9 Inch Classic A1 Single Stretcher Bar 3/4" Deep #A1-09

Classic™ 3/4" Deep Bar • 1/16" Canvas Clearance

This Stretcher Bar is the standard in the industry for Stretched Canvases and works with standard picture frames. It provides 1/16" Canvas Clearance on both sides, you can stretch either side of the Bar.

• Produces a 3/4" deep stretched canvas (Actual depth is 11/16")
• 1-5/8" wide Stretcher Bar
• Precision machined corners
• Solid Ponderosa Pine or Fir from the Pacific Northwest
• The ends are mirror images of each other, so they naturally fit together; no other parts are needed
• Corner Keys may be purchased separately to expand the frame, only if needed to increase the tension after the canvas has been stretched

Solid Wood is Archival - Finger Jointed Wood is Not

We only use Solid Wood to build our Stretcher Bars because a solid piece of wood will last indefinitely. When we speak of archival value, it's not just the paint you use and the quality of your canvas and ground, even the wood choices manufacturers make are part of the archival process.

The principal reason manufactures use finger jointed wood is reduce cost, not increase archival value. Wood constantly grows and shrinks when the environment becomes hotter, or colder, or more humid, or more dry. Because finger jointed wood is made-up of multiple and varied pieces of wood, with varying grain patterns and densities, they each absorb and shed moisture at varying rates, which works on the glue joints that hold them together, causing the wood to bow and the joints to eventually fail, and certainly not consistent with increasing the archival value of your artwork frame support.

As a manufacturer, we do our part to conserve as much wood as possible, and still provide a quality made product that will out-perform any other in the marketplace.

Sustainable Forests - A Precious Natural Resource

The air that we breathe depends upon our healthy forests the world over. For this reason, we only use lumber from the sustainable forests of the Pacific Northwest, so we can guarantee that our nation's precious natural timber resources are available for future generations.

Canvas Size Needed for this Stretcher Bar

Most artists will stretch the canvas and attach the staples or tacks onto the back side of the frame. Doing so allows you to paint on the edge and hang your art without needed a picture frame. Generally speaking, you should allow 4 Inches of canvas beyond the size of your frame.

For example, if you were to stretch a 9x15 frame size, which happens to be a 5:3 Near Golden Mean aspect ratio size, your canvas should be about 13 x 19. This allows you ample room to stretch and attach the canvas on the back. Should you ever need to remove the canvas from the frame and re-attach it, it still serves that purpose too. Should you want to attach the canvas from the edge of the stretcher frame, then you can reduce the size of your canvas about 3/4" all the way around the frame.

Masterpiece® is a family-owned business operating in California since 1965 and producing the finest Stretcher Bars in North America. We deliver the highest quality and highest performing products in the business. We are widely recognized as the nation's leader and trendsetter of professional quality fine-art canvas. We own several patents that make our products perform superior to any other on the market. Once you touch one of our products, you'll immediately recognize our impeccable quality—and more importantly, so will your clients and those who acquire your art

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech. ♦ Vincent Van Gogh

One of the most fervently expressive artists in history, Vincent Van Gogh is emblematic of the profound link between emotion and creation. His vibrant swirls, impassioned brush strokes, and vivacious color choices in masterpieces like Starry Night or The Café Terrace at Night are imbued with a raw emotional intensity that speaks directly to the viewer's soul. The tumultuous ebbs and flows of Van Gogh's own life—characterized by moments of elation, despair, and intense passion—were invariably channeled onto his canvases, turning them into visual symphonies of his innermost feelings.

These words illuminate the unspoken truth of artistic endeavor: emotion is not just a catalyst but also the very language of creation. As we wield our brushes, pencils, or chisels, it's the fervor within that guides our hands, allowing us to translate the intangible into tangible forms. Just as Van Gogh's strokes came to him as naturally as words to a poet, our art becomes the mouthpiece for our innermost feelings, echoing sentiments that might be too profound for mere words.

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