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.
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 55 matches
- Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:47 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Artistic License
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1886
Artistic License
As some of you may know I have been a candidate for full membership to Artistic License.org which is made up of primarily high-end architectural restoration craftspeople, with Victorian and Arts & Crafts period leanings. They are very much like architectural letterheads sharing tips and keeping ...
- Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:34 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: chipping question
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11561
Re: chipping question
Does someone know what are the specs for a chipping booth? Temp & air flow should be what? to optimally chip in about how long, 2 days? Can you live without it? My aforementioned pieces are still doing nada during our recent cool days.
Thanks, Steve
Thanks, Steve
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:49 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Painting acrylic plastic
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7791
Re: Painting acrylic plastic
Rod, If you scuff it a bit then Ronan Aqua-Coat ought to stick. McClogan & Blick have it. It's basically like 1Shot in terms of thickness and coverage. Also Benjamin-Moore is making a waterbourne which is great paint similar to the Ronan.
Steve
Steve
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:15 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Glue-Chipping Machine
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1837
Glue-Chipping Machine
Well I was there in Machine doing some glue-chipping, on a Mental Health Day last month, and the pieces are just now finishing to chip. Now I realize that most of the mental health I acquired wore off a while back. I used Blake's glue and pot, an honor to be sure, but I did put on the glue very quic...
- Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:39 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Titanic Letterheads 2012
- Replies: 27
- Views: 21247
UK meets 2010
It looks like I know what I'll be doing in 2012. What does the rest of the UK scene look like before that? Is there anything in the works for 2010 that anyone has heard of? It sounds so futuristic we'll probably have cell phone attachment that willl beam us there by then, which would be handy.
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:30 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Patent silver leaf
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2065
Patent silver leaf
Is there anything wrong with using patent silver leaf on a storefront window? I'm working behind some thick tinted glass. How different would water-gilded white-gold look if it was right next to patent silver? It's a large silver chandelier graphic so I figure that more or less anything would look a...
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:02 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Endeavour to Persevere...(it's done)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 33122
mica backup?
Mr. Black I'm afraid this post is dated months ago! When you put on the mica blend in stages, are you adding to the previous layer in any way to double up the coat of powder or is it a single layer each time? Can you explain using white as the back-up? What is the rule of thumb for backing up the mi...
- Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:21 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Bob Harper
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4163
I've read many of his stories. He often seemed to judge a shop by the amount of open paint cans with skins and stir sticks sticking out. Was that a Harper peeve or was that a standard way to judge a reliable shop in his day? Was he somebody who wore spotless clothes and so on? What else might charac...
- Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Bob Harper
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4163
Bob Harper
I just received a call from Keith Knecht that Bob Harper died yesterday. The legendary showcard writer and Sign Museum ribbon cutter was 88.
- Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:06 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Surface gilding "the new way"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2535
Surface gilding "the new way"
In the past I've tried to surface gild over fresh enamel while leaving the paint mask on for quick size and gilding. It works OK, leaves the background really clean but doesn't live up to close scrutiny. The gild is uneven up close. Then I tried the real way of putting down whiting and hand letterin...
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:15 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: New fellow with very old copy of Atkinson's sign painting
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9299
Mike, I'm a wanna be librarian but I've always been a poor shelf stacker. Does the museum have all of those books or plan to have them in a permanent library? I'm ready to assume you have them since they are your favorites. Is it safe to say your top 25 list has more of an emphasis on design than ho...
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:21 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: New fellow with very old copy of Atkinson's sign painting
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9299
Gratitude
Mike, Thank you for the bibliography. And also for the glass gilding materials list. These are two lists to refer to forever. Much appreciated. Are all of those pictures from your collection? And where is the list on the website? I got the linkup but I couldn't see how you locate it on the website a...
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:16 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Original Dead Men
- Replies: 686
- Views: 2116004
Blake attains mental health.
Dang it Blake that's further than the the end of the line. That's half way to Altaville, truth be told. I love all the little flourishes. The blues are sweet, and how did you do that bottle neck? It pops very nicely. You must feel restored to complete mental health by now!
Mr. Schofield
Mr. Schofield
- Thu May 29, 2008 12:56 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: shellac back-up
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3184
shellac back-up
Is it acceptable to brush on shellac on to the back of a fresh matte reverse gild as a backup? For example. 1)painting a box on the inside of a window with enamel and hardener over masked off letters. 2)pull out the letters right away. wait briefly or as long as feasible, then quick size. 3) patent ...
- Wed May 28, 2008 12:44 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Sign Painting the New Way
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6224
Sign Painting the New Way
If you immediately thought: "Thats a book by Steve Prohaska! you're who I'm looking to ask a question or two. It's a very sharp book on how to paint signs in 1964 published by ST that describes many solid production style hand lettering tips. The big one is that he makes a case to do away with ...
- Fri May 16, 2008 2:02 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: The nature of paint
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3405
Some questions Doug What do you do with japans with or without Smith's? I'm having trouble finding out specifics about the traditional uses of japan color. Your success with linseed oil is with blending I assume? What are the paint layers and additives you put on one of your exterior painted wood si...
- Thu May 15, 2008 12:31 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: The nature of paint
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3405
Riddle this
Mr Jenko, Does that mean your still looking for a home for all of that oil enamel and hardener left over from that meet way back when? I think it was in the town where the Golden Bear has a sweater of fiberglass hair. At a time when the poet Blake helped with the Butler's work. When we discovered th...
- Sat May 10, 2008 1:37 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: The nature of paint
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3405
The nature of paint
I've been kicking around several paint questions for a few years. Perhaps there are several answers and you know I'm going to broadcast them once I hear them (and I like to credit any and all sources), but I'd love to get some feedback on a handful of paint mysteries from those who know. 1 Does wate...
- Thu May 08, 2008 12:36 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: 1st meeting of the International Society of Glass Gilders!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17017
reverse glass Noel Weber
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/nj2oakland/DSCN0502-1.jpg Can you figure out how this photo was taken? Hint: the foreground imagery was part of a series that was in Sign Business several years ago. http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/nj2oakland/DSCN0545.jpg Blake and Jenko lit up in g...
- Wed May 07, 2008 12:22 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: 1st meeting of the International Society of Glass Gilders!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17017
[img]http:www.//farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2472 ... d0.jpg?v=0[/img]
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:48 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: 1st meeting of the International Society of Glass Gilders!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17017
Go on then!
Luckily Larry tuned up my gilding a while back because I am going and I am just amped and revving up more by the day. I've got a room reserved at the historic Idaho Heritage Inn, and it's real deluxe. Would anyone want to share it with me, gourmet breakfast included? Couple blocks away from Noel's, ...
- Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:15 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Letterhead's History - Ken Burns style
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7422
In it for the long haul
I'll never catch up to the Cal Ripkens of the sign world I've read on this post, but I'm excited to hear about the project Ray. I go through long droughts on the boards sometimes, but thankfully Larry clued me into the buzz. I have 20 hours of tapes or so and it's just a beginning. I'm planning on a...
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:03 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: vinyl backup for window band?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3484
- Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:42 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: vinyl backup for window band?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3484
- Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:49 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: vinyl backup for window band?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3484
vinyl backup for window band?
I have a low window band which has matte gold lettering with black enamel over it. It's right where people sit and eat ice cream or whatever. It has some scratches and holidays after a few months. Could it hurt to put a vinyl band on top? Maybe right over the small holidays? Or better to touch it up...
- Sat May 19, 2007 12:51 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: LIP & Keith Knect 2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3076
You got any Moore?
Mike, Thanks for the ideas. I'll study all of the comments before I speak with Keith, or rather listen to Keith. What a blast and half! The project will be focusing on Moore at some point. I'd like to do site visits someday and go over pictures and what not with you and others, but that seems far of...
- Tue May 15, 2007 12:40 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: LIP & Keith Knect 2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3076
LIP & Keith Knect 2
The follow-up interview with Keith is set up for Sunday. I'm trying to prepare. We're open to topic starters. I just found two holes in my SignCraft collection, which fall right on the two most important articles about Keith. #10 (1982 collection) & #63. Is there any chance someone can .pdf me t...
- Sun May 06, 2007 12:31 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Keith Knecht & LIP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5538
Absolutely Sarah, I'm hoping that the interviews will yield information about our larger shared experience as sign people, but even further, as it reveals a sense of the place of sign makers in American graphic history. This process tends to generate it's own buzz as the stories unfold. The more inf...
- Sat May 05, 2007 1:06 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Keith Knecht & LIP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5538
Keith Knecht & LIP
I've been working on the Letterhead Interview Project a little bit. Transcribing takes a lot of time. I finished up the Keith Knecht material I have from Cincinnati. I can't resist sending out the first rough sample, which appears to be classic. Please let me know if you have any feedback or facts t...
- Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:37 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Silver strip not stripping
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5760
This post come back to life.
James,
Larry White silvered the piece on his tailgate with I think Angel Gild Silver. And he makes it look so easy, but I left it on for 6 months. It's still on there, but now there's the magic solution that I gotta try. There's tons of info about it on Angelgilding.com
Larry White silvered the piece on his tailgate with I think Angel Gild Silver. And he makes it look so easy, but I left it on for 6 months. It's still on there, but now there's the magic solution that I gotta try. There's tons of info about it on Angelgilding.com