ron, don't worry about being a little Warped with my threads... I'll just serious on your Warped threads.)
 
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