Original Dead Men

[DAVE SMITH]

Nice work you bunch of fools! Hey Mr Tony nice job on them there glass signs a few post back, missed out on seeing those treasures! keep on building White.....looking good.
English.

[DAVE SMITH]

Aho!

[Larry White]

Get it while ya can...

Looks like Dave Glawson is selling off "the last" Rawson & Evans piece from Rick's collection.

I'm not sure if it is in original condition, or if Rick restored it...



Click here for Ebay auction

This one is also up for sale!



Ebay auction

-Aho!



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[Larry White]

I received a window, from a friend at Guarantee Glass, assuring me it was a job.

It's for a church. Asked him what he wanted on it....wasn't quite sure.
I just told him to look around, and when he get's an idea, just let me know.
There was no reason to hurry.

So, he came back to me, said he'd like this picture of two angels...



What he provided was about as big as a postage stamp, so I did a little research...
And guess what! It's "Christe in the Sepulchre, Guarded by Angels", an illustration by William Blake!

How 'bout that!

Well, I'll have a go!

I created a vector file of the art so I could computer cut the stencil, added some text at the top.



Made one of my color coded road maps on how to execute it.



Got it all masked off and ready to go...



...Looks like I got myself into something bigger than I am...

...well, I'm 74" tall, and that window is 80" in diameter.... crikey!

Wish me luck, heh?




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[Roderick Treece]

Funny , I always thought you looked taller than that in your movies.

[Larry White]

Remember that tree etching thing (check ODM post, page 7, about halfway down)....crazy big! Well, here's the installed glass.....

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Aho!


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[Patrick Mackle]

Blake,
The only thing missing at the base of that tree is a "___ ____ religious icon"!
Twill

[Larry White]

Well, here it is with the angels blasted...



Then I added some sun rays, peeled the mask and cleaned it up real good, don't chya know...




I'm tired...... Aho!



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[Jerry Berg]

Lookin real good there Mr Blake!

Those pieces Rick had sure are nice too.
Wish I had one of those.

[vance galliher]

Larry it's just amazing to me that you are able to do so much in such a short time.........from this to that in just one day.............perhaps I think too much.............? does that inclued making the framwork ? ....it looks great !

[Larry White]

Thanks Vance.

The window was supplied to me already fabricated ready to install.
I usually prefer to just work on the glass by itself. I charge extra for masking
window framing, wood doors, door rails, etc. But in this case, it was best to
have it assembled. It would have been more work to jig up and hold the odd
shaped glass as it was to mask the metal frame.

The basic time breakdown on this job was:
Translate provided picture into vector file and cut the masks, 8 hours.
Apply the masks and mask the metal framing, 3 hours.
Create "road map" instructions on how to execute it and set up equipment, 1 hour.
Sandblast the entire image, 7 hours.
Remove residual masking and clean, 1 hour.
Total, 20 hours.

I was pleased with how it came out, and the artist is always the biggest critic, so I know the guy will like it.

....glad to come in this morning with it done!

-Aho!


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[Mark Summers]

Great job Larry! Sounds like you spent a good amount of time
sandblasting. Tell us if you will a little about your etching process
if you will, i.e. your pot and air set-up, sandblast mask you use and the
grit you use also. Do you vary the grit size sometimes?
I think the customer should be abundantly happy with this job.

Mark

[Larry White]

Hi Mark....Well, this place is set up to do industrial sized production. I have
three 18' x 8' sandblast booths, using an air supplied breathing hood. One is
set up with 220 aluminum oxide for mimicking satin glass, one is set up
with 100 mesh silica sand, and the other is for blasting coarser textures.
I'm running a 375cfm diesel compressor and have an industrial dust collector.

I did this job all in the 100 mesh booth, but sometimes I will vary the grits
for special effects. The booth is set up with a 5 sack pot (holds 500 lbs of sand)
employing a 5/8" sandblast nozzle, usually running at 60 psi. For art glass
projects, I'll use a 1 sack pot and a 1/4" tip, (or smaller, if required) running
varying preasures. In this case, I used both. This project employed both
shading techniques and toned areas.

Pictorials, or graphics can be created via a toning process by weeding part
of a design, giving it a uniform light blasting, then weeding out another
section and repeating. It is possible to achieve 3 to 4 tones. The clear
glass appears darkest, 100% sandblasted, the lightest, and the varing
intensities in between can create the 3 to 4 different levels of "gray".

On this project, I selected 3 different gray tone areas, but prior to
sandblasting the tone, I shaded each section. First, I went ahead
and sandblasted the 100% sandblasted areas (the letters & the arm
and face). Then proceded to shade the sections of the area with the
lightest tone, that being the gown and inner wings. There were 7 mask
pulls on the gown and 6 mask pulls on the inner wings, each pull being
shaded individually using the small pot and small tip at about 25 psi.
After that, I toned the whole area with the larger pot and tip at
about 60 psi. Next I repeated the shading process for the medium
tone areas (hair & outer wing). The hair had 4 mask pulls and the
outer wing 12 pulls. It was then toned (which also lighten the 1st
pass tone area). Then I weeded the mask for the darkest tone (no shading
on these areas), which was the background hand and wing, fascial
lines, fingernails, and sleeve.
I then proceeded to mask over the two angels with clear sandblast
mask up to a border I had left around the figures. I then individually
sandblasted the sun rays with the large nozzle, letting them fade
out at the top of the glass. I then peeled off the remaining mask,
dusted it off, and it's ready to go!

I like to use Venture Tape 4 mil sandblast resist. It's tough,
cuts easily, and peels clean.


-Aho!

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[Mark Summers]

I think you are in the game like few others, not without having
paid your dues to get where you are. I sandblast my signs with an
80cfm compressor, when I saw your 375 I was taken aback.
Thanks for sharing your work efforts with us hope to see more.
Mark

[Larry White]

Just one more piece of advice from an old-timer...
when you're out in Machine gettin' a shave and a cut,
be sure the right man's wearin' the jacket!




They say distance makes friendship grow stronger...

Keep your mind and your heart open!

I really gotta sign-off now...Thanks for everything, just the same.

-Aho!

May the Great Spirit watch over you....



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[DAVE SMITH]

I like the idea of the soap and towel. Very Nice job on them there Angels Blake
English

[Dan Seese]

Nice addition, William Blake. Just one question:

Do Lee and I get a discount on our so-called "haircuts"?

Marvin

[Larry White]

Two bits Marshal.... two bits. Pick any method ya like....



Finish 'em up! Frame 'em up! Hang 'em up!

Else gravity will have it's way with 'em!







I keep eatin' and eatin' and still I'm miserable.

Think I'll go build a restaurant or something.....



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[Tony Segale]

You as good with a hammer as Billy Blake?

I never seen anyone as good with a hammer as Billy Blake.

You're not sayin you're not as good.

I ain't talkin about it, truth be told.

I always figured him for pre-fab kits or models.

Them is neither.

[Dennis Davis]

I'm sure Billy Blake is good with a hammer...but is he this good. Check out the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElzSJ4Ig-E.

Dennis

[Larry White]

Like I said...once ya start something...best finish it, while ya got the chance!

I was just kiddin' around when I said I was gonna build a restaurant...but you, you just don't get it.

You see, I already have a Cafe.

So, it's back to working on Mr. Dickinson's victorian mansion.





In case you still don't get it...that mansion there, it's 11-1/2 feet tall!

It's a pretty day for buildin' things right! Only way to handle it!

-Aho!

...and Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm giving thanks to the recycler across the alley...
for all that free lumber!




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[erik winkler]

I'm giving thanks to the recycler across the alley...
for all that free lumber!

Ahaaaa that is where you get all that stuff from.
Was wandering how this town was build.
Will it be a sushi restaurant?

[Larry White]

Listen outta yer good ear now!

It's Mr. Dickinson's mansion!



"I'm prepared to do a little killin' of my own!"



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[Larry White]

Mansion's hurryin' right along...

....Dickinson ever decides to come live in it...

Pretty sure he will.




It's a pretty day for makin' things right!

-Aho!

[Tony Segale]

you srawny little builder, where in the heII you puttin it all?

you ain't even got a permit.

[Ron Berlier]

Larry, I think you missed your true calling. You should be in Hollywood doing set design and construction. Your stuff looks great!

[Larry White]

I did work in Hollywood...

...couldn't breathe...had to get out...

...that filthy clap trap town!

[Larry White]

One Mr. Bill Blake has been caught on video in a rare public appearance at the Wilcox High School football game.

Go, Fight, WIN!

View the video evidence

[Dennis Davis]

Sheesh, everyone is bundled up like they are in the Arctic. What happened, the temperature dip down to 60 degrees F? Come back up to Boise where it's brisk and there is fresh snow on the ground.

Dennis

[vance galliher]

that was great Larry............I knew there had to be a connection with that ponytailed girl .......and it looks like you're back in hollywood afterall ...........and speaking of temperature dip Dennis, it'lll be in the low teens tonight in oregon