Wire easel back. Work in progress.

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I've been making my own fabric easel backs for some time, but they are very labor intensive, so I was looking for an alternative that I could do relatively quickly. Here is an example of a wire easel back made from a stainless steel bicycle spoke (bike shop next door, and they were throwing them away). Not the last word in the design and am open to suggestions. I have made one with a single hole attachment to the lower rail of the frame and bent the "foot" end into a spiral then pounded it flat...kinda Tim Burtonesque, but not a bad look on a small frame.
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Wire can be easily removed (and lost at this point). Any ideas on improvement?

The back panel is fabric covered and attached to the back of the frame with very small brass screws.
 
I do too, but I am not crazy about the. I think they are too short for larger pieces.

As you your design Wally, I would worry about the wood holes opening up over time or the wire bending.
 
I have a customer that likes me to drill a hole in the back of her (rustic) frames and insert a short wooden dowel so they stand up. Larger frames get two dowels spaced sideways. Holes are drilled with a Forstner bit after attaching a standard dust cover.

Works quite well, actually.

I'm sure short acrylic rod(s) would also work.
 
Really...

CAframer said:
I use EaselMates to achieve much the same result.
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:thumbsup: Agreed! :thumbsup:

Hired Help said:
I have a customer that likes me to drill a hole in the back of her (rustic) frames and insert a short wooden dowel so they stand up. Larger frames get two dowels spaced sideways. Holes are drilled with a Forstner bit after attaching a standard dust cover. Works quite well, actually.
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Indeed - we import some nice photoframes from Finkbeiner in Germany that use this technique. I believe that this is also incorporated in the photo frames from Danielson Designs.

I think that it is important to recognize that ANY self contained support is really going to hold a minimal amount of weight...I'd not consider anything beyond 8x10, although manufacturers produce 11x14's. I think that at 11x14, I'm going to encourage my customer to invest in a nice Easel...dozens of designs to fit your budget and decor. :D

John
 
Looks a lot like the easel attachment I saw on the back of an IKEA frame I bought over 15 years ago. Their adaptation to your design was a little kink on bottom so that it had a longer, flatter area of contact.
 
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