[Leica] source for mats and frames

[Chris Crawford]

http://www.americanframe.com

I just buy frames from them, since I cut my own mats. They custom-cut
Neilsen frames and they're very reasonably priced. Cheaper than many
premade frames, but a lot better quality. They cut mats too.

I have never tried American Frame's mats, but in my experience going to
rather high-priced frame shops, they all do shit work at high prices. Get
a mat cutter, and cut your own. I use a Logan 700SGM, which I bought
nearly 20 years ago and have cut thousands of mats with. Best $200 I ever
spent! The current model is the 750-1:

http://www.dickblick.com/products/logan-750-1-and-760-1-simplex-elite-mat-c
utters/

The price has not gone up much in all those years! Don't buy a cheap mat
cutter, it will frustrate the hell out of you. Archival mat board is
expensive, you don't want to ruin any of it...and the Logan cutter I use
is nearly foolproof.

I have a tutorial on matting and framing on my tutorial site:
http://crawfordphotoschool.com/framing/index.php

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On 9/22/14 12:00 AM, "Richard Clompus" <rclompus at mac.com> wrote:

>Can someone share a good source of pre-cut archival mats and frames in
>the U.S.?  I'd like to mat and frame some 13x19" (A3) prints.
>
>Many thanks,
>Richard
>
>Richard Clompus, OD
>Trinidad, CA
>
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