13x61 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

Elite™ Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Bar • 1/2" Canvas Clearance

A Canvas Clearance of 1/2" is the space between the Bar and the canvas. Generally speaking, more clearance reduces the risk of the canvas touching the wood and creating unsightly lines during painting. Our design provides the optimal clearance so as not to impact your painting, but still leaving enough wood to the maximize strength of the Stretcher Bar.

Finger Jointed Wood is not meant for Stretcher Bars

Solid wood makes the most dependable Stretcher Bar, because one homogeneous wood member is going to behave similarly across the entire length of the Bar. Whereas, with finger-jointed wood is made-up of multiple pieces of wood, sometimes on the actual joint itself, presenting multiple points of failure which no one can control.

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 add or reduce value to your final painting. The fact is, you don't want problems, and finger joints only increase that risk of the wood falling apart in the future.

The glue used to bind finger joints is a water based adhesive and when that wood is exposed to high humidity environments, particularly with exterior walls, the glue joints can give-up. As a manufacturer, Masterpiece® does its part to conserve as much wood as possible, and still provide a quality product that will out-perform any other in the marketplace.

• Super strong Elite™ B2™ Stretcher Bar is 50% stronger than most others in its class
• For this 13x61 large size frame, the frame provides the ultimate foundation for your art with increased strength and stability
• Produces a 1.5" deep stretched canvas
• 2-1/4" wide Stretcher Bars
• All Bars have an exclusive groove on the inside perimeter of the frame to which cross braces and Diamond Corner Braces attach
• Solid Ponderosa Pine or Fir from the Pacific Northwest

Selective Harvesting in our Sustainable Forests

Intelligent selective harvesting of timber is an ecological method to replace the natural occurrences of forest fires and disease and landslides that can devastate forests. This is all part of the process of sustainable forest management to which we subscribe when we choose which lumber we use in our products.

19x67 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 13x61 Frame

Please note that you will need a canvas that is at least 6 Inches larger than the actual frame size to ensure proper stretching. This will provide ample material to stretch the canvas and attach it to the back of the frame. If you prefer to attach the canvas from the edge of the stretcher frame, you can reduce the size of your canvas by approximately 3/4" all the way around the frame. This will allow you to paint on the edge of the canvas and hang your artwork without needing a separate picture frame. And, if you ever need to remove the canvas from the frame and re-attach it, you'll have enough material to do that too.

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

Geometry is the foundation of all painting. ♦ Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer, a pivotal figure in the Northern Renaissance, beautifully merged art and mathematics in his work, leading to groundbreaking advances in the world of printmaking and illustration. Born in Nuremberg in 1471, Dürer's penchant for detail was evident early on. His exquisite engravings and woodcuts displayed not only his artistic brilliance but also his analytical mind. For Dürer, the precise lines, shapes, and proportions governed by geometry were not constraints; instead, they were the very tools that breathed life into his masterpieces.

The essence of Dürer's statement about geometry and painting becomes especially palpable when observing his meticulous studies of nature, human anatomy, and perspective. His treatise on geometry and human proportion, Four Books on Measurement, stands as a testament to his merging the seemingly disparate worlds of art and mathematics. The genius of Dürer lay in his realization that the natural world, in all its beauty, follows geometric patterns, and capturing this essence was key to achieving realism and depth in art. Through his belief in the fundamental role of geometry, Dürer not only elevated his own craft but also paved the way for future artists to approach their work with a harmonious blend of artistic intuition and mathematical precision.

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We hope you will be inspired by the wisdom, and our interpretation thereof, of Albrecht Dürer, plus we made this unique little portrait to begin the creative process. Time to start your creative process!