Hinging Supplies

Cotton gloves are used to prevent fngerprints and body oils from getting on artwork and photographs such as on cibachrome prints.

Cotton gloves are used to prevent fngerprints and body oils from getting on artwork and photographs such as on cibachrome prints.

The high tensile strength of this quality, water activated hinging tape will support all but the heaviest works of art. The paper is acid-free with a calcium carbonate buffer and a pH of 8.5. The neutral pH adhesive has excellent tack to hold firmly without slipping or ''creeping''. Not recommended with photographs and Giclee inkjet prints because of their sensitivity to water.

The burnishing bone is used for ensuring a maximum bond when attaching tapes and or hinges without the risk of contamination from dirt and oils.

Tyvek tapes are recommended for sealing the back of frames when doing final fitting. They have a pressure-sensitive, permanent acrylic adhesive which will not tear like traditional brown kraft paper used in the framing industry.

Abaca.sa is a self-adhesive hinging tape with a very strong acrylic adhesive that is permanent and non-yellowing for hinging works on paper. Because Abaca is self adhesive it is safer to use on photographs and Giclee ink jet prints which are sensitive to water.

Tin containers filled with buckshot provide inexpensive weights to hold artwork and hinges flat while wheat paste is drying.

These separators are used in the hinging process when using Japanese paper and wheat paste.

These blotters are used in the hinging process when using Japanese papers and wheat paste to absorb moisture from the pasted hinge during the drying process.

An excellent tool for all sorts of tasks. We use it for removing hinges, placing a small amount of wheat paste on japanese hinges, scraping off adhesive, and stirring paste.

Bumpers are placed on the bottom corners of the frames to keep framed artwork level on the wall. (Sheet of 56)

This is a white archival, pressure sensitive, tear-resistant paper tape commonly used on photographs.