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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on August 1, 2019 at 7:00am

Outside of actually finding the autograph itself, creating the matted display is my favorite part of the hobby. I'm not a professional matter by any means but I do enjoy doing it. Yours look terrific!

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Permalink Reply by rob kunne on August 1, 2019 at 8:44am

thank you joe, was hard in the beginning but now i know how  to do it...many people who visit mine home sometimes don't know how to react and for me it's the best way of a compliment.i like what i ám doing and it must be perfect. 

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on August 1, 2019 at 9:25am

I enjoy matting as well. Although I am no where near perfect. I even like the "flaws".

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on August 1, 2019 at 9:44am

Very nice presentation, Rob.

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Permalink Reply by rob kunne on August 1, 2019 at 9:59am

thank you mike.

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on August 2, 2019 at 10:38am

Agree with Joe one this one! Both when it comes to that yours look great Rob and that the matting part is really fun!

But unlike Joe, who makes his great matts himself, I can’t take much credit for my displays. All I do is make a rough sketch on a simple piece of paper where I draw the measurments and the placements of the autograph cuts and the photos I plan to use. 

Then I send the design to a professional framer that cuts the matt/passepartout exactly like I want it! So it’s he who does most of the work based on my idea. Then I just put it all together at home and put the final result on my wall!

Here’s photos of my sketch and the final result:

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Permalink Reply by rob kunne on August 2, 2019 at 10:54am

i would use double matting and include a 1st class plaque on the item you posted, especialy when it comes with autographs of ''bono'' - mccartney- and mercury!.., but looks nice and cool.

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Permalink Reply by Cogo on August 2, 2019 at 11:05am

Would love double matting and a nice plaque, but finding someone who does that in Sweden isn’t easy...

And I actually sometimes prefer the ”clean” look that a black matt with white openings gives, especially since all my 8x10 photos and albums has a basic matt in the same style and I want my whole displayed collection to look the same. Here’s some of it:

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Permalink Reply by rob kunne on August 2, 2019 at 11:57am

if you want i could help you with it...think shipping to sweden would not be a problem. the company who make the plaques for me is just a street away and can make the plaque any way you want.they have the collors gold and silver and the engraving is Always black. don't Always have the time but could make any cardboard the way you want...i only use 1st class cardboard and it must be perfect before i ship it. 

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on August 2, 2019 at 12:02pm

I have created nameplates with high quality metallic finish paper using a printer. Does a nice job.

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Permalink Reply by rob kunne on August 2, 2019 at 12:10pm

curious how that works?... but i think i only like the original nameplates because everything must be perfect for me. but maybe you let us see the results of the nameplates you make. and i think not every printer could do the job?

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on August 2, 2019 at 12:22pm

Fairly simple to do. Make a template on Word or similar program. Get high quality paper. Have a decent inkjet printer or better. Here is my example. It's editable, change fonts, size, colors,  etc. Cut to desired size. Mat as usual.

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