Stretcher Bars and Tools

Maintain a secure grip on your canvas with these heavy-duty pliers. Made of durable chromium-plated steel, Fredrix Canvas Pliers feature deep teeth that mate perfectly to ensure a positive no-slip grip. Spring return handle.

Get a tight, even stretch every time with these heavy-duty canvas pliers. Artists can't afford to buy tools that won't last. That's why Richeson Cast Iron Canvas Pliers are a great investment.

Nail one of these masonite corner panels to each of the four corners of a canvas made using Best stretcher bars to keep your canvas square over time. Pack of 4 pieces.

Made of strong, kiln-dried, knot-free pine sourced from Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified suppliers. Best Heavy-Duty Stretcher Bars have a slightly rounded edge with a 1/2" rise. This prevents sagging and helps eliminate ghost impressions on your final stretched canvas.

When constructing large canvases that need extra stability, use Best Heavy-Duty Cross-Braces in tandem with Best Heavy-Duty Stretcher Bars. If the frame you are constructing measures 36" or longer in either direction, we recommend you add a cross-brace every 36" as a rule of thumb.

Kiln-dried, knot free, straight white pine. Well-designed, high-quality bar is ideal for mid-sized works. Rounded back edge reduces surface friction and eliminates ghost impressions.

Best Medium-Duty Cross Braces are made from kiln-dried, knot-free, straight white pine. They're only for use with Best Medium-Duty Stretcher Bars and are made with the same quality and care as those Stretcher Bars. To determine the correct size, order the same size cross braces as your frame.

Extra-Heavy Crossbrace strips have four rounded edges and can easily be cut to size. Measuring 2. 25" x 3/4", our extra-heavy cross brace strips have four rounded edges and can easily be cut to size.

Affordable canvas stretcher strips designed to meet the needs of professionals and students.

Heavy-duty stretcher frame kits. Solid wood, professional bracing and fir wood brace and corner keys. Build a heavy-duty museum quality frame using Masterpiece's patented tongue and groove system.

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. Museo Alu-Frame is a museum-quality canvas framing system that's especially good for artists creating large-format and/or heavy works.

Add extra stability to your larger canvases when you add Heavy-Duty T-Plates to your cross braces. Package includes a 3"x3" t-plate and eight screws.

These center-notched cross braces allow for easy T-bracing and give your canvas frame extra stability. Designed to work with Utrecht Heavy Duty Stretcher Bars. Utrecht Heavy Duty Cross Braces are made of pine and available in a variety of sizes.