The museum 4-ply board arrived from Stu-Art (sort of). They sent it to the building next to mine but the woman who got it let me know and so all is well. The mat and cuts looks great.
Remember - when comparing these prices - the Stu-Art window mats are custom cut to my specs. the Light Impression Boards are not.
So - the window mat is 4-ply archival M11 Museum White with custom bevel window cut. Backing board is MM type.
Stu-Art
8 x 10 mat size = 1.91 ea. + .39 backing board = $2.30 ea.
11 x 14 mat size = 3.50 ea. + MM back .74 = $4.24
16 x 20 Museum Board with any opening: $5.00 ea + $1.25 back = $6.25 ea.
Light Impressions (not custom cut):
8 x 10 board and back with 5 x 7 opening = $4.59 ea.
11 x 14 board and back with 8 x 10 opening = $5.99 ea.
16 x 20 museum board and back with 11 x 14 opening = 7.59 ea.
You can see - the biggest savings with Stu-Art is with the 8 x 10 inch size.
2 comments:
Hey Dave! This is great info, thanks!
I just got an order of ten 13x19 prints to be framed in 18x24 frames. I was going to cut my own mats, but now I wonder if it's worth it. Stu-Art's prices for custom-cut 18x24 mats are cheap enough to change my mind.
I've been really busy the last 3 months & haven't visited - the great thing is that I have all this backlog to enjoy now.
Best regards,
SteveR
Welcome back!
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