Advantages of Wooden Photo Frames

Wooden picture frames are likely to be found in each and every home across the planet

, there are many advantages to selecting wooden picture frames instead of aluminium frames or (god forbid) plastic picture frames.

Wooden frames offer a certain charm not seen with their plastic or metal counterparts.

Wooden frames definitely have more of a rustic' warm look about them than colder metal frames made out of materials such as aluminium.

These days, you can buy what is known as a composite' wooden picture frame. These frames are made up of lots of miniscule bits of wood glued together with a special glue (very similar to MDF and often referred to as MDF picture frames or Paper wrap' photo frames) The MDF type moulding is covered with a paper wrapping which often has numerous different wood effects imprinted on them.

The advantages of using these composite frames are that they are cheaper than using a real solid wood photo frame, they are more eco-friendly (although the glue that is used isn't particularly good) as they are likely to be made from recycled wood.

The disadvantages of composite frames are that it is much more difficult to get a good join in the mitred edges. Because the frames are made from glue and wood rather than real solid wood they can be more fragile than real wood and the force of firing the wedges into the mitred corner can often cause gaps to appear. Over time they get more fragile and often expand and contract more than solid wooden frames. The same is true for plastic picture frames.

With solid wooden photo frames this is less likely to happen. The mouldings used by most reputable picture framers has usually been dried for a long time (either naturally in the open air or in huge giant kilns depending on country of origin).

Wooden frames come in a massive variety of shapes, sizes, widths, stains and finishes. There are thousands of wooden mouldings manufactured all over the globe. Some of the most exquisite wooden picture frame mouldings come from Italy and Spain (Trust the Italians to get style and sophistication right!). Many of the cheaper wooden mouldings are manufactured in the Far East along with Eastern Europe proving another cheaper alternative for volume produced picture frames.

Wood photo frame mouldings come in a variety of shapes known as profiles. From simple rounded profiles to elaborate ornate hand made wooden frames there is a picture frame style to suit all tastes.

When selecting your picture frames be sure to always check the corners for gaps (hold up to the light if this helps) and if in doubt choose solid wooden photo frames over composites.

Advantages of Wooden Photo Frames

By: Mark Johnson

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