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Garth Herrick · 03-22-2004, 03:14 AM

Kim,

If you need to stretch your own REALLY custom size, here's an idea:

I have a composition I am working on that measures 30 1/2 " x 35 1/2 ". I successfully achieved this in a stretched linen canvas using (Utrecht) heavy duty stretchers that were 30" x 36". What I did was to knock the four corners out of kilter by 1/4 " , and then trim the protruding tenons with a saw. Then I stretched the linen over the specially prepared stretchers as I normally would. You need to use heavy duty stretchers, and 1/4" is about as far as you can push each corner. But this doubles to 1/2" overall!

Garth

03-22-2004, 03:14 AM	#8
Garth Herrick SOG Member FT Professional '09 Honors, Finalist, PSOA '07 Cert of Excel PSOA '06 Cert of Excel PSOA '06 Semifinalist, Smithsonian OBPC '05 Finalist, PSOA Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,445	Kim, If you need to stretch your own REALLY custom size, here's an idea: I have a composition I am working on that measures 30 1/2 " x 35 1/2 ". I successfully achieved this in a stretched linen canvas using (Utrecht) heavy duty stretchers that were 30" x 36". What I did was to knock the four corners out of kilter by 1/4 " , and then trim the protruding tenons with a saw. Then I stretched the linen over the specially prepared stretchers as I normally would. You need to use heavy duty stretchers, and 1/4" is about as far as you can push each corner. But this doubles to 1/2" overall! Garth