The Encyclopedia of Picture Framing Techniques

by Cunning

Surround your prints and photographs with decorative frames made at home. Clear and easy instructions allow you to master basic and advanced skills from carpentry to glass cutting for building, repairing, and restoring frames. Traditional and modern finishing techniques create eye-catching effects. A gallery of professionally crafted frames shows the limitless framing possibilities. Over 250 color illustrations.

Genres: Reference

176 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1993

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lot of pictures and examples make it seem like this book is step by step, but a lot of necessary starting out techniques or advice (how to use the tools, where to get molding or how to make it/what to look for) is missing and assumes you know this already. Thatd be fine if it wasnt presented as a DIY book. It is though and instead is more of a book that just lists examples of frames.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know that I will ever use these techniques--a lot of work--but there are some terrific ideas in this book.
The basic framing parts are helpful and detailed and the craft ideas for very different frames are great. I have a feeling my results, however, would not look as professional.