Masterpiece Monet Pro Stretcher Bar Kit

This was my first purchase of a stretcher bar and using it for mounting a canvas painting. It was a little hard trying to figure out how to put it together but when I did figure it out it went together well. I would recommend that the instructions should be written better maybe with a few pictures.

My project worked out well, however, I was quite surprised that the painting I purchases was not large enough to wrap around the stretcher. This is not the fault of the stretcher but a beginner like me should be advised to measure the canvas before ordering the stretcher bar. If the canvas was about 2 more inches wider and higher, it would have been perfect. I stapled the canvas on the sides of the stretcher and everything worked out anyway.

Once you figure out how to put the cross braces in (put the little triangular pieces in the groove on the frame -they are slanted so they need to face the proper direction) slide the X shaped brace in place and tighten it by the way the brace and little pieces are sloped, it's a dream. I glued everything in place. I made a very large canvas and it is holding up spectacularly!!!!

Great product at a great price!!!

This was the first time I'd purchased this particular product. I was very impressed with the quality and will definitely buy it again.

Great product! I was able to beautifully stretch my large painting with these gallery wrapped stretcher bars. It comes with a cross brace, so I know the large squared frame will stay put. It was very easy to assemble too.

No need to buy cross braces - comes with the bars. Makes a really proffesional looking canvas. I have tried all the others available and for the price these are the best.

Very impressed with this product.It was very sturdy and easy to put together. Good Quality. I would buy again. Very Pleased with performance and quality.

American wood produced in Tijuana. Follow the Instructions. Glue the cross pieces together and pay attention that screw holes are offset 180 deg. For glue I use TiteBond 2 from any hardware store. I do not recommend you use a polyurethane type glue that will expand and drip.
Let glue dry. Overnight if you can.

Assemble stretcher bars face down on the table - use a rubber mallet to assemble. Square - the outside diagonals have to be equal.

Be sure you check that you maintain the "square oof the canvas before you start stapling.

I was so pleased receiving these!!! It was very easy to assemble and made very professional perfect canvases.

Complete package. Middleweight between Heavy Duty abd Regular. A bit sketchy on drillings for screws, but easily corrected. Makes a very professional package that galleries love to present to customers.

The first time I ordered these I couldn't figure them out. Then I did and see how very easy these are to assemble. I wish they included the divot thingies for both sides of each stretcher end instead of only one, but they seem to stay put. Personally, I would not trust a large canvas to this though, without gluing each divot in place....and probably not even then. I don't like that the whole back support relies entitely on the divots to keep thecross bars in place. But for the occasional odd sized canvas, these are useful.