Cross Braces for Standard 3/4 inch
To add stability to large canvases use cross bar or braces. These basswood braces are designed to fit securely into the grooves on stretcher strips.
The number of grooves on cross braces:
Standard Stretcher Bars - 3/4 inch deep:
under 30 inch: none
30 - 50 inch: 1
60, 64 and 72 inch: 2
GUIDE: Standard & Gallery Wrap Stretcher Bar Samples:
Mouseover images below to see how the tongue and groove style stretcher bars and cross braces works for both 3/4" deep Standard and 1.5" deep Gallery wraps frames.