Thank you very much for posting this!

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O.O Looks very simple and easy to do. Need the tools though. o_o I never seen a frame joiner but it sure looks expensive. Like a specialized field's equipment. Useful though, this tutorial. Didn't think to use the 45 degrees thingers. Ehh.. I hope whatever wood would do for material. Hope to see your other tutorial someday!

Nice tutorial

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Thanks for stopping by.

Regarding tools, yes this can get expensive, but pays for itself with first successful frame build in my opinion. Here is a Corner Band Clamp similar to the one I used in the above example - [link]

The choice of wood is up to you as I've used Pine and other soft woods. I would like to use Red Wood or Cherry Wood, but it's too expensive since it has to be purchased by the linear foot.

Here is a 48x48x4" (120x120x10cm) canvas frame that I just built for less than $20usd - [link] For this frame size I had to use a larger Corner Band Clamp like this one - [link]

Here is another picture of the clamping process for that large canvas frame - [link]

Here is the other tutorial on How To Stretch a Canvas [link] that I recently posted.

If you're interested, I'll post links to the tools I used to make the frames.

Thanks again for stopping by,
Shad


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Thank you! I have recently added one on how to stretch a canvas which can be see here: [link]

Shad


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Why you're welcome.

I am amazed at how many comments I have had on my site that did not get replied to!

Peace,
Shad


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lol I'm doing the same thing.....

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I took a painting class this year, and while we learned how to paint, we were never instructed on making our own canvas. We basically used premade canvases, but I'm eager to learn more... so you can imagine how ecstatic I was when I came across your tutorial. I'm going to put this to use when I have more time (currently quite busy, sadly), and I'll be sure to tell friends about your tutorial when I do. :3 Thanks so much for the detailed tutorial!

So glad you liked it! It's great to hear feedback. Pass it around.

Here are some other submissions that you may find useful and/or interesting:

How to Stretch a Canvas: [link]

Clamping Frame Corners: [link]

48" Canvas: [link]

Gallery pg5: [link]

Again, thank you so much,
Shad

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Read my article, The Drought...: Web: [link]
TrueArt vs ArtFailure: dA News