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Frames Anonymous
I printed this at full size the other day (a little over 50 inches), but the main frame shop in my city doesn't sell frames over 30 inches, so now I have to build my own since I don't want to spend a fortune on a custom one.

Anyone got any tips on how to build a good strong frame that doesn't look like shit?
>> Anonymous
Short answer: learn carpentry.
assuming its just flat ppaer the photos on.
Get some dado rail [that you want to see in a frame], hard board, wood glue and some spring clips from a hardware store,
cut the dado into 4 pieces that fit around your picture.
Mitre the ends and then cut slits in them and insert some biscuits or dowel. glue them together and measure with a set square.
Clamp everything down.
Cut the hardboard to slightly bigger than your picture, but slightly smaller than your frame
Wait about 24 hours for your glue to set.
Stain or paint the frame. cut off any excess glue
put the hardboard into the back of the frame and screw the clips into the back or the frame to hold it in place.
Take the hardboard out put the photo in. then hang on your wall.
if you want you could also go to a glaziers and get some plexiglass or glass to put in from of the photo.
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
There are a couple places online that do decent custom frames. Can't remember the name of the place, but I got a panorama that someone gave me framed for about 60 dollars.
>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
Is that the file you sent in to be printed? If it is I hope they did some adjusting on it, Otherwise its going to look a little flat (Your only using the bottom 3/4s of the histogram except at the right edge)

I do like your picture though

50 inches wide puts it at roughly 12 inches tall, which is an uncommon size on its own. Luckily for you oversize glass + mats comes in sheets of 40x60.

What I would do is find a commercial framing place (Ask around at your local camera stores, they probably know of one), And pretend you are a professional photographer. Then if they will sell to you, at their prices you can probably get a mattless frame for about $50, and one with a matte for about 75-80$. (Metal frames)
I have little to no experience with wood frames myself.
>> Anonymous
>>129924
Thanks, that helped a lot. I'll sit down and think about trying that later.

>>129929
Checking online hadn't occurred to me (no idea why), but I've now managed to find a place that could do the frame for me. Only snag is that I'm going to have to get the photo reprinted 2 inches smaller, since it goes over the maximum size of the site.

>>129947
It is the file I got printed, yes. I work in a photography store, so I printed it myself (for free) while I was there. I deliberately didn't use the top end of the histogram because our lab manager said that the printer might fuck up the area with the sun, and it might look bad.

I checked out a couple of metal frames in a shop near ours, but I didn't think they looked all that nice. I prefer wood, generally speaking.