13x65 Elite Professional 1.5" Deep B2 Stretcher Frame Kit

True 5:1 Extreme Proportion - 13x65 Size

This dramatic 13x65 size is in the Extreme 5:1 Aspect Ratio.

Explore other sizes in this same 5:1 aspect ratio:

11x55 • 12x60 • 14x70 • 15x75 • 16x80 • 17x85 • 18x90 • 19x95 • 20x100 • 21x105 • 22x110 • 23x115 • 24x120

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.

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.

• Super strong Elite™ B2™ Stretcher Bar is 50% stronger than most others in its class
• For this 13x65 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

Sustainably Managed Forests Purify the Air

Our forests purify the air by filtering nearly 40% of the fossil fuel emissions humans create, and are critical to reducing global warming. More trees are needed on this planet, not fewer, for our own healthy human survival. Therefore, we use lumber grown in responsibly managed forests, so future generations can benefit from our responsible actions today.

19x71 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 13x65 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

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. ♦ Albert Einstein

The brilliant physicist who redefined our understanding of the universe, Albert Einstein lived by these words. More than just a scientist, Einstein was a thinker who consistently challenged the status quo. He wasn't content with accepting things as they were but was driven by a relentless need to understand the underlying principles of the world. This unyielding curiosity, this unquenchable thirst for knowledge, was at the core of his groundbreaking discoveries.

Similarly, as artists, we share this innate curiosity. We constantly question, explore, and push boundaries. Where would our art be if we simply accepted the world as presented to us? Our role is to see beyond the surface, to interpret, reimagine, and present new perspectives. Every brushstroke, every color choice, and every composition stems from a series of questions and explorations. Just as Einstein saw the universe as a vast puzzle to be understood, we see the world as a canvas waiting to be transformed by our unique vision. So, let's never lose that spark, that childlike wonder. For in our endless questioning and curiosity, lies the essence of true creativity.

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Embrace the synergy of this profound quote with our interpretation of it's meaning with a nice little portrait that we created of Albert Einstein. Time to create!