Stretcher Strips

Paint larger with added confidence! Best Gallery Wrap stretcher bars are heavy-duty bars with nearly 1" of extra wood in the profile for extra stability. Secure the canvas to the back of the bars to achieve a flat surface against the wall.

To insure that canvas corners remain square, nail one Masonite corner to each corner on the back of each canvas stretcher bar. Pieces are cut at an exact 90 angle, with pre-drilled holes for effortless mounting.

These high quality stretcher bars are more than pieces of wood! Their rounded back edge reduces surface friction and is designed to keep the canvas ½" from the stretcher bar. This helps insure that there will be no ghost impressions on the canvas.

Best Pro-Bar is a stretcher bar system that will never bend, warp, or twist from moisture or dryness. It combines wood and aluminum to create more rigid support, perfect for large scale painting, without the bulk and weight of heavy-duty stretcher strips.

These heavy duty cross-braces are available to add extra strength and stability to large canvas frames. They are joined to the back groove of the stretcher bar. Price is per strip, not pair.

Known as the "Super Bar" for its strength, our heavy-duty stretcher bar is made of kiln-dried, knot-free pine. The bar has been finger spliced, a method of bonding pieces of lumber together to form a very long, straight bar.

We use only sap-free, kiln-dried wood for all of our stretcher strips. They are precision-cut with the most modern equipment available to ensure that every one you assemble will have perfectly square corners. Standard size is 1-5/8" wide × 3/4" thick.

Fredrix Heavy Duty Stretcher Strips feature tongue-and-groove design and are made of the finest SPF kiln dried ponderosa pine lumber. The're molded on modern woodworking machines to ensure a smooth and tight fit. Stretcher strips measure 2-1/4" × 1-7/16".

Masterpiece Heavy Duty Cross Braces are used with Masterpiece Heavy Duty Stretcher Strips. Braces fit snuggly into slots on the stretcher strips, and can be further wedged for an extra firm fit. These professional grade braces are made of clear solid fir.

Masterpiece stretcher strips are constructed from solid fir, using clear strips with no joins. The absense of joins in even the longest bars insures that canvas tension is even throughout. These are our premium-grade stretchers.

Hercules Stretcher Bars feature aluminum hybrid construction for incredible structural integrity. Aspen and aluminum are used, so these stretcher bars won’t warp, twist, or bend. In fact, they are so strong that no crossbars or keys are required.