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Did you know that Bark Frameworks off­ers art installation and custom crating services to our clients? Utilizing our art services helps you minimize risk, while working with the same knowledgeable staff­ you’ve come to know after 50+ years of superior customer service! We build travel frames, economy and standard crates, as well as museum crates – all manufactured to industry specs. Contact our Art Services Specialist, Sean Brady, for more information: [email protected] #barkframeworks #artcrates #museumcrates #woodshop #travelframe #artinstallation #nycartworld #artservices #cratemaking (at Bark Frameworks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWURcLLgmi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

(1/2) Did you know that Bark Frameworks is the only framer in NYC that makes brass frames in-house? Here, an untitled pastel on paper by Lotte Laserstein that we recently framed for a collector. The profile is our WB-1, ripped in brass, and brushed on the face and sides. The artwork is floated in the frame, with 100% cotton rag board fillets. The frame provides an understated elegance without overpowering the work. #lottelaserstein #woodshop #barkframeworks #brass #brassframes #metalframes #interiordecor #portraits #understatedframes #archivalframing #museumqualityframing https://www.instagram.com/p/ClzcVAmM6Z4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

(1/2) On this day in 1968, the movie “Barbarella” was released, directed by Roger Vadim. Our client @apparebit (Robert Grimm) brought in this print to frame, which features the movie's titular character played by Jane Fonda. We designed a custom profile for the work, which is floated with fillets. The frame is milled in maple, gilded in yellow gold over red bole, with a light rub and light finish. The frame is glazed in Optium Museum Acrylic (3mm). The additional photos show part of the gilding process: the frame painted in red bole, prior to leafing. #barbarella #BarkFrameworks #artcollectors #customframes #woodworking #milling #gilding #yellowgold #goldleaf #craftanship #womeninfilm #JaneFonda #historicfilms https://www.instagram.com/p/CU5b25HFoz8/?utm_medium=tumblr

(1/2) Frames being joined in our LIC shop. We join square frames and stem frames using splines. We use miter clamps (or pinch clamps) on frames that aren't square or are not stem profiles. #woodshop #customframing #BarkFrameworks #woodworking #splines #joinery #maple #miterclamp #madeinNYC #galleryframes #stemframes #clamped #splinedframes #madeinLIC (at Bark Frameworks) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxssFczlBBN/?igshid=5dx2oek5yxhf

Our new @deltapowertools 5HP Unisaw tabletop saw will be used for cutting metal to make frames from aluminum and brass. Shown here in our woodshop, this saw has the largest blade opening in its class, improved tabletop geometry, and a single-cast iron trunion system that eliminates vibration when cutting, making for smooth operation and accuracy. #deltamachinery #woodworking #metalwork #woodshop #welding #powertools #aluminum #metalripping #brass #unisaw #horsepower #sawblade #framemakino #barkframeworks #tabletopgeometry #customframes #deltapowertools (at Bark Frameworks)

Newly-splined frames drying in our wood shop. When we build frames that surpass a certain size, we reinforce the corners with metal braces (not visible here) -- the clips hold them in place while the epoxy dries. #woodshop #barkframeworks #oversizedframes #mapleframes #woodfigure #splines #lic #customframes #customframernyc (at Bark Frameworks)

(1/2) Special miller Peter Suzuki uses a chisel -- along with a mallet we made here in our shop -- to carve a bevel into a rounded basswood mirror frame we designed for an interior design client. #customframes #woodworking #mallet #bevel #carving #barkframeworks #milling #basswood #interiordesign #mirrorframes #design (at Bark Frameworks)

(2/2) Bark gilder Mary Helen O'Brien lays the leaf – in this case, a 16kt pale gold – over the bole. Then, the entire face of the frame – including the reeding – is burnished to a high shine with an agate burnisher (a variety of shapes are shown in the first slide). The gilding will be distressed with a light rub. After this, the gold is sealed, as this karat would tarnish over time. Finally, a light patina is added to the surface of the frame. Stay tuned next week for a look at the art in its final frame! #barkframeworks #woodshop #woodworking #dariushvaziri #burnishing #contemporaryart #woodowkring #gilding #burnishing #goldleaf #palegold #customframes https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3ZYCwrKbf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=