Has anyone created custom mattes for sample sets? (2 Viewers)

[acezag]

I'd like to create my own mattes for display in a frame. I'm curious if anyone has figured out the following:

1. what tools are needed for cutting exact chip-sized holes in framing matte
2. A good tool for visually laying out chips and/or creating a template before cutting
3. How to create custom stickers, gold foil logos and/or print directly on the matte

My first goal is to create something pretty classy looking to display the entire Tiger Palace two-part sample set (pretty ambitious, but I like starting with the hard version).

 

[DirtyTIVA]

Step 3 is easy. Sticker Mule.

 

[Kam]

Waiting with interest to see what’s created here…

GL!

 

[ekricket]

Just a suggestion -take your samples to a local framing shop and ask them what the best way to matte and display them is. You could get some ideas plus they may do it for a reasonable cost.

 

[Brandon]

I had a ton framed. Issue is not all chips are the exact same size. Yes, if you’re doing an 8 chip sample where all are mint THC or RHC, or same mold period, you can get very close. But the ones I did were all different molds, some mint, some not, so my framer had to hand cut every one of them. It also wasn’t paper matte like you traditionally see. It was a TAD bit stretchy which allowed for the matte to hold the chips quasi in place.

 

[Kam]

I had a ton framed. Issue is not all chips are the exact same size. Yes, if you’re doing an 8 chip sample where all are mint THC or RHC, or same mold period, you can get very close. But the ones I did were all different molds, some mint, some not, so my framer had to hand cut every one of them. It also wasn’t paper matte like you traditionally see. It was a TAD bit stretchy which allowed for the matte to hold the chips quasi in place.

Do you have a few pics/ examples? Started to think about this same as @acezag but just the first sample set