FRAMING
Each frame is a unique product
Framed by Wilcovak
Each frame is a unique product
are used by photo artists, galleries, museums and collectors. Companies and private individuals are also welcome.
You can also contact us for framing of graphic work, canvases and paintings.
We make the frames completely customized and per piece. Each frame is a unique product.
We distinguish ourselves by personal contact with you as a customer and an enormous amount of care surrounding your work of art. Everything is produced to the millimeter.
Wood types: European walnut, oak, ash, maple, yellow poplar. The wood is produced from one log, right from the sawmill.
The slats have had a number of treatments; they have been sawed, planed, milled, and sanded until they have the right thickness. This gives us maximum control of the wood.
At your request, we can design special frames. Both, shape and colour.
Want to know more about framing?
3 types of lists:
- Picture frame – This is without glass and usually has a rebate or ‘shadow gap’ of approx. 0.5 cm around the work.
- Display frame – This is usually with museum glass or a Diasec® panel.
- Block frame – We mount this at the back of a Diasec® panel or ChromaLuxe right on the edge of the work.
4 types of glass:
- Museumglass®
- Laminated glass
- Tru Vue Optium Acrylic
- Floatglass
Curious about which type of glass is best for your work? Read more about it here.
Then there are a number of choices:
- Wood grain: whether or not visible, sprayed with lacquer.
- Wood type: walnut, oak, ash, maple, yellow-poplar.
- Colour of the frame: Most commonly used are black/brownish tones and white, but we can also supply all RAL colours, transparent or otherwise.
- Way of framing: locked up or floating?
- Thickness of the profiles, read more per type of frame.
- Depth of the work – we recommend working with glass slats. There must be space between the glass and the art object for the work to be retained.
- Possibility of applying a passe-partout.
- Does a signature or edition number have to be taken into account?
- Which type of glass for display frames? read more …..
- Of course, the budget can also be a determining factor.
What is the difference in types of wood?
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Oak
Oak has a yellow-brown to dark brown colour.
The grain depends on the growing conditions.
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European Walnut
European walnut ranges from light greyish brown to warm
dark brown, sometimes featuring striking blackish patterns.
A distinctive characteristic of walnut is its sapwood — the
lighter parts of the wood. When finished with a clear lacquer, the sapwood can contrast noticeably with the darker tone of walnut, which is why we try to avoid sapwood in lighter finishes.
An alternative wood species to walnut is Mansonia.
Mansonia has a straighter grain and a lighter, somewhat duller colour.
The main difference is the grain, which in Mansonia is fine and uniform, clearly lacking the characteristic wild growth patterns of walnut.
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Ash
The colour of ash ranges from white to yellowish or
light yellow-brown. When exposed to light,
untreated ash gradually turns more yellow over time. The grain is
coarse and sometimes slightly wavy.
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Maple
Maple has a white to cream-coloured tone
that turns slightly more yellow with daylight exposure. The wood has a
uniform structure. The grain is fine and sometimes features a
regular wavy pattern.
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Yellow Poplar
Yellow Poplar is naturally a yellow-green to
brown-green wood species. It is a fast-growing
tree. The wood is soft and moderately firm and strong. The grain is
fine and uniform in structure.
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Ayous
Ayous is whitish to cream-yellow. When exposed
to light, the wood darkens quickly. This wood is easy to
work with, but it does not meet high standards for durability
or strength. That is why we do not use this wood species at Wilcovak.
Many factory-made / profile mouldings are based on ayous.
Wandlat nodig?
Soms raakt een wandlat verloren, bijvoorbeeld door verhuizing.
Bestel hier eenvoudig uw wandlat!
Prefer something other than a handmade frame?
A budget-friendly profile moulding for our clients
In addition to our own handcrafted work, we offer a selection of profile mouldings from specialised suppliers. This service is available exclusively to our regular clients. Whether you need a specific wooden display frame or a custom float frame: we are happy to advise you on the options for your prints.
This way, we also achieve optimal results for larger projects or specific budgets, all within our trusted quality standards.
RATHER NOT HAVE A HANDMADE FRAME?
We offer a series of profile frames. We purchase these frame profiles from specialised frame suppliers. We have put together a selection suitable for framing photo prints. In addition to the wooden profile frames, we have a collection of Barth frames in any desired format.
Together with you, we will find a nice frame that matches the photo print for an optimal result, based on your available budget.
Wilcovak
…is like no other:
Everything under one roof
Personal
Museum quality
Our own transport service
Reviews
What customers think of us
Great service. Superb printing and finishing work. Very professional and extremely friendly!
The highest quality prints, lots of personal attention, a super team to work with!
Hans Wientjens