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2. Picture frame - Wikipedia

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   As good picture frames can be expensive, [1] some people find previously used frames, remove the pictures within, and reuse the frames. Block mounting is a cheap alternative to framing. The technique (also known as display mounting, photo mounting or art mounting) involves sealing high quality photographic prints onto a wooden MDF board .

3. Conservation and restoration of painting frames - Wikipedia

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   A frame before and after treatment. The conservation and restoration of painting frames is the process through which picture frames are preserved. Frame conservation and restoration includes general cleaning of the frame, as well as in depth processes such as replacing damaged ornamentation, gilding, and toning.

4. Fillet (picture framing) - Wikipedia

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   In the picture framing industry, a fillet (also referred to as a slip) is a small piece of moulding [ 1] which fits inside a larger frame or, typically, underneath or in between matting, used for decorative purposes. [ 2] The picture framing term is probably related to, though not necessarily derived from, the engineering term, which it is ...

5. Mat (picture framing) - Wikipedia

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   In the picture framing industry, a mat (or matte, or mount in British English) is a thin, flat piece of paper -based material included within a picture frame, which serves as additional decoration and to perform several other, more practical functions, such as separating the art from the glass. Putting mats in a frame is called matting, a term ...

6. Stretcher bar - Wikipedia

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   A stretcher bar is used to construct a wooden stretcher used by artists to mount their canvases . They are traditionally a wooden framework support [1] on which an artist fastens a piece of canvas. They are also used for small-scale embroidery to provide steady tension, affixing the edges of the fabric with push-pins or a staple gun before ...

7. Rabbet - Wikipedia

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   Rabbet. A rabbet (American English) or rebate (British English) is a recess or groove cut into the edge of a piece of machinable material, usually wood. When viewed in cross-section, a rabbet is two-sided and open to the edge or end of the surface into which it is cut. An example of the use of a rabbet is in a glazing bar where it makes ...