framing – Carl Beck http://paintshooter.dk artworks Wed, 13 May 2020 12:06:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.16 http://paintshooter.dk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Carl-Beck-portrait-32x32.jpg framing – Carl Beck http://paintshooter.dk 32 32 How to mount your canvas on a frame and save 25 bucks http://paintshooter.dk/2009/03/19/how-to-mount-your-canvas-on-a-frame-and-save-25-bucks/ http://paintshooter.dk/2009/03/19/how-to-mount-your-canvas-on-a-frame-and-save-25-bucks/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:15:25 +0000 http://paintshooter.dk/?p=134 Continue readingHow to mount your canvas on a frame and save 25 bucks]]> So you’re not rich, and don’t want to spend all your money having a professional mounting your canvas on a wooden frame.

Professionals usually charge 5-6 dollars per meter of wood used for the frame, so it quickly adds up.

Doing it yourself is easy, and can save you a lot of money. In the case of the canvas I am stretching in this video, I would have been paying 25-30 dollars to have it mounted.

Given that I can do it in 15-20 minutes myself, it makes a nice saving of 75-120 dollars per hour of work invested – tax free!

Here’s how to go about it

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