Wood you?
My coworkers and I have been trying to persuade our boss to aquire wooden frames to our collection.We strongly believe that we can sell them and that it`s yet another way to distinguish ourselves from our competitors.
What are your experiences with wooden frames, how would you advertise them, have they been a succes?
Any advice is welcome!
Just ordered our first full wooden line from Feb31st. Well made. Intuitive lens mounting. We've always done well with wooden elements from OGA, Dubuc and more recently from Custom 6. I also like the woodlook frames from Carter Bond. They've done well too. Hopefully I'll still be happy a couple months down the road. :)
Best of Luck!
Nope. Not I.
Wood not.
I would sooner buy wood lenses than wood frames.
acetate, monel, stainless steel, grilamid, titanium, all good. Wood bad. Very very bad.
Just my humble...you are buying yourself a future pain in the a
Obviously you don`t like wooden frames, could you please tell me why? Do you have bad experiences?Originally Posted by optimensch
They seem limiting on fit. From my experience of conventional material frames with wooden modules, they cannot be adjusted (obviously), so you rely on a perfect fit straight out of the box.
Or am I missing something?
I've had a few over the years. Can't adjust. They break. They are expensive novelty items IMO.
it is not a serious material to make quality frames out of, just a gimmick. But that's what makes a market, and if folks like them, good on them
i sat and listened to a spiel from one new glitzy wood frame company last year (there were many wood frame lines to see at the show). He was saying how easy they are to repair, with a special kit they provide....glue and things....with practise we could repair them in less than an hour.
ummmmmm.....I don't think so....
I did literally LOL. Glue? That's a great solution...
yes. glue. it dries full hard in 48 hours, so no worries....
I think it would be easier to call Bob Vila, fly him in and take care of any repairs than attempt to do so yourself.
I can barely imagine how unimpressed my patients would be if I told them I'd fixed a frame with glue.
We use medical grade glue every single day to build glasses. Patients seem impressed with what we do.
Wood is fine as long as they realize it cannot be adjusted. We sell many laminated temples that are not adjustable and if they want a hook over the ear; they get a different frame.
We are not fans of wood fronts and do not sell any but have seen some design thats are fine and will not cause grief; they are same as metal in the way they work.
one occasional but big problem we've encountered with unadjustable (not only wood) temples:
Client tries on frame and it is comfortable and seems to fit really well in the showroom prior to lens glazing. Super comfortable. No loosy goosy.
Upon delivery of rx complete glasses, or sometimes days later, a problem arises. All of a sudden evil and darkness have entered the picture and either temple splay, lens weight or base curve (or all 3?) have resulted in a frame sliding down a greasier (than you remember) shnoz. Where did that face juice come from? Why are these frames suddenly looser than boxer shorts - I swear this &^$%# frame fit this face when we first tried it out........
Build, or repair? Those a very different angles.
They are definitely a specialty item, and not really appropriate for a patient's one and only pair of glasses. Make sure they know not to wear them to work out, mow the lawn, etc; you do not want to get wood sweaty.
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Wooden frame elements, yes. Wooden frames, no. Wooden frame fronts not ever ever ever again.
The industrial wood glues used today are simply amazing. Don't knock glue. My children got to horsing around and knocked my guitar from its stand and cracked the neck about 90% through, my local luthier used his "own special blend" of glue repaired the neck fully, plays a good as it did prior to the "accident".
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If you are wanting a rare material or at least something to set your office apart, why not try something like Buffalo Horn? It is still adjustable (given more difficult than acetate), it's a natural material. Not one in the world is the exact same if it truly is buffalo horn.
I was just looking at ROLF's and I have never seen them in person but they look like melamine laminates, or some other wood laminate sheeting composite. That would be a pretty good "wood" face front design.
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Oga's wooden-templed frames are magnificent.
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I've just ordered a bunch of the new OGA with wooden temples with the injection molded fronts and say what you wish about wood. These are gorgeous! Took the pic this morning.
I wood stay away from all wood frames find the ones that are adjustable on the temple tips. Teka has a great line of them.
Got a handful of Cazal and Caviar Exotic Woods that have been sitting here for years, if you want to buy mine at a fraction of the your cost
We are bringing in the OGA wood temple frames for our men. I'm glad to hear some positive feedback on them. We just placed the order before I read this thread today. Ideally the women who love our Caviars will help us get their husbands into the woods.
So jealous! Good luck with Feb31st, i`m curious if they do well.
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