There are stretcher bar warehouses where you will get your true quality canvas stretcher. These stretchers come in five different styles so that you can order the canvas bar that you actually need and not an expensive one. These styles of stretchers from Stretcher Bar Warehouse are in Medium, Light Duty, Goldilocks, Midi and Super Heavy Duty categories. Of these the Medium or Standard Duty stretcher bars are also known as Fredrix stretcher bars or stretcher strips. These are the standard bars or strips used by the vast majority of artists and framers. They come in the size ¾”depth and 1 5/8” in width. These stretcher bars have raised and rounded edges rather than sharp and flat edges and therefore these reduce the friction that occurs during stretching. You are therefore able to tighten the canvas face more.
The other canvas stretcher is the light duty variant that is very economical and you can stretch a smaller canvas at 5/8” depth and 1 3/16” width without stretching your budget. All the stretchers are made from kiln dried fir wood of a very high quality and they all have a rounded edge for relieving the stress on the canvas. The medium/heavy duty canvas bar is also called Goldilocks. This compromise may be right for you as well. It has a square cross-section with a size of 1 3/16” in depth and the same in width. These bars will give you the effect of a heavy duty bar without depleting your wallet. Besides these there is the Heavy Duty with the added depth at 1 ½” in depth and the same in width and finally the Super Heavy Duty bars that are 1 ½” in depth and 2” in width. The Super Heavy Duty bars are meant for very big canvases that require a solid foundation.
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