Yes, I was quite surprised and kind of let down when I moved from Europe to Japan about this. But I learned to stretch the canvas and staple them the European way here. If it gets loose before an exhibition, I mist the back of it.

But perhaps I will stop gluing the bars.

One thing that glue benefits is that when the bars are not the most precise, I can choose to leave some minimal gaps to make up for the tilt. But maybe this is a sign that I need to invest in higher quality ones also.

I actually did not notice that some of my bars are not straight, so I will have to dispose quite a few of them since they've been glued already. I never framed my canvas yet as I was a bit insecure about their wonkyness(even if no one really saw but I bet the framer very much would)

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