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> "I need a frame that has a 18x18" opening," That's just the poster size that you enter in, right? https://www.levleframes.com/frames/new?height=12.0&width=1

by NSAID 12y ago

> "I need a frame that has a 18x18" opening," That's just the poster size that you enter in, right? https://www.levleframes.com/frames/new?height=12.0&width=12.0 https://www.levleframes.com/frames/new?height=12.0&width=12.... I punched in 12"x12" and it's showing me various frame/matte combinations that result in a 12"x12" opening.

aaronbrethorst 12y ago
No, punching in 12x12 gives you a 13x13" frame: Customizing a frame to fit a 12.0" x 12.0" print 13 x 13 x 0.75" Black Maple frame with No mat and Standard glaze. $43.50 I'm saying that my matted print is 12x12 (or whatever), and I don't want to futz with making the numbers come out right.
- gk1 12y ago
  Isn't that exactly what that is? The frame itself is 13x13 but the opening is 12x12.
- NSAID 12y ago
  I would expect 13x13x0.75" to be the exterior dimensions of the wood, given that 3 dimensions are listed. Maybe I just misunderstand how frames are described and sold, but I would fully expect to receive a frame with a 12x12" opening ("to fit a 12.0" x 12.0" print") if I bought that frame, and would feel misled if I ended up with a 13x13" opening. Again, maybe that's just how frames are sold, but if that's the case perhaps the site could explain that better.
  - aaronbrethorst 12y ago
    > if that's the case perhaps the site could explain that better. The ambiguity is a concern for me. Also, I was a little wrong on the $200 figure earlier. The number is actually $150 for two matted prints of mine that I have sitting at home waiting for me to frame them.
jhubball 12y ago
just to clarify - 12" x 12" (dimensions of the artwork) will result in a mat opening of 11.5" x 11.5" because the mat has to overlap the print by 1/4" on each side to hold it in place. Trying to make this element as clear as possible, all of this feedback very useful.

3 ms·

> "I need a frame that has a 18x18" opening," That's just the poster size that you enter in, right? https://www.levleframes.com/frames/new?height=12.0&width=1

by NSAID 12y ago

aaronbrethorst 12y ago
No, punching in 12x12 gives you a 13x13" frame: Customizing a frame to fit a 12.0" x 12.0" print 13 x 13 x 0.75" Black Maple frame with No mat and Standard glaze. $43.50 I'm saying that my matted print is 12x12 (or whatever), and I don't want to futz with making the numbers come out right.
- gk1 12y ago
  Isn't that exactly what that is? The frame itself is 13x13 but the opening is 12x12.
- NSAID 12y ago
  I would expect 13x13x0.75" to be the exterior dimensions of the wood, given that 3 dimensions are listed. Maybe I just misunderstand how frames are described and sold, but I would fully expect to receive a frame with a 12x12" opening ("to fit a 12.0" x 12.0" print") if I bought that frame, and would feel misled if I ended up with a 13x13" opening. Again, maybe that's just how frames are sold, but if that's the case perhaps the site could explain that better.
  - aaronbrethorst 12y ago
    > if that's the case perhaps the site could explain that better. The ambiguity is a concern for me. Also, I was a little wrong on the $200 figure earlier. The number is actually $150 for two matted prints of mine that I have sitting at home waiting for me to frame them.
jhubball 12y ago
just to clarify - 12" x 12" (dimensions of the artwork) will result in a mat opening of 11.5" x 11.5" because the mat has to overlap the print by 1/4" on each side to hold it in place. Trying to make this element as clear as possible, all of this feedback very useful.