Talk:Stretcher bar

Style Issues

This article reads more like a catalog entry than a proper article, this should be fixed.

We need a picture

A picture would help here. --Nagle 06:17, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

A stretcher bar is just a straight piece of wood. Picture four of them at right angles to one another, and you've got the basic picture. They come in varying degrees of stoutness. Longer ones should be stouter. They have various profiles. They generally have mitered, and interlocking corners, where one "stretcher bar" joins to another, at a right angle. I would link to one of the various commercial sites selling them, but it might be considered a spam link. Obviously a reader can and should type the search terms into a search engine and in short order you will probably be able to reach a merchandiser of stretcher bars. The sites often contain pictures. The word "chassis" is sometimes used for the assembled rectangle.

Stretcher bars can be made of various types of wood, which affects the quality and lifetime of the frame itStretcher bars picture]]self. Higher quality wood strainer lasts longer and are more durable. Pre-assembled stretcher bar frames have a lower chance of collapsing when canvas is stretched over it. The artwork can then be framed. There is also the option of using a floater frame so that the canvas appears to be floating inside the frame for more emphasis on the artist's piece. These can be seen here: http://www.framedestination.com/Canvas_Floater_Frame_Moulding.html 95PercentOrganic (talk) 19:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest to describe. Yes, it would be nice to have a picture of individual stretcher bars or an assembled chassis, ready to have canvas "stretched" upon it. I don't know where one could get such a picture for posting to the article. Bus stop 21:18, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Added two photos. Let me know if these are not illustrative enough. Mrs Scarborough 15:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Here is a site that shows how to stretch a canvas on stretcher bars for oil paintings: http://www.art-liquidation.com/misc_info_.htm

Here is a site where you can buy pre-assembled stretcher bars, BBB approved: http://www.framedestination.com/Canvas_Stretcher_Bar_Frames.html 95PercentOrganic (talk) 19:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Here is a site where you can buy the in the article mentioned stretcher bars, FSC approved: http://www.apdenmark.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.150.159.214 (talk) 13:15, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Hope this help in understanding the process... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.123.154 (talk) 20:54, August 27, 2007 (UTC)

merge suggestion

I think Tightening key should be merged to this article. Bus stop (talk) 20:32, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Use(s)

Stretcher bars are used in the preparation of a canvas for painting on. That is its primary use. The basic use of stretcher bars is to form a rectangle, called a "chassis," on which the canvas is stretched. The article has been put in category "Framing" for reasons I don't understand. I have changed this. Let us discuss this here if there is disagreement. By the way, this is referenced in "Ralph Mayer's" book "Handbook of Materials and Techniques" which I've added as an "external reference" to the article. Bus stop (talk) 13:00, 16 June 2010 (UTC)