It looks like a fun job! You've got some nice things to work with there. Can't wait to see 'em done.
I like the larger letterstyle used on the first one, someone should turn that into a font. Hmmm... I just might do that.

Just to say I have a 64 bit dual core running XP pro. Also, Dell seems to be a solid computer from what I've heard from owners.

I'd like to know more about where to get the gold, maybe someone could post. Thanks Eric for the other links!

Beautiful job Doug! Thanks for posting the pics. Nothing like hand carved.

Beautiful job Doug! Thanks for posting the pics. Nothing like hand carved.

Beautiful as allways. Very nice letters, and a fine example of using mostly letters only to create a beautiful layout.

Very good time indeed.

Mike, it appears to be a custom variation of ODIN

Here's a link http://new.myfonts.com/search/odin/fonts/

Looks good Danny!

I like those jobs where there are multiples of the same. Get the assembly line a goin' and the pay is better than just doing one. I buy "challenge" butter, good stuff.

Dave, It would'nt stop me from gildin' if I never sold a single piece, but it sure would be nice! Larry, I think we might be doin' some gilding together here real soon, Lookin forward to it. Thanks for always posting up examples. I think the wood will look great. You know, it hurts havin' to have al...

I'm getting quite a few of these out there now. I've allways noticed the nice work that has been done at all the meets that I've not been to and have been drawing on some of them for ideas, hope you all don't mind. This is that piece of glass that had the "bug", got rid of it. I have'nt re...

Things are coming together there nicely... Yeah, that guy can paint

Things are coming together there nicely... Yeah, that guy can paint

Thanks Jeremy and to everyone for the nice job here, very much appreciated!

Thanks Danny

Can I use a liquid mask over backed up gilded areas where I want to do blending? The area in particular I want to blend is within a fine gilded line. I recall seeing this in a pic being done. I would like to mask the area somehow safetly without pulling up the gilded outline when I go to remove the ...

It's acid etched, very light etching. And thanks everyone for your help.

Thanks Mike, I figured painting on it would make it dissapear when viewed from the front. I'm thinking that if it where water gilded gold it would appear as a flat finish when viewed from the front. The bug is in just far enough to where it would be in an area where water gilt would be and would app...

Regarding removing the "bug", how does one polish things like this out of glass? This would be usefull information to me.

Yep, I read the bug, "tempered". Thanks everyone for the replies! I'll use this piece eventually, 'till then... time to get me some glass.

Thanks Danny, I think I'll be going down to get a couple of pieces for this project. Save this one for something or other, don't know if I really want to use tempered glass on anything. Not a big loss at 5 bucks. Thanks for the schooling! I'm guessing that tempered glass would not be usable for chip...

I stop by a local glass shop periodically and check out thier discounted glass. These are pieces of glass that have been cut to the wrong size, or that were ordered but never picked up. The pieces can be purchased at quite a discount. Yesterday I picked up a piece 15" x 32" for $5.00, perf...

Like Raymond said, "Beautiful", You surely live in a paradise. The pictures look very professional, like something out of national geographic. Top notch.

I once witnessed quite a discussion amongst the pros on whether to be leaving a computer on all the time or shutting it off at nights. The outcome was 50/50, with slightly more in favor of shutting down. This discussion was amongst certified computer techs who did this for a living. I now turn my 'p...

We've certainly seen more change than any other generation. Technology, I've seen those that use it.... not the same type of satifaction.

Thanks to everyone who keeps this site going and makes it what it is. There is no place like it!

Well thanks everyone. It's nice to be able to share and get compliments after what some of the blokes around here have been posting up! Larry, those are some awesome pieces by the way. Beautiful work. Sometimes looking at all there is to look at gets to be overload on my poor brain. On to the next s...

Thanks Larry, Allways learning.... From the help of all the talented people here, and my own mitakes. After framing this things look much better now. Framing really helped this one along quite a bit - saved it. So much to learn, I hope I'm given enough years to be satisfied. And yes, adding to the d...

Kelly, I did a test piece on the letter shading and decided against it. My thought was to make it a bit more simple looking to try and attract more sales. When some people see something too decorated up it could scare away a potential sale. I thought not totally simple, but not too much. I wanted to...

Made this to put in another shop to help generate sales. [/img] http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll270/jdbme/IMGP0069.jpg http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll270/jdbme/IMGP0066-1.jpg [img] The MOP actually shows up well enough, but not in the first pic. It has a 12k boarder, signage is 18k and go...