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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.
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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- Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:52 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Glue Chip Cabinet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 36312
Re: Glue Chip Cabinet
ok so i have a light table from a home made silkscreen light table i built years ago and hadn't the heart to dismantle it, i think now i know why,.... me talking over my shoulder to the wife, "see i told you it would come in handy some day!" looks like i will be bringing it out of the barn...
- Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:54 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Glue Chip Cabinet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 36312
Re: Glue Chip Cabinet
it seems that cam bortz and John Parker was talking at the Danville wall dog meet about a dehumidifier attached to the box has any one done this.
thanks for the link.
Lovelady
thanks for the link.
Lovelady
- Sun Aug 15, 2010 9:27 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Glue Chip Cabinet
- Replies: 26
- Views: 36312
Glue Chip Cabinet
when in art school in denver in the mid 80's i learned glue chipping and haven't done it since. i even have a half completed project that is all blasted from then i have been carrying around. i want to do it again but i live in North Florida and the humidity is crazy high. i read about the process h...
- Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:46 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: 1906 Rawson & Evans sign on shorpy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 23981
Re: 1906 Rawson & Evans sign on shorpy
it looks like the sign above the buster brown kids looks like stained glass!....great site!
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:56 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Back to Traditional Signs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10466
Re: Back to Traditional Signs
a fella named Sean Star out of Big Bear, Ca is making the jump http://www.starrstudios.org/ and by jan 2011 is going vinyl free. take a look at his site as it looks like he is going totally green as well.. saw his post on Creative signmakers of America BB. http://creativesignmakers.proboards.com/ind...
- Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:14 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Scotish Pubs Facades
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5617
- Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Scotish Pubs Facades
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5617
- Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:26 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Scotish Pubs Facades
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5617
Scotish Pubs Facades
I am researching scottish pubs signs and facades for a remodle and signages for a pub. looking for any visual referances, links to any site or if you have done any trditon Scothish pubs i sure need some help on this.
chris@vitalsignllc.com
thanks in advance!
Lovelady
chris@vitalsignllc.com
thanks in advance!
Lovelady
- Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:19 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Water gild over shellac?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6051
- Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:56 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: WJEP Boston Guild
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3559
- Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Bean Company: Boston guild
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3293
http://www.letterhead.com/album/BullBoard/stencil1.gif this was done with stencils. the triangles are for registration for the next stencil. http://www.letterhead.com/album/BullBoard/stencil3.gif there was some final remodeling and alot of dust in the varnished centers so i heard you could use stee...
- Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:49 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Bean Company: Boston guild
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3293
Bean Company: Boston guild





Lovelady
- Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:26 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: WJEP Boston Guild
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3559
WJEP Boston Guild
http://www.letterhead.com/album/BullBoard/wjep5.gif http://www.letterhead.com/album/BullBoard/wjep3.gif http://www.letterhead.com/album/BullBoard/wjepdecal6.gif this was a boston guild with mat centers. this job was done with paint mask stencils. the black out line and mat center were executed with...
- Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:15 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: MDO prepping problems
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9630
Fayette good to run into you again, here in North Florida and South Georgia the temp range from morning to afternoon can be as much as 50 degrees. I have move away from bulletin enamals and have been using 100% acrylic paints. the edges and face are sanded and as Fay said the paint will not stick to...
- Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:35 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Save a few bucks on your books
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4001
- Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:56 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: how refreshing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6924
- Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Mahl Sticks (general signmaking)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3200
i learned to paint sign at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver in the late 80's and am glad to have made the maul stick part of my skill. I used a wooden dowel rod and a rubber end like for a walking stick...kept it from slipping. I also keep one that is threaded and breaks down into ...
- Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:12 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: how refreshing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6924
how refreshing
i just logged on this site tonight and saw through scanning through the post...reading just a few of them that i suddenly realized no EGOs here. No rude behavor!!!!!..... This is my first time here and am looking forward to spending more time here than that "other site"...it seem that ther...