framing oil paintings--help?

Kätzchen · 06-01-2010, 05:31 PM

I don't know if there's a book or something, but my mother's dad (my grandfather) framed his own oil paintings. The frame was made, held together using a dowl system and he had custom saws, planes, etc for designing the frame - specific types of wood. Sometimes he would stain them... depending on the wood, kind of painting, etc.

I hope you find someone who can help steer you to who you might learn the craft from. I have no idea how my grandfather learned to do it. His frames turned out very nice looking and were very sturdy in construction, though.

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06-01-2010, 05:31 PM	#6
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sharing my life with my granddaughter, family & friends. ツ Posts: 16,150 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,544 Thanked 33,569 Times in 10,678 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I don't know if there's a book or something, but my mother's dad (my grandfather) framed his own oil paintings. The frame was made, held together using a dowl system and he had custom saws, planes, etc for designing the frame - specific types of wood. Sometimes he would stain them... depending on the wood, kind of painting, etc. I hope you find someone who can help steer you to who you might learn the craft from. I have no idea how my grandfather learned to do it. His frames turned out very nice looking and were very sturdy in construction, though.