How to Build Stretcher Bars 

Thank you so much Diana and William for this wonderful tutorial video. I certainly learnt a lot. Especially when you mentioned about adding water to tighten the canvas up if needed. I will definitely subscribe

Best can as making video ive seen after looking through hundreds 👌👏

Thanks, guys. This is very informative and fun to watch. I definitely learned something and will use some of these ideas.

I like your process and your tutorial. Overall, a great video. You might try matching the music volume to speaking volume. I kept having to increase volume when you were speaking and decrease it when the music played. Thanks!

Thank you so much for sharing your process of making stretcher bars. Really enjoyed it and your technique will help me. Cheers !

Felicitaciones , muchas gracias.

Thanks ! I am thinking of making my own , considering what her to get , so far seems like table saw and miter saw be a good combo. I like how you made the notch that’s very slick for adding cross support.

I’m an artiste from Quebec ,Canada. I know nothing about wood. I bought mysef a miter saw and a jobsite Dewalt table saw….. I’m 53 yrs old and bought myself a 8 ft piece roll of good cotton canvas…. I’ve bought myself all the wood to do my own stretcher bars ….. But instead of the table saw I used my router…… I’m a bit scared of my table saw…. I got all the security jigs…… I’m an artist….. Singer , composer for almost 15 years…. And painting with acrylic my emotions has been a blessing…. I’m sorry to share this with you but last night after hours of using a router with a 45 degree angle…… nothing worked out….. I. cried alone out of desperation because my purpose is to write songs, or create paintings…… but at the same equivalence of art are people who know would and can work with nature ….. I find you guys so much giving and wanted to share your art through stretcher bars up to and including you art lessons. Thank you for sharing … If we all could share….. Merci from Quebec, Canada.

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Hello, can you recommend the best softwood for building strong stretcher bars please? I'm in the UK and trying to find hardwood at reasonable prices is almost impossible, I've bought a Makita 2712 315mm table saw to start with, I'm wanting to make my own stretcher bars for large format printed canvas, I don't like the pre made ones

Isn’t that a strainer and not a stretcher? I thought the stretcher frame has keys and no fixed position. You tap the keys in to get the right tension in the canvas. 🤔

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Use wood screws not drywall screws. Same price, much better for what you’re doing with them.

It's a nice, solid frame, but that's not a stretcher bar. Stretcher bars make use of keys in the corners to stretch the canvas once attached, sized, primed, & painted, if the canvas ever slacks.

guys these are strainers not stretcher bars

The woods not bowing, the sawing wasn't accurate.

"Professional"? If I ever bought a painting with these bars, I'd return it. Where do the keys go??