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by Blumberg, Bill
Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:59 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: MDO vs. other new tech substrates
Replies: 11
Views: 7647

mdo/hdu

Hi group: There is only one answer...mdo or hdu, I live on the oregon coast where we get 80" of rain a year, I seal my edges with acrylic latex primer (Benjamin Moore fresh start) finished with enamel I've been doing this for eons and dont have ANY delam problems. some years ago when medex firs...
by Blumberg, Bill
Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:43 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: casting,
Replies: 1
Views: 1674

casting,

OK people Mike has been great in setting up this site for US, how come these big lags in corresponding surely there are a lot of stories, success and failures ,lets hear about em'. OK here's a story from from quite a few years ago that changed my whole sign career and I've been at it a long time! Ho...
by Blumberg, Bill
Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:32 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Calligraphy
Replies: 2
Views: 2093

Calligraphy

Catherine Kennedy: y our question about offset pen holders, I assume you are lefthanded.. if you are.. no you dont use an offset for copperplate/spencerian. sit at your desk use a straight pen with your lines horizontal, notice how your left hand moves, stay UNDER the lines not over like we usually ...
by Blumberg, Bill
Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:07 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: sign blanks
Replies: 1
Views: 1572

sign blanks

I know we've discussed this a few times before on this forum, but here it is again...wooden sign blanks. I'm in the pacific northwest (oregon) I've been getting my blanks from northern calif. but I'm sick of the looks of stacked, laminated cedar 2x's, the glue line always shows and the finger joints...
by Blumberg, Bill
Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:56 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Signs (Perfect Plank)
Replies: 2
Views: 2468

Signs (Perfect Plank)

Hi All: Would anyone out there care to comment about their experience with Perfect Plank (brand) laminated wood sign blanks.
Thanks, Bill
by Blumberg, Bill
Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:40 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: exposure units
Replies: 10
Views: 6818

my exposure unit is a large old quartz flood from an extinct car lot. I use ulano emulsion DLX 2coats print side, 1 coat back side ,32" from surface, expose @ 6 minutes, excellent for up to 65 line halftones.