Where to buy L shaped wood for picture frames

[Doran]

I'm just wanting to create my own handmade (simple) frame for a painting.

I can find places online costing a fortune (£55 a metre FF) but I just want to buy some angled wood and do it myself.

Does this type of wood have a special name (to help my search abilities)
Or anywhere in London (south/central) that sells it/similar
Thanks

 

[blup]

Buy some pine or ramin beadings from Wickes and glue and mitre to the size required

Blup

 

[Doran]

Ramin and beading arent L shaped so it won't work with what I need to do. Thanks for the suggestion though

 

[opps]

Check out

19mm 'Revival L Style' White 42mm rebate Frame Moulding

Revival picture frame mouldings have painted finishes on open grain, perfect for photos on canvas. Made in Italy on Ayous wood.

www.lionpic.co.uk

£7.50m ex vat (and bar postage)- it was the first site that I came across- others might be better quality.

I you do decide to do your own framing, you need to factor in the cost of a decent saw, plus the mitre insertion tool

 

[blup]

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[Doran]

Check out

19mm 'Revival L Style' White 42mm rebate Frame Moulding

Revival picture frame mouldings have painted finishes on open grain, perfect for photos on canvas. Made in Italy on Ayous wood.

www.lionpic.co.uk

£7.50m ex vat (and bar postage)- it was the first site that I came across- others might be better quality.

I you do decide to do your own framing, you need to factor in the cost of a decent saw, plus the mitre insertion tool

This is perfect thanks.

 

[Doran]

Check out

19mm 'Revival L Style' White 42mm rebate Frame Moulding

Revival picture frame mouldings have painted finishes on open grain, perfect for photos on canvas. Made in Italy on Ayous wood.

www.lionpic.co.uk

£7.50m ex vat (and bar postage)- it was the first site that I came across- others might be better quality.

I you do decide to do your own framing, you need to factor in the cost of a decent saw, plus the mitre insertion tool

They do a cutting services have which is great so I'll use that to save my hassle

Can I ask what a mitre insertion tool is?

 

[foxhole]

Cheaper to buy one .

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Mitres are often secured using fixings like corrugated fasteners

which can be inserted using a special hand tool

or L-shaped mitre fasteners

which can be set with a hand setting tool (as above) or using a bench top machine

These fasteners are both designed to pull the corners together tighty as you insert them. If mitre joining it by hand you generally need to set-up a corner jig of your own (basically two lengths of 2 x 1 softwood batten fixed onto a piece of plywood or MDF at right angles to hold the frame corner whilst you join it together). There are also kits which include a jig to do this, like the Charnwood kit

For smaller lightweight frames you can often join the mitres with hot melt glue, although it isn't always the most reliable method of joining stuff and it isn't strong enough for larger/heavier frames

 

[Doran]

Cheaper to buy one .

hmm, nah, £60 to £80 for a premade frame for my size, vs £26 for a chop-service which I'll glue myself.
and, this is a DIY forum after all :-p

 

[Deleted member 174758]

...£26 for a chop-service which I'll glue myself...

A minor word of caution about glueing frames - as a technique it works for small, light frames with simple contents - add glass, a matte board, a backing board, etc and as the weight increases glue alone is less likely to work, which is why they invented those corner clips and corrugated fasteners I showed above. Maybe worth mentioning that for glazed pictures or mirrors mechanically securing the mitres is also a safety issue. With you on the DIY bit, though

 

[Doran]

Oh yep, your earlier post was great with info for fastening, which I am defo taking note of (inadition to the gluing)
Luckily no glass involved this time.

 

[foxhole]

How big ?

FISKBO white photo frame, 50x70 cm - IKEA

Frame those moments FISKBO white picture frame 50x70cm protects artwork & photos. Safe for kids room & comes in many sizes.

www.ikea.com

 

[Doran]

How big ?

FISKBO white photo frame, 50x70 cm - IKEA

Frame those moments FISKBO white picture frame 50x70cm protects artwork & photos. Safe for kids room & comes in many sizes.

www.ikea.com

Yeah. Bigger than that and not an average size too