Hi Doug ! Hope your doing good. I wouldn't agree with adding as much water as you want. The ratio and the thickness of the glue after pouring are directly related. If the ratio has to little water the glue poured will end up being to thick. If it's to thin it will be runny and end up to thin. Think ...

I think your glue was to strong. I like a 1 to 2 ratio for my glue at 1 1/2 to 1 3/4oz dry glue per sqft. I don't think the spike wheel will do anything. I normally do cuts line all over the piece to help break the surface tension of the glue. Here is my proceedure. Soak my glue for about an hour in...

Vance, Looks like if you took an exacto knife and smacked the glue slightly it might still chip. I'd like to know what your mixture is ? You may be putting it on to thick. Remember the old butter cut rubber sand blast mast ? The glue should end up being about that thick when soft and rubbery. Glue m...

Hi Tyler,
Glad to have you on the forum. Really nice work.

I would never had sold no Rawson & Evans to no underhanded man such as yourself had I known he would sell it on the open market to some common horse thief. A court of law will decide in my favor and return my fathers glass piece to me. You will be left with nothing but your ill health and no gol...

Thanks Robert,
Just left her a message.

A friend e-mailed this article to me. By Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times > December 27, 2011 > In the den of Darryl Roth's Corona home, cartoon ogres cover the > walls, staring back at him with salivating tongues, bloodshot eyes, > jagged claws and gnashing teeth. To Roth, the images represent > reb...

Here is my version of the Colt 45 Hensley sign

Definitely looks like a Hensley. If so the seller is passing it off as an antique.

Just added a few new web pages

http://www.customglasssigns.com/clients ... house.html

http://www.customglasssigns.com/clients ... diner.html

http://www.customglasssigns.com/clients ... signs.html

Hi Mike, Almost all my sales are from online sales with CCs. Ihave been using PayPal for a long time with a virtual terminal. 30.00 a month + 3.5% transaction fee. Easy to use . keep track of it easy. Turn it off when it's slow to save the 30.00 If people send you money via your PP account it costs ...

Bob, Thanks again for passing the job on to us.The Helios project was an amazing internet wonder. For those that don't know the whole story. An online sign wholesaler in Pennsylvania gets a call from a company in San Diego that is refitting the yacht. The wholesaler gets ahold of Bob to do the proje...

Some of you might remember awhile back that John Studden and I went down to Mexico to do a gilding job on a mega yacht called Helios. I received some photos of the finished project and thought you might enjoy seeing them. PS you can charter it for 65,000.00 low season and 75,000.00 high season weekly.

"A" new Rawson and Evans ad I found. Is it really true about the Gnus ?

http://www.periodpaper.com/index.php/19 ... ss-chicago

Eric, Read the article again. It talks about Rick Glawson and the Conclave. How we as a group kept "The Conclave" going in his honor. That part of the story is about our small group, our history, not the rest of the gilding world. You don't see any of the other great gilders in our group t...

Seeing is believing , let's see some photos !

Robare, Here are a few facts for you. 1) You don't remember by I did contact you about writing an article quite some time ago . As I recall you were also working on something but didn't give any details. I told you I would be happy to help you. I've got your name in my notes regarding the matter. As...

Thanks Bruce, Any advise on the content and information about the story is very helpful. As far as the wording regarding the "Gilders" , If anyone has another way they would like to phrase it let me know. I would love to include any history of the craft as it relates to Australia and anywh...

I'll get right on it. Maybe you could send me some before and after photos of a newbie doing acid work...

So here is the whole story. Years ago I wanted to work on a story about " gold leaf signs" in an attempt to help promoted the craft. I asked a lot of people ( My peers) for as much information as possible.Very few where interested in helping. So I did as much research as I could and in the...

Robare,
Why is it that you are not willing to share your information about Rawson & Evans ?

You stated that "Some of the facts referring to Rawson and Evans."
Any help clearing up and inconsistancey would be helpful.

Robare,
I will let him know it was Western Sandblasting in Chicago.

What is not right about the Rawson and Evans information ?

Any information I can provide will help in making the story accurate.

Robare,
If you can be more specific I can talk to him and get them corrected . As far as I knew Chicago Sandblasting was a competitor of R&W.

Robare,
What facts are you speaking of ?

Here is an interesting article about gold leaf glass signs

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Art-of-Go ... id=6654807

Jeth,
Nice work. How did you get the images in the gold ?

With 6545 nodes , If i were you I'd go to the hospital in slab city right away !

Could you please show us your "Bro Outfit"

Well....It's ah secret or confidential meeting of glass sign gilders. Just looking at photos from 2006. Lot of memories.

Hi Bruce,
Your back splash looks like it has images of trees in it ?