Welcome to The Hand Lettering Forum!
This is an interactive Bulletin Board on the topics of Sign making, design, fabrication, History, old Books and of coarse Letterheads, Keepers of the craft. The Hand Lettering Forum features links to resources, sign art history, techniques, and artists profiles. Learn more about Letterheads at https://theletterheads.com. Below you'll see Mchat has been added as a live communication portal for trial, and the Main forum Links are listed below.

Search found 13 matches

by Sven Lynch
Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:55 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: sign contractors pricing guide
Replies: 2
Views: 8192

Re: sign contractors pricing guide

Hello Ron !

Thanks for the tip ! Would be interesting to try their system.. but cant find it on their webside. Do you have a direct link otherwise i will try contacting them.
by Sven Lynch
Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:42 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: sign contractors pricing guide
Replies: 2
Views: 8192

sign contractors pricing guide

Hello everybody ! Been a while ! I just have been missing my old sign contractors pricing guide from 2003 I think it was which had Just a few pages on hand painted signs / vehicle lettering. And now i have looking for a new one but nowhere to be found ! So anyway .. I thoght I would check here if an...
by Sven Lynch
Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:50 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Harley Davidson 1929 original pinstripes , any advice ?
Replies: 3
Views: 3264

Re: Harley Davidson 1929 original pinstripes , any advice ?

Hey guys thanks for the replies , sorry I should have checked back but I was all over the place trying to find info on this subject. I found a great book that has a full chapter with measurements for all the spacing and placement of the striping and decals. the book can be found here http://www.vint...
by Sven Lynch
Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:32 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Harley Davidson 1929 original pinstripes , any advice ?
Replies: 3
Views: 3264

Harley Davidson 1929 original pinstripes , any advice ?

I thought I would check if anyone here has done a job like this and might have some info regarding the original striping on a Harley Davidson Motorcycle from '29 ? The bike I got has a base coat in Maroon, I have all the water decals and also a paper with all the measurements for the stripe widths. ...
by Sven Lynch
Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:42 am
Forum: Hand Lettering Techniques and Step by Steps
Topic: "ageing" letters on glass
Replies: 6
Views: 9848

Re: "ageing" letters on glass

Thanks for the fine examples of beer sizing Larry and it looks like it dose hold the test of time ! Nice with the white gold too and that pointer hand is killer !! I just made my fist glass guilds last night with both beer and water sizes and learned some lessons right quick, but man how cool is it ...
by Sven Lynch
Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:42 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: "ageing" letters on glass
Replies: 6
Views: 5323

Re: "ageing" letters on glass

Thanks for the fine examples of beer sizing Larry and it looks like it dose hold the test of time ! Nice with the white gold too and that pointer hand is killer !! I just made my fist glass guilds last night with both beer and water sizes and learned some lessons right quick, but man how cool is it ...
by Sven Lynch
Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:04 am
Forum: Hand Lettering Techniques and Step by Steps
Topic: "ageing" letters on glass
Replies: 6
Views: 9848

Re: "ageing" letters on glass

Wow nice work Bruce!!
so... is that with a beer or water guild ? it looks REAL nice !
by Sven Lynch
Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:04 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: "ageing" letters on glass
Replies: 6
Views: 5323

Re: "ageing" letters on glass

Wow nice work Bruce!!
so... is that with a beer or water guild ? it looks REAL nice !
by Sven Lynch
Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:16 am
Forum: Hand Lettering Techniques and Step by Steps
Topic: "ageing" letters on glass
Replies: 6
Views: 9848

Re: "ageing" letters on glass

Hello everybody, Had a quick question on the "beer" size mentioned above.. Would this mean just using straight beer and letting the stickiness of the beer do the work holding the leaf... or is it that you would be using beer rather then water when making a water size. Heating the stale bee...
by Sven Lynch
Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:16 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: "ageing" letters on glass
Replies: 6
Views: 5323

Re: "ageing" letters on glass

Hello everybody, Had a quick question on the "beer" size mentioned above.. Would this mean just using straight beer and letting the stickiness of the beer do the work holding the leaf... or is it that you would be using beer rather then water when making a water size. Heating the stale bee...
by Sven Lynch
Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:58 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Depression and War Era photos and signs
Replies: 5
Views: 4137

Re: Depression and War Era photos and signs

Great link Mike ! so nice to see signs in color , very cool .. especially the Circus signs/banners! :D
by Sven Lynch
Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:59 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Info about Pinhead RaceTrack? Storys, Rules, Dolly Partons?
Replies: 2
Views: 2525

Info about Pinhead RaceTrack? Storys, Rules, Dolly Partons?

Quite a long time ago I was at a Pinstripe Meet somewhere in Minnesota (of was it Wisconsin ?) can't remember the name of the nice host of the event either. I believe he was a retired fireman ... I got a lift to the meeting from Carole Bersin. It was a small meet and though I have trouble rememberin...
by Sven Lynch
Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:12 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Shading/shadowing term question
Replies: 5
Views: 3748

Shading/shadowing term question

First I would like to say hello to everyone and that I am glad to be here among so many fine letter people. I have been lucky enough informally trained some by Minneapolis sign painter Phil Vandervarrt but I am mostly self taught. anyway I just thought this would be a good place to ask about this sh...