Digital BW, The Print

Documounts was owned by Larson and/or Larson and Documounts were owned by the same company after the founder of Documounts sold.

I understand about the desire for the ability to get frames un-assembled to reduce shipping cost. When I originally founded Frame Destination we only sold complete frames with mats so their was no advantage to the frames being un-assembled. As a result all equipment and process is all geared towards glueing, nailing and final touch up. I have been looking into equipment to allow to sell frames un-assembled since we have been getting more requests for that, however it will probably be later next year before we can offer that. 

Cheers,
Mark
http://www.framedestination.com/

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> The black wood frames I was using from Documounts were, according to them,
> from Larson Juhl (sku 372285).  I could order these in paired pieces of any
> sizes, and they used plastic locking pieces to assemble the final frame.
>  (One receipt referred to them as "thumbnails.")  As such, it was easy to
> make frames of any dimensions and shipping was easier.  When I look for
> Larson Juhl frames, they appear to be all at local frame shops.  When I
> look at the wood frames from the internet sellers, they all appear to be
> pre-assembled frames.  If the pre-assembled are the right sizes, the prices
> (before shipping) are often good, but I don't see the sizes I need -- for
> example, the 13" x 28" size that I use for the high gloss panoramas that
> are selling so well.
> 
> I don't mind giving my local shops the business.  In fact, I'd like to get
> out of the framing business entirely.  However, most of my purchasers are
> price sensitive and the framers end up making most of the money if they do
> that work.  So for the time being, I think I'm going to have to continue
> being a reluctant framer.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
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