Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dschiemann"
<DSCHIEMANN@p...> wrote:
> But I was curious about the statement that a "frame spacer" was used
WITHOUT a mat.  What is this "frame spacer?"
> Donald

The frame spacer is often used without the mat. I brought up mat in
reference to the frame spacer not applying pressure to the print
exactly the way a mat does.

The frame spacer is just a piece of material, in the form of a long
strip that is placed under the lip of the moulding between the glazing
and the print or mat. Is most commonly used in the cases such as this
one where the image is already so large that the addition of a mat
becomes cumbersome. The glazing is harmful to the print and so it is
important that it not be able to come into contact with it. Spacers
may also be used with a mat just to provide more depth and they are
used in shadowbox frames.

Mark

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Mark Rogers
Frame Destination, Inc.
http://www.framedestination.com
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