Talk:Stretcher bar

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[edit] We need a picture

A picture would help here. --Nagle 06:17, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

A stretcher bar is just a straight piece of wood. Picture four of them at right angles to one another, and you've got the basic picture. They come in varying degrees of stoutness. Longer ones should be stouter. They have various profiles. They generally have mitered, and interlocking corners, where one "stretcher bar" joins to another, at a right angle. I would link to one of the various commercial sites selling them, but it might be considered a spam link. Obviously a reader can and should type the search terms into a search engine and in short order you will probably be able to reach a merchandiser of stretcher bars. The sites often contain pictures. The word "chassis" is sometimes used for the assembled rectangle.

Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest to describe. Yes, it would be nice to have a picture of individual stretcher bars or an assembled chassis, ready to have canvas "stretched" upon it. I don't know where one could get such a picture for posting to the article. Bus stop 21:18, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Added two photos. Let me know if these are not illustrative enough. Mrs Scarborough 15:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Here is a site that shows how to stretch a canvas on stretcher bars for oil paintings: http://www.art-liquidation.com/misc_info_.htm

Hope this help in understanding the process... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.123.154 (talk) 20:54, August 27, 2007 (UTC)