Thanks a lot, Pat!
I have a drawing custom frammed, which cost me $180. 4 of my other drawings were matted (but not frammed yet) by a local frammer, and it cost over $200 altogether. I think I can save at least half of the money if I start doing my own framming and matting now.
Funny, you mentioned about Anthony Ryder, I'd just ordered his book from Amazon.com last night.