What is a frame depth?

What is a frame depth?

As the name suggests, it is the depth of the lens from top to bottom. You will need to measure an existing frame to get this measurement.

What is rabbet height on a frame?

The rabbet is an area of overhang, or “lip”, that your print sits in when mounted in your picture frame. A Rabbet width of ¼″ is standard on most frames and constitutes the differance between the the frame’s viewable area and ‘to fit’ size.

What does rabbit depth mean?

The rabbet depth is the amount of space in the frame to accommodate the artwork package. All Metropolitan frames have the rabbet depth dimension illustrated in the product section.

How is frame depth measured?

The frame depth is measured from the glass, straight out towards the edge of your window frame. The best way to do this is use a straight edge, like a credit card overhanging the frame onto the glass, and measure up from the glass to the card. This measurement is your frame depth.

How thick should a frame be for a painting?

The most common thickness used is 4 ply (around 1/16th of an inch) and double thick matboards are 8 ply or roughly 1/8 inch thick. The higher the number, the thicker and more rigid the board.

What is the rabbet on a door frame?

Rabbeted Jambs A rabbet is a recess or groove cut into the edge of a piece of wood. That rabbeted edge, called the “stop” provides a seal and closure for interior doors, providing privacy.

What rabbet means?

: a channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a surface especially : one intended to receive another member (such as a panel) rabbet. verb. rabbeted; rabbeting; rabbets.

What is the frame rabbit?

FRAME has used a rabbit logo since 1969 when the charity was founded. FRAME was one of the first organisations set up in the UK, and globally, with the aim of eliminating the need to use animals in research and testing.