"Windmill" Installation Instructions for BevelAccents 2022-03-28

[Rick Granick]

Rick Granick submitted a new resource:

"Windmill" Installation Instructions for BevelAccents - Useful for installing bevelled strips of matboard or covered foamboard to create deep bevel effects.

Instruction Brochure included in boxes of Bainbridge BevelAccents (now discontinued). Can be used to install edge-bevelled strips of matboard or covered foamcore within the sight opening of a cut mat to create the appearance of a cut deep bevel.

When using this technique, first make a small mock-up of whatever bevel depth(s) you intend to install. (If more than one layer, ATG them together as needed with the bevels aligned.) Measure the width from the sight inner edge to the top edge of...

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[RoboFramer]

Here’s a vid too.

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[Rick Granick]

Thanks for posting that, John. I tried to find one but couldn't for some reason.
Rick

 

[Huckleberry]

I miss BA so much, I was creating beautiful designs with them and perfect if your cutter can't do ultra-thick mat.
Seems strange that they discontinued something so great... maybe not enough users?

 

[RoboFramer]

I miss BA so much, I was creating beautiful designs with them and perfect if your cutter can't do ultra-thick mat.
Seems strange that they discontinued something so great... maybe not enough users?

They're extremely simple to make from long skiinny foam board scraps and matboard surface papers, also from long skinny strips - stuff you'd normally toss - so no material costs - and even if you wanted to make them from full sheets they'd still cost you less - they were SO expensive for what they were.

Bevelling the foam board can be done with a trapezoid blade in your mat cutter, so no blade depth to alter.

Oh - and any colour you like of course, not just the 20 or so there used to be - plus you can use other things than matboard surface papers, even gesso and gild them.

 

[Huckleberry]

They're extremely simple to make from long skiinny foam board scraps and matboard surface papers, also from long skinny strips - stuff you'd normally toss - so no material costs - and even if you wanted to make them from full sheets they'd still cost you less - they were SO expensive for what they were.

Bevelling the foam board can be done with a trapezoid blade in your mat cutter, so no blade depth to alter.

Oh - and any colour you like of course, not just the 20 or so there used to be - plus you can use other things than matboard surface papers, even gesso and gild them.

Thank you so much for the inspiration, can't wait to try it!

 

[Rick Granick]

I like to cover them with marbled papers. Or you can use a solid color as Robo described and then faux texturize them with paints and things before installing.
Tons of possibilities.
Rick