Manual of Techniques
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This is a comprehensive guide to picture framing, providing both practical step-by-step instruction and a wealth of ideas that will enable you to design, make and finish your own unique frames to a high, professional standard. With a clear text supplemented by explanatory line-drawings and photographs, it covers: tools and equipment; mitre cutting and joint making; gluing, drilling and pinning; glass and glass cutting; mount selection, cutting and decoration; mouldings; special techniques for dealing with tapestries, decoupage and etchings and final assembly and finishing.