Forensics In Framing

Shayla

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How have forensics helped you with your work as a framer? Whether it be learning from past framing mistakes, learning from mistakes others have made, or as a business person, learning the same with business practices?
 
What a great question. I have a couple of go to framers if I have questions about doing something in the framing world. When it comes to store business I have a few business people I go to and pose my thoughts or questions. There I listen to their advice, positive attitude. I never share with the negative, sky is falling people.
The Grumble is a great tool to use for advice and guidance. If I am going to do something I have never done before someone here has. Whether right or wrong. And I am thankful for those people.

As Red Green says, we are in this together so keep your stick on the ice.
 
Interesting question. In 21 years of framing, I have yet to open expensive art for reframing that was hinged with rice paper/starch hinges.
 
Interesting question. In 21 years of framing, I have yet to open expensive art for reframing that was hinged with rice paper/starch hinges.

We sure do find all kinds of stuff inside, don't we? I use plenty of mulberry hinges with rice starch, but I also use other products. Can't say I've had many mulberry hinges from other shops come in, but a few. lol...maybe it's because I'm not at the Louvre of Framing?

I'm curious as to how, in your 21 years of business, you've learned from any mistakes made by you or others?
 
Mistakes...:D:D:D I've learned a lot from The Grumble, which I have read from pretty early on. I've had to learn myself, techniques like a proper, permanent and efficient way to do fillets - a signature design feature of my shop as opposed to multiple mats. A lot is mundane experience, like using tools efficiently. I've also developed a practical method for making display cases from frames, starting with filling a need for model ship builders.
 
One thing I've learned: Familiarity breeds contempt. :confused:

How may times have you done something and it turns out great. :) Then you do it again and it don't. :(
 
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