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Designing and Measuring for Picture Framing

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Find information and supplies to design and measure for framing, including the Fit N' Frame tool, corner markers, rulers and color charts.

Good framing always starts with accurate measuring. A 36" ruled straightedge adds accuracy and gives you a stable edge to mark against. For measuring you can't beat the Fit n' Frame, and when you need to mark mat corners quickly, try the Corner Marker. And, for choosing the perfect mat color, mat board corners put you miles ahead.

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How to Use a Color Wheel to Select Color / Color Theory
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Fit-N-Frame Border Guide - For Determining Mat Borders

Item #262

Does the math for framing drive you nuts? Do you cringe at the thought of working out the mat's border widths while trying to fit an existing frame? Well, fret no more. This terrific new tool allows you to quickly calculate mat borders without doing the math! Simply align the triangles on your artwork and then transfer them to the scaled border guide to see what size borders your mats need. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

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Everyday Low Price:
$29.95

Corner Marker

Item #474

For creating borders and marking mats quickly. Calibrated in 8ths. Really saves measuring time and simple to use. Great for artists, photographers and model makers.

Everyday Low Price: $13.99

36" Center Finding Ruler

Item #490

To find the center of any line, just place the ruler on any orientation point so that the same measurement appears to the left and right of the "0". Calibrated in 16ths and 32nds. Great for multiple openings and oblique angle matting.

Everyday Low Price: $17.99

36" or 48" Regular Ruler

Item #473

Large, easy to read numbers and calibrations make measuring a breeze. Durable, lightweight, non-rusting. Choose from 36" or 48".

Item #473-A - 36"

Our Price: $14.99

Item #473-B - 48"

Our Price: $19.99

42" Steel Straightedge

Item #964

A durable tempered and plated steel straight edge with carefully ground square edges, polished smooth finish. Great for cutting against when sizing glass, plastic or matboard. Hanging hole at one end. Guaranteed accurate.

Everyday Low Price: $47.99

Stanley Powerlock Tape Measure

Item #433

Stanley PowerLock Tape Measure These Pocket Tape Rules have 1/4" blades. Diameter scale. Spring is heat treated for added durability and protected blade will withstand abrasion for long life.

Item #433-C - 12 ft.

Our Price: $14.99

Crescent® 30 Piece Corner Sample Set
Item #89MC

30 top selling colors in the Crescent Regular Decorative Matboard line (Crescent's best selling line). Each L-shaped corner is 9½"x2¾" and cut staight along the edges. These 30 colors have been carefully selected for variety and popularity. They are today's most popular colors. Place them over the artwork to evaluate the look. Stack them to ponder double matting possibilities. Slip a moulding corner over them to see how the mat and frame will enhance the artwork. A must for consulting with customers and clients. This item is available in a Kit

Everyday Low Price: $29.95

Crescent® 18" Brass Rack

Item #CR18

Crescent 18" Brass Rack Elegant, sturdy brass rack to hold Crescent® corner samples. 18" rack designed
to hold up to 200 corners.

Everyday Low Price: $19.95

30 Piece Crescent® Swatch Set
Item #89SW

30 top selling colors in the Crescent Regular Decorative Matboard line (Crescent's best selling line). Each swatch is 8"x2" and labeled on the back with the color name and number. These 30 colors have been carefully selected for variety and popularity. They are today's most popular colors. An economical way to consult with customers and clients.

Everyday Low Price: $5.95

Crescent® Decorative Mat Board Color Chart
Item #555

	The more than 250 colors in the Crescent Regular Decorative Matboard line (Crescent's best selling line) are shown here with swatches of the actual face papers of the mats so you can see the true colors. Book fold brochure that opens to four interior pages with a cross reference index at the back with colors listed in numerical order and referenced to page location and position.

Everyday Low Price: $3.50

Crescent® Rag Mat Board Color Chart
Item #556

The 150+ colors in the Crescent Rag Mat Board line shown here with swatches of the actual face papers of the mats so you can see the true colors. Book fold brochure that opens to four interior pages with a cross reference index at the back with colors listed in numerical order and referenced to page location and position.

Everyday Low Price: $3.50

15 Piece Moulding Corner Sample Set
Item #611


#56-L 1-1/4" Width	#335-L 2" Width	#95-L 1-1/4" Width	#229-L 3-5/8" Width

#9148 1" Width	#707 1-3/4" Width	#717 1-3/4" Width	#453-L 3-1/2" Width


#400986000D-L 1-5/8" Width	#3261-L 2" Width	#3527 2-5/8" Width	#3536 1-5/8" Width

#416-L 7/8" Width	#1002-L 1" Width	#411-L 1-5/8" Width

The 15 top selling moulding styles in
L-Shaped corners with 7" legs. Each L-Shaped piece can be placed over the corner of the artwork to visualize what the frame will look like with the artwork.

This item is available in a Kit

Everyday Low Price: $34.95
Regular Price $39.95 when corners are purchased separately

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