Monday, May 30, 2011

Stretcher Bars are Essential For Artists and Framers

Fredrix stretcher bars are strong and rigid and they are the best choice to lock neatly into any rectangular or square format or for holding canvases. Among people, these stretcher bars are considered to be the standard stretcher bars those come with interlocking stretcher frames. Made of the finest collection of moldings, Fredrix stretcher bars are accurately machined to meet your specific purpose.

Fredrix bars offer different adjustability levels for your canvas or for anything. Also, these bars come in different sizes to suit artists’ varied adjustment needs. Typically, these bars are available in the range between 8" and 60".

Stretcher bars for canvas those are now easily available for online and offline purchase come under 5 major categories. These are:

  1. Medium (standard) duty stretcher bars for canvas
  2. Light duty stretcher bars
  3. Medium/heavy duty stretcher bars
  4. Heavy duty stretcher bars
  5. Super heavy duty stretcher bars

It’s quite easy to stretch your canvas on stretcher bars. All you need to do is to use 4 stretcher bars, some canvas pliers and a staple gun. By assembling the stretcher bars in a proper way on a flat surface you need to put the bars on top of the canvas. Then you should start stretching, for that you could wrap the edges of the canvas around the bars. Put a staple on the center while doing so. The canvas pillars will be useful to pull the canvas until out.

Full box discounts on stretcher bars now can be availed online. Also coast to coast shipping services are offered by the sellers.





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.