Ingrid....was an excellent time to bring up safety. Thanx for that.

got my 2 cents worth in a couple of times! Is that 4 cents then?

Here's a photo from Nero Glass works in London England. They were using talo (sp?) for the dams around the glass as scene in the attached photo. Was there with Dave Smith a few years ago.

I also have to give a vote of thanks...great forum and needs to be supported.

Ain't it great to still be learning....especially with all the grey hair YOU have!!

I guess this ends the discussion of "How to live with Vinyl/ Computers" in our day and age. Although McMahon has more grey hair than I remember the work at Classic is just that....classic and outstanding.....and one of the perfect confluences of old world and new world.

Chuck....checked out the tutorial and enjoyed. Although over the past year or so I've begun a familiarity with illustrator it's so great to watch someone at work who actually knows what he/she is doing!

Hi Jack. There's a pile of old leafed projects in almost every city in North America. You just need to look a little deeper. Even in the town I'm in (Ottawa Canada) there are remnants of hundreds of gilded transoms.....some are amazing shows of talent. I should have spent more time with my camera ar...

Just a quick addition. Use a back-up like Decor for this....also available at Letterheads Supply. One shot is really not the best choice for use on glass period. Silver is a brighter silver in appearance and used as you describe the earlier mentioned concerns should not be a problem....after all whi...

Yea....what to do? I can't imagine even trying to find all these people. I'll just have to watch and see...... whatever might unfold. Thanx for all input.

Mike....thanx for that I'd also concidered the idea that "Trying to make and sell the custom books through Blurb isn't going to make any money. While they are very reasonable in cost for a custom product, they were way too expensive to have made and try to sell to the general public that are us...

Goldie. I keep a couple of weather channels on my desktop as well. Teton village is one of them as whenever I see it getting harsh for you I know it's only a few days from here. Last week while you were settling into the deep freeze we were getting a warmshot. That sure is ending now as you can't se...

Mike....now that there's been a little time in between this post and your book, how has it gone? Has the marketing link worked? Have you sold many copies etc etc. As you know I have hundreds and maybe thousands of Pub Photos I've collected over the years and it's now time to do something with them. ...

When I first started in the sign business....(actually well before) my deepest desire was to do TV sho-cards in the town I lived in at the time, Peterborough Ontario. I recall that during commercials there was usually just a voice over and the camera focused on the still of a sho-card. These would h...

Well!! That's the first I've heard of that other than I knew it was done on site in the past. A little crazier might be the acid etching also done on site. I dug out a copy of SOT from Sept. 1958 that I stumbled on some years ago and in the questions and answer section there was one regarding "...

Well!! That's the first I've heard of that other than I knew it was done on site in the past. A little crazier might be the acid etching also done on site. I dug out a copy of SOT from Sept. 1958 that I stumbled on some years ago and in the questions and answer section there was one regarding "...

I use both but since trying Purcell's have pretty much switched to that as well. Noel Weber gave me some he had last spring and have quite a bit on hand now. With all the varnishes etc I also get the oxygen out of the can by breathing into it....thanx Rick...and will flip it over if possible, and le...

Mine is a guess only at early part of last century. Just a guess because of the Art Nouveau-ish border. We'll have to hope someone knows something more. Pretty great stuff eh?

Hi Again....I have used that process many many times. Its the jagged edges you mention that bother me. You do get saw-toothing with direct emulsion over a course screen but at that time there's no possibility that they were doing that. Hand cut screens or a method of painting a resist on the screen ...

Hi Jack. I've seen quite a few of these Fuller pieces over the years. Everytime I get to London I'll spend time in search of these. There are sooooo many Fuller, Smith and Turner's glass pieces about I can't imagine they weren't printed over gold and silver in some manner. I've sent this link off to...

The French ones, typically seen in Paris boulangeries, seem to mostly be painted onto canvas and the canvas is stuck onto the glass...Erik has studied them first-hand...maybe he can chime in. Hi Bruce...a few years ago Smitty and I were visiting an antique dealer in London. His nick name was Malcom ...

The French ones, typically seen in Paris boulangeries, seem to mostly be painted onto canvas and the canvas is stuck onto the glass...Erik has studied them first-hand...maybe he can chime in. Hi Bruce...a few years ago Smitty and I were visiting an antique dealer in London. His nick name was Malcom ...

Thanx a bunch for the links K and D. Will start pursuing some of these shortly. If I have time before the weekend I'll scan the drawing (it's full size) and post it as well. Should have considered that earlier...Duhh!

I have a project on the go right now and am looking for the "inspiration" ideas that others have for colouring a sign. Over the years I've seen some great work from folks on this forum like Mark Oatis, Dave Smith and Mike Jackson that use colours in unusual ways. Mixtures of things that on...

Great link Danny. First I'd heard of this quest and know of no one involved. Look forward to seeing that film. Have had a real treat this morning going thru the posts....wishing I was on my way to Florence Italy now rather than next fall (that's pretty great anyway) reading and following Jackson's v...

Hi Lorenzo....welcome aboard. Pouce bags are probably best if you use charcoal powder or regular talcum for your dark backgrounds. You really only need a "whisp" of it so go lightly right? A heavy deposit will cause problems when you start painting. If you only have one pattern to transfer...

Great little find....these short film makers are doing SO well.

e-HKandDB1.jpg Chris....enjoyed your telling of the story a heap! When I look back Mark (new owner) was a "newcomer" and I guess (also looking back) I was already on my way to running my own shop....if you could ever have call it that. Harry and I worked late together for many years espec...

Well....now that was a good video of the whole town of Machine!! Have a couple of questions tho Ron..... Did a certain scallywag Cornishman show up smoking cigars and toting a shotgun? And who won the game of cards between William Blake (not the poet) and Sally?.....did one or the other shoot the wi...

Well....now that was a good video of the whole town of Machine!! Have a couple of questions tho Ron..... Did a certain scallywag Cornishman show up smoking cigars and toting a shotgun? And who won the game of cards between William Blake (not the poet) and Sally?.....did one or the other shoot the wi...