QUESTION: Trying to find decent picture frame stock

BD · 2006-06-21T21:24:20+00:00

Hey, all.I'm teaching myself how to build picture frames, cut matting, cutglass, all that jazz, so I don't have to rely on retailers with highmarkup.At this point, the only thing I've found that really works for me isstandard 1" moulding from Home Depot. There's no rabbet in there, so Ineed to line it with small blocks to position the glass and matting inthe frame so it's near the inside edge, and to receive the glazingpoints I use to secure all the layers of backing and matting and such.I'd love to find a supplier of stock I could use for this endeavor, butI'd want stock that has the 1/8" rabbet, but is still not fullyfinished material - I'd want to stain/paint it and finish it myself.So far, I've struck out completely in securing such stuff.Does anyone know where I might find some variety of unfinished framemoulding that I can buy by the foot?I'm in Canada, fwiw. ;-)Thanks!

Jun 21, 2006 21 Replies

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BD 20 years ago

Interesting. No, I've searched for 'picture frame stock' and 'picture frame moulding'

Thanks - I'll certainly follow up on those!

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Frank 20 years ago

Look, Picture framing is a racket (more or less). But you CAN do what I did. I'm a photographer and I do alot of my own framing. I wanted to buy frame materials at wholesale, so I wanted to deal with a supplier.

The reason they require a tax ID is that they dont want to deal with charging you sales tax. They sell only to business and those businesses deal with the tax.

1) File a DBA (costs about $30 and a little of your time). 2) Get a state sales tax #. This requies filling out a form. No fee. The downside of this is you will probably have to file quarterly sales tax forms. Not hard - just annoying 3) go back to supplier and buy whatever you want.

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