Northern Wish Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Or beyond.....What is the best method you have come across, the best store, the best prices etc. IKEA seems to have the strangest sized frames that never seem to match any of my posters, and scouring Value Village and Salvation Army is getting boring because I never find one that is decent.I know I am not alone in having a huge poster tube full of wonderful art stuck in the back of a dresser drawer- but I also don't want to start custom framing $30 posters for $200 a piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 i think the cheapest i have seen is costco. it's still not cheap if you want it done by the pros, even at costco. that's why i board all mine. the ones worth money i am still waiting to frame most of them. although i don't have any more room on my wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 i recently got some stuff framed at Pictures Plus at the corner of cumberland and george. good prices (especially if you are just doing a standard black metal frame)and very fast. they also board posters - did one for $15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Not that these "limited run" posters will ever be worth more than we paid for them, or enough over the face value....but boarding a poster is similar to laminating a hockey card: the value is completely gone.If its got a signature by the artist, the band or a hand numbered run I would NOT board them. Just my .02S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 We use Bank Street Framing all the time for our posters. Usually get it done for $69.99, however, I think that involves "boarding", but we don't care because we are never going to sell them because they mean to much to us. I think they range from $69.99 (the basics) to about $200 (which includes the special glass, etc, etc)Michaels Craft store just had a big sale 60% off framing...not sure what their prices are like. Plus they have a huge variety of frames if you want to just pick a frame and do it yourself. And last week all frames were 40% off (I think the one at the TrainYards has the best variety)Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 If its got a signature by the artist, the band or a hand numbered run I would NOT board them. Just my .02SI have dozens of limited edition concert prints and have been getting them framed ever-so-slowly over the years: All are framed using UV-protected glass, which I recommend. Posters will fade due to sunlight, so UV protection is a must. As chains go, Michaels does a good job with framing. I look at concert posters as art, so getting quality framing (and frames) is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 i would never board anything of potential value. we used to use bank street framing (assuming that's that the place downtown, near laurier). pictures plus has better pricing, i believe. they specialize in framing posters. we used michaels once and found it expensive actually, and returned to bank street for future framing jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I've used the place in the Glebe near 1st Ave quite a bit. Good prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 how hard can it be to make a frame with parts from Michael's? Do they have precut glass there too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AD Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 To clear up some confusion, Bank Street Framing is at Bank and First in the Glebe. I've used them and the quality is excellent but the price was more than I was expecting (first time getting stuff framed). Perhaps I got a good deal, I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Agree AD...I find Bank St. framing expensive compared to Costco...Nearly half the price for the same thing.I knew I shouldn't have got my autographed nero poster boarded. GODDAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yeah, the place I was referring to is Bank St. Framing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 The place Big Wooly Mammoth is talking about (Bank St north of Laurier) is called Images on Bank. Unless there's another framing place on that block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 If its got a signature by the artist' date=' the band or a hand numbered run I would NOT board them. Just my .02[/quote']I have dozens of limited edition concert prints and have been getting them framed ever-so-slowly over the years: All are framed using UV-protected glass, which I recommend. Posters will fade due to sunlight, so UV protection is a must. As chains go, Michaels does a good job with framing. I look at concert posters as art, so getting quality framing (and frames) is important. some good advice here. having a print drymounted will ruin the value. that's the only absolute here. NEVER drymount a limited edition print. NEVER. EVER. NO. DON'T DO IT. everything else is relative and sky's the limit. i would also advise: UV glass, matting to prevent contact with glass, acid-free matting, museum quality framing (taped to backside of matting using acid-free linen tape). also if the print is rolled now, NEVER backroll it (force roll it the other way). allow it to relax on its own or gently place clean glasses on the corners to hold it flat to relax. a good framing place will do this. personally, i would not trust any chain store. i would have it framed at a local independent place. that said, i have drymounted many unlimited prints. plaque-mounted on hard board. if the poster is just a $30 printing press version or even a litho, not signed, not numbered, then plaqueing is fine, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Micheals @ Trainyards has aisle upon aisle of standard and not so standard sizes and they are perpetually having a 40%-50% off sale on all frames.Great cheap option for sure but I wouldn't trust them to do any custom builds for you.If you got the cash, there is always Frame Fetish which is basically poster porn.http://www.framefetish.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I want to mount my MSG NYE poster in a thick frame to incorporate both the ticket stub and the hot dog....I wonder how much that is going to run me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yeah I was wondering what to do with the hot dog, I guess a thick frame box type dealy is the best idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Or you could suspend it from your living room ceiling with wires and have little lights and smoke machines installed and we could flashback when neccesary...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I'm listening... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jVids Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I just used Picture Plus to get all of our posters done. (Cumberland and George)They do a really good job, amazing turn around time and not as expensive as Bank st. framing.Plus if you bring in a few he's willing to cut you a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I wouldn't plaque either - not because of the value, but because over time and moves everything I've done that way got chewed ears a little.At pscychedlic shoppe (google it) they do frames that don't use glass - its a sealant overtomp. Well they don't do them, they get it done that way. I have a few of those and like them. Maybe not if you're investing, but if you're just enjoying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Or you could suspend it from your living room ceiling with wires and have little lights and smoke machines installed and we could flashback when neccesary......haha...love this option! DOOOOO IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I'm suffering from meatstick envy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I got to touch their measticks quickly this weekend, then they were swiped away faster then i could blink my eye. meatstick teasers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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