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Add Picture Framing to your Business

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Frameshop Reference Posters

Dozens of essential methods--available at a glance. These handy reference posters are made to hang in the framing workshop. For coordination between design counter and workshop each method is assigned a number which is listed on both the posters and the  front counter reference cards.

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