As a former framer, I can say that diamond art is not the easiest to stretch. Since it doesn't need to breath like a traditional oil painting, I would usually suggest to customers to have it framed flat with a mat and glass (glass also helps protect the dots from damage). Canvas frames also are usually beveled in from the front outside edge, so that the art is in contact with the minimal amount on the front. We were just getting float frames when the framing department got closed by covid, but that would be an easy addition if you wanted a border while still seeing the decorated edges.

Never heard of "diamond art" before. But that picture of Tower Bridge at sunset is very good. Especially with the Tower of London on the north bank. FWI, my mother was born and raised in London. Along with most children, she was evacuated to the countryside when WW-II started in September 1939, but had to return in December after her 16th birthday. She did return to school for a while, but that ended after a German 500 lb bomb came down the main staircase of the school one night. She spent the rest of the war living and working in London, mostly as a machinist. But then in 1945 & 46 all the men came home and wanted "their" jobs back ...

@Notarobot562

Жыл бұрын

My wife loves doing it! It’s color by numbers with little plastic circles or squares!

As I live in the UK and worked in London over twenty years as a photographer I must say this is a fine photograph of a view I know very well. Well done.

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites from my time in London.

Timely....I didn't know what diamond art was, but my daughter completed one that she would like framed. I've got it in my project queue at the moment, so I may try something like this after I finish making christmas gifts.

You are always amazing mate

You can take the frame a step further by planing an angle on the face, leaving about 5 mm around the outside edges. Then give the sharp corners a small round over. This allows for any slight twisting of the timber which will push on the back of the canvas. Keeps everything nice and flat.

I was just looking for this exact type of video a couple weeks ago!!!

@WoodByWrightHowTo

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Pretty interesting process, James! Fantastic work! 😃 I used to paint, years ago... All the canvas frames are fine, but the external ones... Let's just say I'm going to need to make a bunch of them. 😬 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Good morning!

It’d be cool to see you do a traditional canvass stretched with keys in the corners

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to if I had a canvas to stretch. You just can't pull diamond art that tight.

Covered like a true former Theatre person....!

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

Don't know how many flats I've stretched with muslin like that lol

Was gonna ask what the picture is of in London. But relevant comments it’s tower of London and London Bridge. I actually Tom act that bridge many times. When I could see and I was working. But I’ve run over it a few times doing the London Marathon. I did the first year I did it with my guide runner, a woman stopped to take a photo of it as we was running towards it just in front of me I ran straight into the back for it hurt. So got some great memories of that bridge. I haven’t heard of diamond art I’m gonna have to try and find out a bit about it

How do you have so much time to do so many videos for KZread, take care of the kids, train for 100k and place millions of small pixels on a canvas 🤯

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

Life is fun when you give up the thought of ever sleeping again.

OK James, was going to have a laugh at your wife's patience doing those things, probably her ZEN time, but to find out that you did it, well done Sir, BUT, don't complain that you don't have enough time for wood working :-p LOL

@sarahwright7354

2 жыл бұрын

I do not have the patience James does to do diamond art, especially something that size. ☺️

Could you do one with wedges to stretch the canvass?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

That would be interesting to try. I don't think I would want to do it with diamond art as you don't want to stretch it fully tight. Otherwise you'll get diamonds popping off on the corner. But with a regular canvas. That might be fun.

@Fridili50

2 жыл бұрын

I second this! I would be very interested to see a keyed floating joint for stretching canvas.

@lynxg4641

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea, it's basically just a double joint of this with wedges. James, to not let so much of the wood rest against the canvas, try chamfering it off some, that's how the nicest canvas' with thick frames are made.

@Phil_Cleaver

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo I was hoping that this video would be about the keyed French mitre joint. I’ll keep my eye out for it and you will have to take up oil painting.

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

that might bake a good one for the future. maybe a live video.

Wry timely, just got my wife her first diamond art kit. I see many frames in my future. Can you explain how you did the diamonds your own photo? Did your print the photo on canvas and use clear diamonds? Or use a light box and colored diamonds? As always thanks for all you do.

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

I ordered it from homecraftology. They take your picture and can render it with diamonds. I've done that for four or five of them now. Usually takes a month or two as they come from Australia but they're phenomenal quality and work really well.

@MrMNRichardWright

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo mmm, giving me more ideas

Can you show how you made the frame that has the galaxy in it? Love this frame that you made tonight btw but for the DPs we are selling I think this simple frame would be great

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

Those hanging frames I just buy on Amazon. They're far cheaper there than it is to make them. amzn.to/3ooCEGB

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

Those hanging frames I just buy on Amazon. They're far cheaper there than it is to make them. amzn.to/3ooCEGB

First!

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! On first. I really should come up with a prize for that

James: a small video reference about your work with Rex on the frame would be cool, at the top of your actual video;)…?

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

Work with Rex? Sorry I'm missing something.

@A2woodArt

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo I think he was referring to the shooting board videos you referred to

@ikust007

2 жыл бұрын

@@A2woodArt yea sir !!

@ikust007

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo sorry I am clear like charcoal… yup shooting board I suppose

Why not go to the next level and make a frame with the wedges in the corners, to enable stretching the canvas? JIM

@WoodByWrightHowTo

2 жыл бұрын

If I were to do this for standard canvas I would definitely put that in. However, for diamond art you don't want to stretch it that far. Otherwise the diamonds will start popping off.

@jimc4731

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Sorry I was not clear in my request. I understand your reasons for making the frame you did make. I was offering a suggestion for a future video on the making of a conventional stretcher for canvas for say an oil painting. Keep up the good work! JIM

Your bench dog looks tired

ironically, the best technique (the traditional one) for building canvas frames is offered to us by a person who, apparently, is not even a painter. But, fortunately, from an intelligent gesture to true Art is just one step.

You know what you can do better bub I started this video then went to toast and butter a couple blueberry bagels and when I returned ur video was pretty much over, do better 😂

Overkill on both tools and labor. 99.9% of folks out there are not capable of this kind of woodworking nor do the know about or have ever seen a shoulder plane much less a mortise gauge. Maybe send this video to Fine Woodworking.

@WoodByWrightHowTo

11 ай бұрын

This is a hand tool woodworking channel.