Stretcher Bars and Braces

Best Heavy Duty Stretcher Bars are made of strong, kiln-dried, knot-free pine sourced from Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified suppliers.

Made of kiln-dried pine, Best Heavy-Duty Cross Braces have a 3/4" profile and measure 1-3/4" wide. Use them with Best Heavy-Duty Stretcher Bars when constructing a large canvas that needs extra stability. Choose from solid or center-notched braces. Free attachment brackets included. Made in the USA.

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 1/2" from the stretcher bar. This helps insure that there will be no ghost impressions on the canvas.

Blick Standard Stretcher Bars are made from Brazilian white pine, with slotted, double-mortised corners that provide excellent long-term stability. Backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee, they're an outstanding value for the money.

Support, display, and preserve your larger works of art with Utrecht Heavy-Duty Canvas Stretcher Bars. Chosen by professional painters for their reliable quality and sure value. Corners are slotted and double-mortised, ensuring frames have perfectly square corners. 2-1/4" wide with a 1-1/4" profile.

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

Best Heavy Duty Stretcher Bars are made of strong, kiln-dried, knot-free pine sourced from Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified suppliers.

Made of kiln-dried pine, Best Heavy-Duty Cross Braces have a 3/4" profile and measure 1-3/4" wide. Use them with Best Heavy-Duty Stretcher Bars when constructing a large canvas that needs extra stability. Choose from solid or center-notched braces. Free attachment brackets included. Made in the USA.

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 1/2" from the stretcher bar. This helps insure that there will be no ghost impressions on the canvas.

These cross-braces are made with the same quality and care as the Best Medium-Duty Stretcher Bars. They're made from kiln-dried, knot-free, straight white pine. Price is per strip, not per pair. Made in the USA. Only for use with Best Medium-Duty Stretcher Bars.

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-format works, without the bulk and weight of heavy-duty stretcher strips. Made in the USA.

Blick Standard Stretcher Bars are made from Brazilian white pine, with slotted, double-mortised corners that provide excellent long-term stability. Backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee, they're an outstanding value for the money.

Fredrix Heavy Duty Stretcher Bars 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 bars measure 2-1/4" × 1-7/16".

Made of fine, kiln-dried ponderosa pine, Fredrix Standard Stretcher Bars feature tongue-and-groove joinery and are molded on modern woodworking machines to ensure a smooth, tight fit.

The patented B2 Custom Frame Kit from Masterpiece takes the hassle out of building a stretcher frame. This complete kit includes everything you need to construct the best frame on the market. Canvas is not included.

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

Made of fine, American-grown solid wood with no finger joints, Masterpiece Monet Pro Stretcher Bar Kits let artists easily build their own cross-braced stretcher bar frames.

Stop worrying about canvas frames that warp or bend. With Museo Alu-Frame Aluminum Stretcher Bars, your artwork remains tightly framed — even under extreme conditions. This museum-quality canvas framing system is especially good for artists creating large-format works and saves on shipping costs.

Utrecht Heavy Duty Cross Brace T-Plates give crossbraces additional strength. The package includes one 3" × 3" T-Plates and five screws.

Support, display, and preserve your larger works of art with Utrecht Heavy-Duty Canvas Stretcher Bars. Chosen by professional painters for their reliable quality and sure value. Corners are slotted and double-mortised, ensuring frames have perfectly square corners. 2-1/4" wide with a 1-1/4" profile.