Hinged Display Case

A customer presented us with this very special axe and asked us to come up with a way to display it. We designed a hinged shadow box lined with suede matboard to allow the removal of the axe by the owner.

The latch is designed to hold a small padlock to keep the item safe from curious children.

The suede is wrapped around the custom milled barnboard frame. The frame was stained to match the handle of the ax and protected with a water based polyurethane.

The piece is protected by True Vue Museum Glass which filters 99% of harmful UV rays. Due to a special optical coating, the glass has almost no distracting glare. Custom wooden hooks were milled from poplar and stained to match the frame and axe.

Employee/Artist Michael Fraser holding the finished custom box.

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Snow

All of this snow has made me think of skiing. In between storms stop by and see some of our new vintage ski prints.

Picture Framing Class

Last week we taught our first MECA adult ed picture framing class. We had such a good time that we will be doing it again in August. Visit the MECA website to find more information on upcoming classes. "Dear Tony, Holly, and Mike, A quick note to thank you again for a fantastic workshop… Please know that I had a great time and came away with much – appreciation for your fine skill set, greater understanding of steps to consider to better show/present/highlight my art, better understanding of the parts that go into framing and the role each play, exposure to some tools required and resources from the professional and DIY perspectives, and some firsthand practice in DIY framing. Thank you again for everything. I look forward to crossing paths again soon. You need to know that it’s learning opportunity like this that makes MECA so special. - Dan Grenier http://daniel-grenier.com/ "

We make house visits

Whether you have a small project at your home, office or corporate headquarters we can install it for you. Mike Fraser Browne Trading Company

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