Robert yours on on the way... Thanks
And have a few extras to boot...
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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.
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- Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:01 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Blade Holder
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19046
- Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:18 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: It's Been Awhile
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6513
Re: It's Been Awhile
Outstanding...
- Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:28 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: One from Me
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3377
Re: One from Me
Thanks Rich It's not acid etched. It's sandblasted, was deep etched on the outline. Then I use some garnet medium used in water jet cutters and frosted the letter face. Used XX pale gold powder on the outline and yes variegated on the face. Yeah I was happy with the ribbon when I flipped it around. ...
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: One from Me
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3377
One from Me
Here's a piece I made up... Cigar is a race horse stable colors were Red, White and Blue. The frame is from an old lobby show card display I picked up from the 30's I trimmed to fit.
Tim
Tim
- Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Latest glass signs
- Replies: 46
- Views: 42039
Re: Latest glass signs
Ron I don't believe it is a lower case i. To me looks like it's a bits of his dirty water soap bubble sizing magic that is shading a capital I.
- Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:11 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Cleaning Tip
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2692
Re: Cleaning Tip
Thanks Danny... I'll give it a wash, rinse, low heat hairdo reset. Just did not want to curl it up treating it wrongly.
- Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Cleaning Tip
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2692
Cleaning Tip
Ok one of my gold tips is having a bad hair day. What the best way to wash it. It's a single thickness Luco bought back in 82. I tried the size bath but did not help.
Thanks Tim
Thanks Tim
- Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Painting Mag material...Help!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5274
Re: Painting Mag material...Help!
I need some suggestions. For decades we hand lettered Mags but now getting One Shot to stick to them has become and issue. I am making a magnetic directory. The individual tenant slats will be Mag material painted dk gray (one shot w/ hardener) Then plotter-cut lettering. I have had paint peel up w...
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Yet another newbie
- Replies: 41
- Views: 90845
Re: Yet another newbie
Vladimir,
Are you hand cutting your mask? As it looks like your using finished mirrored glass for some of you work. If you would... tell us how your working your design from the backside. How are you transferring the details of your designs?
Tim
Are you hand cutting your mask? As it looks like your using finished mirrored glass for some of you work. If you would... tell us how your working your design from the backside. How are you transferring the details of your designs?
Tim
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:12 pm
- Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
- Topic: Yet another newbie
- Replies: 41
- Views: 60531
Re: Yet another newbie
Vladimir,
Are you hand cutting your mask? As it looks like your using finished mirrored glass for some of you work. If you would... tell us how your working your design from the backside. How are you transferring the details of your designs?
Tim
Are you hand cutting your mask? As it looks like your using finished mirrored glass for some of you work. If you would... tell us how your working your design from the backside. How are you transferring the details of your designs?
Tim
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:09 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Yet another newbie
- Replies: 41
- Views: 90845
Re: Yet another newbie
Welcome...
Very nice work. I hope you continue to share your work here. And would also like to know how you finished the blue and red backgrounds and more on how you do your details on the scroll work.
Tim
Very nice work. I hope you continue to share your work here. And would also like to know how you finished the blue and red backgrounds and more on how you do your details on the scroll work.
Tim
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 1:09 pm
- Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
- Topic: Yet another newbie
- Replies: 41
- Views: 60531
Re: Yet another newbie
Welcome...
Very nice work. I hope you continue to share your work here. And would also like to know how you finished the blue and red backgrounds and more on how you do your details on the scroll work.
Tim
Very nice work. I hope you continue to share your work here. And would also like to know how you finished the blue and red backgrounds and more on how you do your details on the scroll work.
Tim
- Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:40 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Problem With Water Gilding
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33635
Re: Problem With Water Gilding
Happy to hear you figured out the issue... good luck with your progression on the glass panel.
Tim
Tim
- Mon Jul 29, 2013 6:05 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: New Holders For Blades
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2667
New Holders For Blades
I put some work into the needed changes from the prototype. And I'm happy to say the new jaw geometry grips tighter on either whole blades or pieces. SUNP0131.JPG 1/2" diameter handle with a length of 4 7/8" +or- I'm not running a cnc or vmc these are handcrafted. Anyone have interest PM m...
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:15 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Blade Holder
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19046
Re: Blade Holder
Well here is a working prototype of my designed blade holder. blade holder.JPG Seem to hold well both small pieces as well as whole blades. I placed some masking tape down and used the tool to remove it, doing some with both blades... work very well. blade holder2.JPG Aluminum construction. Will mak...
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:42 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Problem With Water Gilding
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33635
Re: Problem With Water Gilding
Hi, Tyler ! I used destilled water and gelatin. Size poured in plastic cup. I heat it in microwave to 40-60 C. I did not wipe the size. I just smear brush on glass. Then i put leafe gold on glass. And wait some time. Then I polish with cotton. I tried to water after application of gold leaf above, ...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:17 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Problem With Water Gilding
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33635
Re: Problem With Water Gilding
Andrey, What size is your leaf and what brand? Also what type of water are you using and in what type of vessel are you heating your size in. How hot did you get the size? What are you using to mop on your size? Have you tried taking hot water and flooding the gild? Sometimes you can remove cloudine...
- Fri Jul 19, 2013 11:48 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Blade Holder
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19046
Re: Blad Holder
Castings you say? I've figured it for a straight forward mill and turn job. I've been planning on making a set of small.. medium and large for a while now. But been using pieces of dowel rod slit on the end with copper tie wire and some glue to hold blades.
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Pictures of Sweetleaf Espresso glass sign work.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7885
Re: Pictures of Sweetleaf Espresso glass sign work.
Nicely done.
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Back-lit Sign
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5043
Re: Back-lit Sign
So it's a pan face... matters not. By flipping it over... you take what was once the top of the sign face and make it the bottom. So if the ghosting read MOM it would now look like WOW.
But then you place your new graphics on it would not jump out as much as it will if not rotated.
Good Luck
But then you place your new graphics on it would not jump out as much as it will if not rotated.
Good Luck
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:47 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Gilding workshop with a pinstriper from Oslo,Norway
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9046
Re: Gilding workshop with a pinstriper from Oslo,Norway
Dave
So the glaze is just maroon lettering enamel water thinned with turpentine?
I'd love to be able to take a workshop with you but reality and responsibilities are in the way. All my knowledge comes from books and mistakes... some happy... some not so.
So the glaze is just maroon lettering enamel water thinned with turpentine?
I'd love to be able to take a workshop with you but reality and responsibilities are in the way. All my knowledge comes from books and mistakes... some happy... some not so.
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:34 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Back-lit Sign
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5043
Re: Back-lit Sign
You removed the old graphics but have you cleaned the panel? All outside signs will get environmental haze film on them. I've found that washing the face with Simple Green and a scotch brite pad makes a big difference. Won't remove UV imprint but removing the grime and flipping the panel is standard...
- Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:24 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Gilding workshop with a pinstriper from Oslo,Norway
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9046
Re: Gilding workshop with a pinstriper from Oslo,Norway
Very nice... as always.
Couple of questions.
(1) How many screens did it take to process those?
(2) The center panel. Is that a glaze backed up with leaf. And if so what is it or how did you mix it?
Well I guess that's rally four question.
Tim
Couple of questions.
(1) How many screens did it take to process those?
(2) The center panel. Is that a glaze backed up with leaf. And if so what is it or how did you mix it?
Well I guess that's rally four question.
Tim
- Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:10 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: painting on auto glass
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6762
Re: painting on auto glass
Well two things come to mind. One the temp it's keeping your paint in a plastic state and weak bond with glass. I believe Robare is correct most if not all auto glass has a performance coat on them to help shed dirt... like rain x plus or such. You can also try placing the car out of direct sunlight...
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:59 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: New in Signs and questioning !
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6226
Re: New in Signs and questioning !
I've use Type F transmission fluid for the past 28 yrs. Clean brush in Mineral Spirits drip in ATF pallet on flat glass to work out heel. Re wash in Spirits... dip in ATF pallet in and set in tray.
- Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:22 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Lewis & Mathews glass sign...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4267
Re: Lewis & Mathews glass sign...
Larry seen that in the other thread... looks nice.
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Grad Images Super Graphics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7545
Re: Grad Images Super Graphics
Bob I found this site a little while ago... they have it.
http://www.naturalpigments.com/detail.a ... =510-15FSQ
http://www.naturalpigments.com/detail.a ... =510-15FSQ
- Fri May 24, 2013 8:11 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Problem With Water Gilding
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33635
Re: Problem With Water Gilding
Andrey So you are gilding the etch... I seen the unpainted P and part of the M and thought otherwise.. you must of been antsy do move to the next step :lol: . So it's gold on base... like I said I think some one here tried water gilding and commented it was not really good for that. Maybe they'll po...
- Thu May 23, 2013 12:27 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Problem With Water Gilding
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33635
Re: Problem With Water Gilding
I have in the past backed up leaf with 1 Shot and never had a failure of that nature. It looks like you are changing the inscription on a vintage glass plate not following the old acid etch in a restoration effort. Would like to see a front photo of the glass as it looks interesting from the backsid...
- Sun May 19, 2013 11:44 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Projectors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7573
Re: Projectors
The Agony and the Ecstasy starring Charlton Heston as Michelangelo I believe that's the film... I seem to recall his apprentice pouncing holes with an awl. One thing I'd go with an opaque projector over and overhead any day of the week. I've used opaque projectors for years... quick way to take a sk...