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[pure-silver] Re: Mounting using foamboard?

From: "Rob Champagne" <app@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:04:51 +0000

Thanks dave and others,
Bainbridge make foamboard "Bevel Accents" which are already pre-wrapped with 
paper but you need to overmat those with ordinary board to cover the corner 
joins which just seems to make more work (and expense).
I will give your technique a try at some point but for the time being I will go 
for the 8 ply board as it seems it will be a lot less work.

rob c

At 01/12/2004 23:22 -0800, you wrote:
>Foamboard can be used but you may want to laminate a top sheet to it to hide
>the foam core at the beveled edge.  You can laminate a cover sheet using
>Fusion tissue and any product you want to use as a cover. Even cloth.  I've
>made some very unique matte boards using this technique.  Secret is to cut
>each matte using a new blade.  Then, the second secret is to put the fall
>out into the hole when you laminate the cover sheet to the matte board.  Be
>sure to wrap the Fusion and cover sheet around the beveled edge.  Tack it
>from the other side before putting it into the heat press.  The fall out
>will make the cover sheet attach to the beveled edge perfectly.  (Be sure
>you previously marked the fall out before cutting it with a line so you can
>tell the correct orientation for putting it back in.)   I've made some
>mattes using dish towels and foam core boards with this method.
>
>Until you are sure what you are doing perhaps your local framer will give
>you some scrap to play with.  Make 8 x 10's or even 6 x 8's before moving up
>to larger sizes.
>
>Dave
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "App" <app@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:24 AM
>Subject: [pure-silver] Mounting using foamboard?
>
>
>> Does anyone have experience using foamboard for over matting a print?
>>
>> I have never used foam board and am wondering how well or otherwise it
>cuts.
>>
>> What I want to do is make an overmat which has a moderately deep bevel and
>I'm thinking that 3 or 5 mm board would do this.
>> However, before ordering board I would like to know wether the bevel cut
>shows a smooth cut which does not have visible "foam holes" or whether all
>foam boards have the look of "emantal cheese" along the bevel?
>>
>> I'm thinking the Bainbridge archival foam board should be OK but I'm not
>sure.  My local framer reckons foamboard is difficult to cut in different
>directions but I have read (somewhere) that good quality foamboard can leave
>a perfectly smooth cut which doesn't need finishing with gouache or
>something similar.
>>
>> Any help / suggestions on this would be appreciated.
>>
>> rob c
>>
>>
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[pure-silver] Mounting using foamboard?
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[pure-silver] Re: Mounting using foamboard?
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