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Most of the time I make up shadow frames for mdf or hardboard panels. However, I have some canvas panels that are cardboard/mountboard backed which can't be screwed to a shadow frame. They also tend to have an uneven edge, due to the canvas being wrapped over the backing board, so don't stick down very well with double-sided tape.
I'm looking for ideas or experiences of framing this type of panel.
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By shadow frame - do you include 'tray' frames? The ones that the panel sits in, as it were, without losing anything around the edges? If so, wood glue, or acrylic-based glue, would work.
For conventional framing, I tend to let a professional framer get at it - they do a good job, and selecting the right frame is an art in its own right. Otherwise, there are ready-made frames - these used to be uniformly hideous, but there are much better designs out there now, Eze-Frame, Woodware Workshops, Ashcraft Framing .... I don't know how many of them are trading at the moment, of course; but my usual framer is shut; and I'd be quite happy to use any one of those frames; the best ones come with a backing board, and are built to the size of most canvas-boards. I'm a bit of a devil for gilt 'swept' frames - Sylvia Evans doesn't like them, I remember! But I do.
Gerstaecker/Great Art, and Jacksons, also do ready-made frames that'll take just about anything.
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Thanks, Robert. Yes, 'tray' frames included. I could try glue, as usually I use spacers to ensure there is no movement during fixing.
Some really good suggestions for framers, thanks. I'll also take a look at ready-made. Had a brief look at Ampersand ready-made frames, although the price and availability can vary dramatically. I always read advice on the need to use good frames, but it's the Scotsman in me that often gets in the way.