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Jackson’s Ready Made Float Tray Frames
These float tray frames for paintings on canvas or cradelled panel do not have any part that overlaps your canvas, so the whole painting shows. The painting is secured from the back and looks as if it is floating with a shadow line created in the gap between the canvas and the frame. This is a popular style of framing at the moment. We have two depths of sizes for standard or deep canvases.
You can leave the wood just as it is or add a coloured wax finish of your choice. They come with all the fittings for securing your canvas in the frame and hanging. To fit many popular canvas sizes: 30x30cm to 50x60cm.
These beautiful ready-made frames are constructed from tulipwood (so called because the flowers of the tree strongly resemble tulips). The wood is hard and smooth grained with long thin grey fibres. A pale olive in colour, these frames are attractive when left unfinished or finished in just a clear wax. If you wish to colour the frames we recommend a liming wax finish as it blends best with the wood. The tulip wood frames stain black easily and can be painted white or washed in a light colour. Whilst it is possible to give Jackson’s Ready-Made Frames dark stain such as a ‘mahogany’ finish, it is not recommended, as the resulting appearance is uneven and the fine grey lines that gives the tulipwood its character are obscured.
UPDATE 2021:
Jackson’s Tray Float Frames are now made from Obeche wood and will provide a beautiful final touch to any artwork. Designed to have a 5mm shadow between the canvas and the inner edge of the face, this allows you to see the edge of the canvas and provides a floating effect. The white frames can be left white or painted whatever colour best suits the work.
This frame is designed to accompany Jackson’s premium 19mm stretched canvases, but can also be used for any appropriately sized canvas or panel such as Belle Arti Gallery, Oil Primed Linen or universal primed linen canvas. Alternative sizes available through our bespoke frame builder.
The frame has pre drilled countersunk screw holes for attaching the canvas into the frame. Each purchase includes D rings, cord and screws to hang your frame either landscape or portrait.
The frames are available in two depths, one for standard canvases and another for deep canvases.
All frames are supplied fully constructed, with pre-drilled and counter sunk holes at the back ready for you to attach the canvas to the stretcher bars using the provided screws. The countersunk holes mean your screws will not stick out of the back but lie flush and not damage your wall. Each frame also comes with D-rings and cord for hanging. Please note that, to achieve a neat finish, it is advisable to apply framers tape to the rear of the frame covering all the screws, once the canvas has been fitted.
15 thoughts on “Jacksons New Ready-Made Frames”
Fed up trying to find your deep frame tray frames…….sorry,
it just doesn’t take me there.
Hi Maria
Apologies for the broken links on this older post, they were going to our old website.
I have updated the links now.
You can see those frames here.
I’ve started to use Jackson’s boards
(5mm thickness) for my acrylic
paintings. I’ve found there are so many
frames on your website I’m not sure
which would be suitable for the boards?
Thank you for your help.
Hi Janette
I asked our framer for guidance and he made these suggestions.
Not sure which are the boards she is using but we have these sets:
https://www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-ready-made-ayous-frame-and-panel-sets
Alternatively, she can order bespoke. If she looks at the tab called ‘Panel’ and looks for a rebate 6mm or more. Remember to add any float (space in between the artwork and the internal side of the frame) onto the size of the artwork and add it twice.
ie
https://www.jacksonsart.com/bespoke-frame-builder
artwork = 20x20cm
float = 0.5cm
Ordered frame size 21x21cm
She might also like this tape
https://www.jacksonsart.com/double-sided-foam-panel-tape-9mm-x-10m
I hope that helps.
I can’t find the tray frame you are talking
about size 50x60cms standard canvas
please help
Hi Adrienne
Thanks for pointing me to this article that is out of date. I will change the links and look it over.
We have a different but similar product but all sizes are currently out of stock. Our framing manager has said getting those stocks back up is a current priority.
JACKSON’S : READY-MADE WOODEN TRAY (FLOAT) FRAME FOR CANVAS
Sizes available from 20 x 20cm to 60 x 75cm.
He said in the meantime you could order a bespoke frame using the same moulding using code FC7010WHT/BLK.
https://www.jacksonsart.com/bespoke-frame-builder
The 7010 frames are about 3/4 of the way down the list.
I’m interested in your ready made tray frames for canvas. Can you tell me if “frame depth” refers to the total depth of the frame or to the distance from the front of the frame to the surface that the canvas is attached to? I’m trying to determine the thickness of canvas that is needed to fit flush with the front of the frame. Thank you.
Hi Mitch
It does look confusing. I’ve mentioned it to our framer and we might try to make it clearer.
He says the internal depth is the measurement you are looking for and that is called the rebate.
Our readymade float frames should say the depth of canvas they will hold in the description.
You may be able to get a better idea of them if you look at them in the section where they are sold as a set with a stretched canvas.
Is it possible to have made-up frames for
16″ x20″ ?
These would be for Acrylic. No glass or matt.
Hello.
It doesn’t look like any of the ready-made frames goes up to your size, they are all quite small.
But, yes, we do make bespoke frames. You can choose the moulding, colour and size and then see the price using our Frame Builder.
I have just purchased a ready made frame
for use with a panel, and the 9mm double
sided tape to mount the panel. Very pleased
with the frame. When mounting my painted
panel, should I put the tape on all sides, or
just at the corners of the panel, and also
what is the best way on ensuring the “gap”
(float?)between panel and frame is perfectly
even on all sides? Thanks.
Hi Lynda
I love these frames!
We do them as frames with hardware or as sets that also include an unpainted linen panel and have the tape already affixed. There’s a category of the sets in inches with a cotton panel, too.
Here are the instructions for using the tape. It needs to go all around to be extra strong. The method shown in the instructions, of peeling back halfway and then pulling the strip off after you have centred the panel, works super well.
I framed two panels last week and I just did the even spacing around the edge by eye. I made sure I was located under an even light source so the shadows didn’t trick me, I took a long while of moving it a smidge back and forth until I was quite aware of the size being equal in both sides of all four corners. Then I pulled off the rest of the plastic while pressing down on the panel centre and it worked a treat! I then went back over the edges of the painting pressing down firmly to make sure it was all well attached.
The shadow gap space is 5mm so you could make a jig to fit in the space if you have something that is 5mm thick that you could slip into the gap on all the sides. I have some 5mm foam board and might try making temporary little spacers next time.
A couple of tape tips – go over the tape a few times pressing down to make sure it is well adhered. When you pull the plastic layer off half way, be sure it doesn’t curl back up inside, keep it visible where you can grab it. And it helps to have a plan for which direction you will need to pull, because you won’t see it anymore when the panel is on top. So on my second frame I pulled two sides halfway towards the upper left corner and the other two towards the lower right. Then when it was time to tug on the strips sticking out I knew to aim for those corners and it went even more smoothly.
I hope that helps.
Thank you Julie, really helpful.
Hi, I’ve bought some ready made float
frames in white for stretched canvases,
and some lime wood panel frames and
I’d like to paint them. Could you advise if
I’ll be ok to paint directly onto them with
acrylic paint, or household emulsion, or
whether they will need any further
prepping? Many thanks!
Hi Anji
I asked our framer what he would recommend and he said:
For raw wood frames I would normally spray paint them, but a lot of people hand paint them using tester pots of household paint.
If they are using an emulsion they could prime them with wood primer first. They might also try lacquering the frame after with a clear spray, varnish or wax.
Painting on top of the white finished frames is more problematic. Because of the waxy finish, hand painting these doesn’t work so well.
I have successfully spray painted them though. Maybe a bit of a rub down with fine grit sand paper would help.
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