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Your cart is empty.BEST Keys are the world's best system for tensioning your canvas. Installed on all 4 corners of the backside of your canvas, BEST Keys will make your canvas tight as a drum with the simple turning of the nuts with a wrench. Simply tighten each corner a bit, alternating back and forth, and continue until you are satisfied with the tension on the canvas. BEST Keys act to evenly expand the stretcher joint which in turn tightens the canvas surface. This simple innovation can saves hours and the cost of having your artwork restretched. Wrinkles disappear with just a few moments work. We recommend BEST keys be installed on all canvases to make sure your artwork's presentation remains wrinkle free during its long life.
Shane
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2025
Bought art from Etsy from India. Had it stretched locally and hung on wall near a window. The window allowed too much heat and the canvas started to sag. Bought these, found them easy to use, and they work! Would buy again. Put the art back up, but not until shades were installed on the windows :)
Robyn
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021
Very easy to install and perfect results. Canvas is as tight as a drum!!
Sam
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2021
These work great, my canvas is as good as new now. I installed them on my own but I do recommend having someone hold the canvas while you drill to steady it, if possible
Jack M
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019
I use this product in place of wooden stretcher keys, which seem to fall out often. I would recommend that one uses a double nut on each corner, that is four nuts to each corner rather than the two provided. This seller has a more reasonable price and very quick delivery.
Ragan
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2017
I will admit that I cheaper out on custom sized canvases that were shipped form California to Texas. One of them arrived warped so when I hung it up on the wall the lower left corner pulled away and stuck out very noticeably. I got recommendations from local art shops to have it restricted but it would cost hundreds of dollars more than I spent on the set of canvas I bought originally. I tried to spray the frame down and put weights on it to try and encourage it to reform with no success. Then I ordered these bad boys and installed them on two corners and within 30 minutes my problem was solved. So easy and fast.
Val & Javi
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2016
The wife brought an unstretched canvas painting back from Liberia. I read up on stretching it and decided to make my own stretching frame which worked well. These made it east to stretch the painting and after a couple of weeks I made final adjustments, glued some triangle braces inside this hardware and once the glue dried, removed the stretching hardware. Painting is nicely stretched and I have the hardware ready to use again.
kevin cunningham
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2015
As a broke college art student I was reluctant to spend money on these but I was left with no option after Hobby Lobby sold out of their cheap-o plastic keys. Now, however, I'm very glad I did. Relatively easy to install, these keys are great for the stretcher bars I used them on. They also give a more professional appearance than the plastic keys. The reason I didn't give 5 stars is because I was missing one measly screw and that becomes a serious issue when you need something to be sturdy.
ArtsyTara75
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2014
The packaging contains only three wood screws and the rest are sheet metal screws. It should have more wood screws.
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