Saturday, May 14, 2011

Stretcher Bars for Canvas – For Supporting an Artist’s Artwork

Stretcher bars for canvas are the wooden bars that are used to build canvas frames. These frames are required by artists to mount his/her canvas for oil paintings or beautiful needle work. Staples are used to attach the canvas on these bars so that the artist is presented with a smooth surface to proceed with his work. These are responsible for holding the canvas in the right position throughout the work of an artist. The ideal wood for making such bars is kiln dried fir or pine. Stretcher bars are constructed using finger splicing technique to increase the bars resistance against twisting or bending. Canvases can be perfectly stretched out on these bars at just about 3 minutes or so. Even after finishing their work, artist can leave their canvas paintings on these bars for drying.

Stretcher bars for canvas can be found in varying shapes and lengths. The most common ones are medium/standard duty bars, light bars, medium/heavy duty Goldilocks bars, heavy duty midi bars and the super heavy duty bars. You can even buy customized bars that are very popular among customers as they can choose these according to the preferred size, color and wood. You can even get discounts if you purchase the bars in bulk. Some dealers also sell ready to use stretcher bars to avoid the hassle free job of assembling. The online outlets will also provide you with replacement guarantees, maintenance services and free transportation cost. The importance of these bars for creating mesmerizing piece of art can never be ignored.



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