black border 'after the fact'

[ann]

Am at the lab right now and I have found what we used years ago

It is called Xenophon fine art masking system.

Give google a try and see if that would be helpful

 

[darkroommike]

Found nothing using Duck Duck Go, Google or Ebay

 

[Sirius Glass]

Has anyone attempted, and succeeded, with placing a black border around his/her print after all the processing has been completed? I am talking about something as simple as using a Sharpie and ruler to sketch-in a thin black (or other color) border. My concern is long term ability to withstand fading, but the idea is very tempting, as burning-in a black border is difficult to do with absolute precision.

I do not wish to file out a negative carrier because 1) maybe I wish to crop the negative, and 2) that filing might not be as precisely cut as a border directly applied to the print in full room-light. - David Lyga

I used a black mat.

 

[ann]

Found nothing using Duck Duck Go, Google or Ebay

Maybe they are no longer available. Next week when I go into my darkroom class I will take some photos and post if anyone is interesed

 

[TheMissingLink]

Years ago they had a device or rather an easel of some type that you could place over the print and exposure of a black border. I know we still have the in the lab some place. I will check tonight when I go in to teach my class

They came in all the basic paper sizes. If interested check with me later tonight or tomorrow after I double check

Ann

There has been a "Versamask" produced, very precise cut with an outer frame and an inner insert for burning in. It has been made of steel for nearly every size of paper. Production has been stopped in 2010 or so. The last I heard there is a follow up produced with a different name nowadays.

horst

 

[TSSPro]

+1 for making a mask.