Description
15x17 K3™ Professional 3D Frame Kit • 3-1/2" Deep • 17:15 • K3K-1517
Our Masterpiece® 3D™ K3 Professional 3-1/2" Deep Stretcher Bar Kit is the ultimate museum quality solid-wood stretcher system. It's so unique, it earned us a Patent! All you need to do is select the frame size and you will receive everything you need to build a museum class Stretcher Bar Frame. We have 6105 sizes available in this and two other depths. Get Any Size You Want!
Explore other Masterpiece® products in this exact 15x17 size:
- Super strong 3D™ Pro K3™ Stretcher Bar is a very popular among contemporary artists whose painting will be displayed without a frame.
- For this 15x17 large size frame, the frame provides the ultimate foundation for your art with increased strength and stability
- Provides a 3.5" deep stretched canvas which makes a bold and commanding display
- 1-1/4" 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
3D™ Pro 3.5 Stretcher Bar • 1/2" Canvas Clearance
1/2" Canvas Clearance 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.
- Produces a 3.5" deep stretched canvas (Actual depth is slightly thinner)
- 1.25" wide Stretcher Bar
- 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
No Finger Joints!
Solid Wood is far superior to finger jointed wood, which is many small pieces glued together, each with varying grain densities that absorb and shed moisture at varying rates, expanding and contracting non-uniformly as environmental conditions change, and causing the wood to bow and the finger joints to eventually fail.
A single homogeneous kiln-dried solid wood Stretcher Bar outperforms and outlasts a finger jointed Bar whose sole purpose is to save the manufacturer cost, not contribute to the archival value of artwork intended to last a millennium. 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.
Sustainability is about Reducing Deforestation
Choosing products made with sustainably sourced lumber is an important way for consumers to make a positive impact on the environment. By supporting sustainable forestry practices, we can help to reduce deforestation, promote biodiversity, and mitigate climate change. It's a simple and effective way to make a difference.
25x27 is the Canvas Size Needed for this 15x17 Frame
Please note that you will need a canvas that is at least 10 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.
Tight'n'Up™ Liquid Canvas Retensioner
One of our most appreciated products helps make your canvas tighter! Stretching a canvas tightly can be a challenge. Our Frame Kits include the Corner and Brace Keys that you will need to add tension, but Tight'n'Up™ Liquid Canvas Re-Tensioner is a way that you can use to add tension to the canvas without needed to use the keys. It canvas be sprayed on the back of a canvas to repair most canvas tension issues.
With Tight'n'Up™, you can add tension to just a small area, or a large area. Simply spray it lightly on the back and brush it into the canvas, and within seconds, your canvas becomes tighter and stays tighter. The more you use, the tighter it gets. Recommended for acrylic primed cotton or linen canvas. We do not recommend it for oil primed canvas because there are simply too many different types of oil primed canvas, but used conservatively at your own risk, it will tension any canvas.
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 qualityÑand more importantly, so will your clients and those who acquire your art
He who is discouraged after a failure is not a real artist.
♦ Auguste Rodin
The sculptor behind The Thinker and The Gates of Hell, Auguste Rodin, brought life to bronze and marble, capturing raw emotion and human experience in his works. His creations weren't mere figures but narratives frozen in time, conveying the depths and complexities of the human soul.
Rodin's sentiment speaks to the heart of the artist's experience: the setbacks, the criticisms, the rejected works. Facing failures is an inherent part of the creative process. Whether it's a piece that doesn't come together as envisioned or an idea that misses the mark, every artist faces these challenges. Yet, it's the resilience in the face of such setbacks that defines our mettle. In the world of art, we understand that failure is not the opposite of success, but rather a stepping stone towards it. It's through these failures, these moments of doubt, that we gain the insights and the perseverance necessary to push our boundaries and reach new artistic heights.
Thus, when Rodin says a true artist isn't deterred by failure, he reminds us of the bigger picture: that the path to mastery is paved with challenges. Embracing these challenges, learning from them, and using them as fuel for our next endeavor is what shapes our artistic identity. It's this unwavering spirit, this undying passion for creation, that sets us apart and propels us forward.
Creativity is the heart of what we both do. So we've curated this empowering quote and some background. And, in our own act of creation, we provide this unique portrayal we made of Auguste Rodin.
Additional Details
- SKU:
- K3K-1517
- Canvas and Depth:
- 3.50 In. Frame Kit
- Width:
- 15 Inch
- Length:
- 17 Inch
