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An Introduction to Heavy Duty Stretcher Bars
A heavy duty stretcher is used to smooth out a canvas and make it perfect for an artist to work upon. Heavy duty stretcher bars can be made from wood, metal or alloy. However, wooden bars especially made of pine are most preferred by artists.
Today, finding a perfect stretcher bar has become a lot easier with many online stretcher bar warehouses. These warehouses deal in a wide variety of stretcher bars for different purposes. They offer heavy duty pine stretcher bars crafted with advanced wood working machinery to ensure excellent fitting.
These online stretcher bar warehouses basically deal in three main varieties of heavy duty stretcher bars. These varieties are Medium or Heavy Duty, Heavy Duty Midi and Super Heavy Duty. Each type of heavy duty stretcher serves a purpose of its own.
If someone is looking for a substantial side profile that adds value of their art, then medium or heavy duty Goldilocks are the best choice. This heavy duty stretcher is 1 3/16" deep and 1 3/16" wide. It looks so close to the 1 1/2" and creates a notable presence of the artwork with great cost efficiency. These stretcher bars are strong enough, however one need to reinforce them with braces.
If a person is seeking stretcher bars with excellent quality but with cost efficiency at the same time. He should go for heavy duty midi bars. They are 1 1/2" in depth and look similar to the super heavy duty bars. All the edges are eased, for smoother stretching with less resistance. They further offer a 3/4" rise, making sure that the canvas never touches the inside breadth of the stretcher frame. These stretcher bars are straight-grained and lightweight. This reduces the overall weight of the frame significantly.
If someone needs the super heavy duty stretcher bars, they can get them here as well. These are 1 1/2" deep and 2 inches wide and have a 3/4" rise. These are really strong and substantial. So, order a stretcher bar online that suits your purpose. Enjoy coast to coast fast shipping at affordable prices and quality.
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Frequently Asked Questions...
What is the best way to reinforce a 100" by 58" set of heavy duty strecthers before stretching the canvas?
I am trying to create a perfectly tight 100" x 58" canvas. I am using TWO sets of 50" wide by 58" tall heavy duty frames end to end, creating the desired 100" by 58" canvas area. My main concern is preventing warping with such a large format. I have stretched 64" by 36" paintings with success - but this feels like a whole new world. I would like to know what the best method will be to connect the two frames together (screws?) and what the most effective crossbar supports would be, as I have yet to purchase those. Help, I feel in way over my head here.
Answer:
There should be cross-braces every 24 inches - so ideally, the stretchers should have a double cross brace on each panel (you will have 4 divided spaces per panel).
ie: for each of your 2 panels, the East/West brace will be made to fit the inside dimension of the 50" bars when assembled, with a slot (a dado cut halfway through the brace) cut at the centre point to fit the North/South brace. The North/South brace will fit the inside measurement of the 58" bars, with a slot cut to fit the East/West brace where they cross each other.
If you give your finished dimensions to the store where you buy your stretchers, they will do the math for you. You can easily assemble this yourself - be sure to use a large carpenter's square to get the corners true.
To help prevent warping, you could use a triangular bracket on each corner at the back, made of masonite or 1/4" plywood, about 12" on a side, screwed right into the stretcher bars. You could use a larger triangle to fit the two panels together at the back, top & bottom. Those corner wedges might help tighten the canvas once it's stretched, but will have to be used before the corner braces go on.
Good fortune - this sounds like a monumental project!
























































































