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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.
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- Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:37 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Glorious glass
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3632
Re: Glorious glass
Well done Bobbie. The cat looks good in black.
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:55 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Carving Tools and Sharpening
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9688
Re: Carving Tools and Sharpening
Why is that Joe? Did you think I was going to come down there and ask you to sharpen mine?
Joking aside, I think there are lots who would be interested in seeing you put something together should you ever decide to do it.
Joking aside, I think there are lots who would be interested in seeing you put something together should you ever decide to do it.
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: star spangled sign
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8669
Re: star spangled sign
Could you mask off the stars with frisket or other thin film, gild and back up and then remove the mask when the backup is tacky, reclean and gild your silver? There may be a problem with edges if the film is thick, but you could counter that by cutting in your backup just shy of the mask. Whatever ...
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:50 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Carving Tools and Sharpening
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9688
Re: Carving Tools and Sharpening
Thanks for the link Erik, I ordered the video. It's 1hr 52 mins long, I should be pretty smart after that. ;) Kelly.....I thought you had taken Shane Dunford's class!? Did he not delve into this arena? It's the single most important part of carving. It's interesting to note that until recently all t...
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:20 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Carving Tools and Sharpening
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9688
Re: Carving Tools and Sharpening
Okay, I get the part about the bevel, makes sense. I have a veritas honing guide and angle jig for my regular chisels, same principle. Is there a difference in shaping the tool for carving in the round versus incised carving, or are they different tools completely? I bought a couple of Henry Taylor ...
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Carving Tools and Sharpening
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9688
Re: Carving Tools and Sharpening
Joe, With all respect, the problem with trying to learn something like that off a forum is two fold. First, there tend to be conflicting opinions, and if you are starting at square one it just confuses you further. Secondly there is usually a fair amount of other "stuff" to sift through. I...
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Carving Tools and Sharpening
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9688
Re: Carving Tools and Sharpening
Thanks for chiming in Doug. I know diddly squat about sharpening tools. I have a couple of carving books with instructions in but they don't jive with each other. I looked up Chris Pye on You Tube but there was just a trailer to a larger video. For over 15 years my fathers lathe has been sitting idl...
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:30 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Carving Tools and Sharpening
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9688
Carving Tools and Sharpening
I finally listened to a couple of smart fellows and replaced my carving tools with some good Swiss and German ones. Fortunately they came sharpened and ready for honing. I was looking on the net to make sure I remembered my sharpening lessons and didn't mess these nice tools up and I came across thi...
- Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:22 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Kit piece
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11061
Re: Kit piece
That's really nice Jerry. If you are still having trouble deciding on colours for those corners, cut some coloured paper or vinyl and slip it in behind the glass and see what grabs you. I like the woodgrain background, it pulls things together. As for those things you call faults, that's character a...
- Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:32 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Anybody remember the Mural post?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2762
Re: Anybody remember the Mural post?
You're welcome
I looked for that post a couple of times myself and had a hard time finding it.
Sometimes the titles aren't quite self explanitory.
I looked for that post a couple of times myself and had a hard time finding it.
Sometimes the titles aren't quite self explanitory.
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:10 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Anybody remember the Mural post?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2762
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:36 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Mural - Finished and Installed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4993
Re: Mural - Finished and Installed
The mural is about 6 hours drive from here in Brooks, Alberta, Tony. It's in the industrial area of the city on a main road where it should get lot's of exposure. It's titled "Making the Connection", a play on the oil terminology portrayed in the largest panel as well as the connection of ...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:23 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: 3D Sign in the Making.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13364
Re: 3D Sign in the Making.
Very nice Erik. Let's see a close up of the domed abalone in place.
- Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:31 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Mural - Finished and Installed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4993
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:48 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: 3D Sign in the Making.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13364
Re: 3D Sign in the Making.
Looking good Erik. I'm curious as to the polyurethane coating. Could you have done it before painting? Did you use it under the smalts? Is it possible to use a flattening agent in it so it doesn't have as much gloss? Or could it have been lightly sandblasted to break the sheen? Then again, you may h...
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:40 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: I know we're not offerin California here, but...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5670
Re: I know we're not offerin California here, but...
Congratulations Tony. You've sure got those watercolours figured. It's not an easy medium to work in, and I like the strength and authority with which you use them. You manage to create strong colour while still keeping that transparent and moody look to your work. Well done.
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:36 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Mural - Finished and Installed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4993
Re: Mural - Finished and Installed
Thanks Larry, I think I may take a couple of weeks off. Well, as soon as I get done a couple of other projects. ;) Pat and Ruth, thanks so much for the day you and Graham helped, your visit gave me the strength to push through finish the job on time. :) The pipes panel was one committee members favo...
- Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:14 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Mural - Finished and Installed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4993
Mural - Finished and Installed
Loved working with the Aura paints! http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq332/keltgrafix/DSC_0999-1.jpg We loaded it up and off to Brooks. It's hard to believe that much work fits into this box!!!! With three of us working it took a combined total of 50 hours to install it. http://i461.photobucket.co...
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:28 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Gerald Whittaker Signs
- Replies: 33
- Views: 19036
Re: Gerald Whittaker Signs
Your work is always too much to absorb in one sitting Dave!
I'm super busy working on a mural right now, but once I get some down time I'm going to revisit this post and soak it all in.
In the meantime, do that poor puppy a favour and teach it not to chase parked cars.
I'm super busy working on a mural right now, but once I get some down time I'm going to revisit this post and soak it all in.
In the meantime, do that poor puppy a favour and teach it not to chase parked cars.
- Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Original Dead Men
- Replies: 686
- Views: 2116147
Re: Original Dead Men...
Hi Larry, It was real nice chatting with you the other day. So this is the monster tree. :) It looks good. Will there be any problem with the little plates showing though if it is two sided or will the plates be mounted on both sides? Two sides of sandblasting look pretty opaque, but when the plaque...
- Fri May 29, 2009 8:59 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Aura Paints - Tony?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8691
Re: Aura Paints - Tony?
Well my sales bill says Aluply, but the backing has alucobest printed on it. I don't have the protective sheets anymore, but I think they said Aluply as well. If you google it you get a foreign site. But, yes, they are a composite panel like Dibond. I also used one sheet of Komalu and it seems to ha...
- Fri May 29, 2009 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Fixing a hole in glass
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4796
Re: Fixing a hole in glass
Yep, pretty ingenious!
Now that we have seen a picture of the mirror hole, let's see a picture of the whole mirror.
Now that we have seen a picture of the mirror hole, let's see a picture of the whole mirror.
- Thu May 28, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Aura Paints - Tony?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8691
Re: Aura Paints - Tony?
Update: Confident from the results of my experiments with Dibond and Fresh Start Acrylic Primer, I primed 12 panels of AluPly using the BM Fresh Start, assuming that I would have a indestructable bond - not even close. Thinking the "tinted" Fresh Start was the culprit (it used a deep base...
- Tue May 19, 2009 2:38 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Aura Paints - Tony?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8691
Re: Aura Paints - Tony?
Thanks Joe,
I'll print that formula out and take it in with me when I go to get the extender.
I did find that if I use the textured rollers when the paint is just past tacky that they grabbed OK - That breaks the 4 hour to recoat rule, what does that mean to me - a possibility of blistering?
I'll print that formula out and take it in with me when I go to get the extender.
I did find that if I use the textured rollers when the paint is just past tacky that they grabbed OK - That breaks the 4 hour to recoat rule, what does that mean to me - a possibility of blistering?
- Tue May 19, 2009 11:41 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Aura Paints - Tony?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8691
Re: Aura Paints - Tony?
Mark the mural consists of 11 panels (16'x16', 12'x12', 8'x16', 8'x12' etc). It's going to take a fair amount of paint... I'm committed to the Aura line now and am somewhat reluctant to experiment with different primers, so I think I'll have to make this combo work. With the broken ribs the idea of ...
- Tue May 19, 2009 10:07 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Aura Paints - Tony?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8691
Re: Aura Paints - Tony?
Well I guess I'll either double coat the red or I won't. :) I've got two gallons of black mixed up here, Joe, I don't know if they would replace them for me or not, I guess I can give it a try. Mark, I'm painting on aluminum composite panels. That is a lot different than painting on a rough wall and...
- Mon May 18, 2009 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Aura Paints - Tony?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8691
Re: Aura Paints - Tony?
one word of caution, do not mix Ben Moore Auras with any other Ben Moore exterior latex... ain't good for yer health I was warned about that by my dealer. Wonder what happens? In any case I won't try it, I sure don't need any more bad health - two months to get 'er done and I broke two ribs last we...
- Sun May 17, 2009 10:13 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Aura Paints - Tony?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8691
Aura Paints - Tony?
I'm about to start a large mural project using Benjamin Moore Aura paints on Aluply primed with Benjamin Moore Fresh Start. They are getting pretty high reviews here for their coverage and fade resistance. Tony I know you used them on your last mural and I was wondering if you had any feedback. I se...
- Thu May 14, 2009 10:58 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Transparent Ink
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6695
Re: Transparent Ink
Griffin Alkyd colours are a Windsor & Newton Product and are oil based. The vehicle is a modified alkyd resin which makes them faster drying, but they maintain the characteristics of other tube oils. They are slightly more transparent than regular oil paints and dry to a more even sheen. I don't...
- Wed May 06, 2009 7:10 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: What does one use a syrup fig for?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4025
Re: What does one use a syrup fig for?
The price of the figs at .32 ea seems strangely out of proportion to 1lb of black smalts at .10/lb, and what does $4 per 5% mean?
Never mind I just figured that part out 6 doz @$4/doz=$24-5%=$22.80.
Sounds like a real expensive remedy....
Never mind I just figured that part out 6 doz @$4/doz=$24-5%=$22.80.
Sounds like a real expensive remedy....