Photograpy Best On 8 Ply Mat Board
These 8 ply museum mat boards are a very popular design trend in the framing industry and can turn a living room into a gallery in an instant.
Photograpy best on 8 ply mat board. The 12 ply mats with an unbelievably deep bevel are the star of the show providing an environment that shouts out quality prestige and beauty. That s because 8 ply mats a tough on blades. I keep several hundred of each type on hand. The advantages of a thicker matboard are.
8 ply mats have deep bevels for ultimate preservation and presentation. No where else will you find 100 cotton 12 ply board as well as 1 2 and 4 ply backs and 4 8 and 12 ply mats and mat blanks in both standard buffered and photo rag unbuffered versions. No real advantage per se for one or the other. Our economy mat boards are made by crescent cardboard the premier producer of mat board in the usa.
The thicker the photo mat is typically the higher the quality and price are. Enjoy a distinguished look with an 8 ply mat board. For example there are 0 040 4 ply and 0 052 4 ply. Double or triple 4 ply mats can also be used in place of 8 ply mats to get a similar effect.
4 ply is the standard thicness for mat. If you are cutting your own mats definitely practice on a chunck of 8 ply first. Mats are listed by outside dimension frame size not photo size. A 4 ply mat board is a standard sheet with a thickness of about 0 040 0 07 depending on where you buy the mat board from and what material the mat board is made from.
All economy boards have buffered acid free surface core and backing papers which add protection and longevity. How thick is an 8 ply mat board. Semi pita to get a good cut first couple of times. How thick is a 4 ply mat board.
Twice as thick as a regular mat twice as more depth in your presentation. Also use a brand new blade. An 8 ply mat board is a two sheet mat board that is approximately double the thickness of a standard 4 ply. We use 8 ply for larger images 30 x40 or up.
Acid free lignin free and meets the industry s highest standards for conservation matting. When it comes to cutting 8 ply mat board be sure to lay in a serious inventory of razor blades. Premium quality 100 virgin alpha cellulose 8 ply conservation gallery mats are approx 120 thick with solid color throughout for added richness and depth. 100 pure cotton museum board with solid color throughout and contains no optical brighteners.
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