stretching paintings
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Baer Charlton
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
Stainless Steel staples, at the diagonal.
then its the same ol' 12-6-9-3 repeat.
Use your thumbs until your to old, but wise enough to use light pressure with a canvas plier.
then its the same ol' 12-6-9-3 repeat.
Use your thumbs until your to old, but wise enough to use light pressure with a canvas plier.
imaluma
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
if the art is not very valuable , and if room permits, you can discuss with the customer using some ofthe painted portion to wrap around if it's too difficult for you.
Baer Charlton
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
PALEEEEZ! One inch isn't enough to stretch with? 
Even with my arthritus, there are days that I would shoot for a full inch of canvas...
Even with my arthritus, there are days that I would shoot for a full inch of canvas...
Assemble your bars, check with a square. Lay canvas on top, even it up with the bars so your one inch is about the same all around. Place one staple at the half way point on any side, make sure your staple is at the diagonal, about 45 degrees, as Baer suggested. Go directly across from your first staple, give a comfortable pull on the canvas and place your second staple. Repeat this on the remaining two sides. Check your square one more time.
Looking at the canvas, you should now see a diamond shaped design going from the four staples. Start stretching toward one of the corners. Keep your staples a few inches apart, this is important.
An amateur beginner will always have his/her staples almost on top of each other. They do this because they think the ripples in the canvas will not go away. They obviously also got one heck of a deal on staples somewhere.
If your pull is about the same, all the way around, the ripples will disappear. Anyway, work the diamond shaped ripple out of the canvas by stretching each side toward the corners. There, your done.
Oh, one other thing, use 1/4" leg staples. Using longer staples makes it real tough to remove them if you have to.
John
Looking at the canvas, you should now see a diamond shaped design going from the four staples. Start stretching toward one of the corners. Keep your staples a few inches apart, this is important.
An amateur beginner will always have his/her staples almost on top of each other. They do this because they think the ripples in the canvas will not go away. They obviously also got one heck of a deal on staples somewhere.
If your pull is about the same, all the way around, the ripples will disappear. Anyway, work the diamond shaped ripple out of the canvas by stretching each side toward the corners. There, your done.
Oh, one other thing, use 1/4" leg staples. Using longer staples makes it real tough to remove them if you have to.
John
5th corner
CGF II, Certified Grumble Framer Level 2
Why do the staples need to go in on the 45 ?
5th, if the staples are side by side in a neat horizontal row the canvas will eventually deteriorate along that row and disintegrate. So, a bit sloppy and angled is better.