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Square route: Phil Kennedy, who works in our Art Preservation department, uses a bone tool to burnish the bevel of a custom mat. This is just one step in our meticulous mat-making process; it comes after Phil has marked and cut the mat, and sanded the bevel down a bit. The burnishing smooths the bevel so that there are no imperfect edges that would otherwise catch the light and create a shadow. #BarkFrameworks #matmaking #artpreservation #windowmat #burnishing #details #customframes #woodshop #matboard #ragboard #handtools #esop #localbusiness #nycframers (at Bark Frameworks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCt670-FfB_/?igshid=11prx9c6gkin5

(1/2) Grace Zarrillo sands the bevel of a 16-ply window mat in our Art Preservation studio. Years ago, when we started laminating our own 8-, 12-, 16-, and 20-ply mats, we had requests from other manufacturers to supply to them, but we prefer to simply make them for our own use. #custommatting #artpreservation #barkframeworks #windowmat #pictureframing #framed #matboard #artmaterials #matmakers #artisan #madeinNYC #bevel #sanding (at Bark Frameworks) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp0L6d4lDSP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h93sy3mlm4wt

Hand written letter from Barbara Bush, post White House residency. Letter and envelope floated between Mylar places in individual windows. Conservation glass on both sides to protect and preserve. #barbarabush #correspondence #mylar #float #conservation #memphis #framecornermemphis #linenmat #windowmat (at Frame Corner, Inc.)