Measuring Made Easy

• A terrific new tool that eliminates the math and does the measuring for you!
• When you should use a wider bottom border on your mat and why.
• Real world measuring that takes into account odds sizes and non-proportional art and frame.
   

Easy, Affordable Frame Making for Everyone

• Accurate miter cutting of picture frame moulding.
• Sanding to true the miters, and joining the frame using an inexpensive, easy-to-use V-Nail joiner.
• Working with custom sectional frames for quick, hassle-free framing.
   

Mat Cutting to Make it Fit

• The most common method of mat cutting and the one instructors rarely teach you - and why.
• Following your own instructions - the key to understanding your own notes.
   

Options for Mounting Your Artwork

• A little known method of coating artwork with adhesive for mounting that is easy, clean and cost effective.
• Proper techniques for using tape to mount artwork to prevent wrinkles and insure long life.
• Trapping techniques that are surprisingly simple and inexpensive and provide the highest level of conservation for the artwork.

Glazing using glass or Plexiglass

• Glass versus Plexiglass: the pros and cons of each and when one is recommended over the other.
• How to clean glass to prevent lint and dust from driving you crazy.
   

How to Attach a Paper Dust Cover

• The professional's secret for getting the dust cover on the back of your frame tight as a drum and trimmed neatly to the edges.

Securing the Contents and Hanging the Frame

• Options for securing the contents of the frame and what to do when the stack is thicker than the frame is deep.
• The new style of hanging and the hardware necessary to do it.