Wraptek Canvas Stretcher Bar Kit (11"x17")

The Amazon guy stops by our house on a daily basis. If a day ever went by that he didn’t have a delivery for us it would be so alarming that he’d probably stop by anyway to make sure we weren’t dead. The gist of it is, we order a lot. But this is the first time I’ve ever felt inclined to write a review. I have long coveted and recently purchased a very expensive work of art. Having already spent so much on the artwork, I was unwilling to pay the extra $400 to have them gallery wrap it, so I ordered the rolled canvas and started researching DIY options to wrap it myself. After reading tons of reviews I settled on these stretcher bars. My heart was pounding out of my chest the whole time I worked on the piece, terrified that I was going to destroy my canvas, but the setup and instructions were SO easy, even I couldn’t mess them up. I ended up with a perfectly wrapped canvas with the cleanest, sharpest corners imaginable. I couldn’t be happier. If your wondering if you should order these and save yourself some money, the answer is YES!!!

Purchased to stretch fabric and not for canvas. Written instructions were for stretching canvas and there are videos on YouTube if needed. Extremely easy to assemble and pieces are well packaged and solid. Kit includes all hardware needed for construction and hanging.

For a DIY project its not bad but after stretching the painting I noticed one side of the frame is higher than other, more like a shape of a parallelogram than a solid square when hung on the wall possibly because the brackets holding the corners are not as strong (i even added wood glue to them) , and canvas possibly pulled it unevenly somehow, maybe I did something wrong, maybe I didn’t, hard to tell, but the overall quality of the wood and the design of the brackets are lower than my expectation for a large 40x40. One of the corner wood supports split in half when screwing them in, and had to wood glue that one too,Note: Not mentioned in the description on amazon page but you will need a stapler gun as the adhesives will not be enough for larger canvas. That adds another $25 to your purchase.

Great product, easy to put together, will recommend!

Easy to use, made from high quality materials. Make sure your canvas is big enough to wrap properly.

I really liked this kit. The instructions were small, so I looked on YouTube, and sure enough, there was an easy to follow video. You do need a staple gun, which is not mentioned in the description, to staple the canvas edges to the frame. The adhesive keeps things in place while assembling, but the it is stapled. This gave me lovely results, way cheaper than taking it to be professionally stretched, and I would recommend this highly.

I was nervous because I had never done it before and because I had to cut my painting to make it smaller than it was originally. This is the largest kit (60 x 32) that was closest to the size of my painting. My other option was to have it professionally done but the quotes were $340-$360. I chose to do it myself. It was much easier than I expected and it turned out BEAUTIFULLY. I love it and plan to do others. Highly recommend this product!!

I mean this in 2 ways. First, compared to the Asian-made kits it is far cleaner and sturdier. Second, when I discovered a hardware kit was missing they replied to my email at 10:00 PM and sent it the next day.