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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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- Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:39 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Signmaking 101: Making large ovals
- Replies: 6
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I didn't look up the link, but we always made the string into a complete loop around the three nails. 1/2 the major axis is measured from the top or bottom of the minor axix to find where it intersects the major axis. That is the nail placement. No mathematical calculations needed. On walls, we alwa...
- Thu Jul 22, 2004 8:18 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Signmaking 101: Making large ovals
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6265
- Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:14 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Signmaking 101: Sharpening Chisels
- Replies: 30
- Views: 31591
- Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:14 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Signmaking 101: Sharpening Chisels
- Replies: 30
- Views: 31591
Gary Rhoads turned me onto the visible grinding wheel. They seem to be hard to find items now, but I use mine regularly, both for my chisels and Megan's kitchen knives. I don't find any advantage yet to useing a hollow grind instead of a flat. I do find that a shallower angle works better on redwood...
- Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:14 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Signmaking 101: Mahl Sticks
- Replies: 15
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My wooden stick gets sanded with a fine paper periodically to remove paint smears. The ballon the end is covered with a piece of chamois drawn over it and secured with a rubber band. I also like to lightly dust the chamois and stick with talc. I keep the mahlsticks in my kit that break down, but far...
- Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:34 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Signmaking 101: Snap Lines
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5613
I also learned to drill a hole near each end of a yardstick and tie a knot in the string, pass it through the hole so the knot jammed, carve a small V groove at the end and wrap the string accross making a bow. This bow could be used for scribing an arc as well as for a snap line. We always had an 8...
- Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Scented Talc
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7308
- Mon Jul 05, 2004 8:31 am
- Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
- Topic: Scented Talc
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7308
Scented Talc
There have been a few jobs we've done in recent months that have all held a common problem. Following burnishing leaf on surface gilds, the background did not retain the gloss it had previously. It had almost a spotted and blotchy dull look when viewed from some angles. We were able to cover this wi...