Ok, mike, not real tricky, but important, all the same. My friend was on a ladder/plank set-up doing trim painting on his house. He had been crouched down, painting for a bit, stood up, and realized, halfway to the ground, that he had fallen. The "wow, i'm dizzy after standing up" thing ha...

Brian, last year, while in Sussex, I picked up 2 wooden mahlsticks from Wrights of Lymm, a 2 piece affair, with brass screw together connector and wood knob. They were 8.76 pounds each. Heavy, eh! I'm still using my first stick, (a 3 piece alum. slip together number)bought in 1963 at Frazees Paints ...

Hey Jill, brilliant minds, etc., I just told the nose grease story on another post! But for the new version....nose grease 3.9, ya gotta get a bit o spit on the rag and "sterilize" that "wipe", no oil in the paint then....look out Roger, we gonna Bottle this stuff, two part, grea...

well now, got sidetracked, emailing Roderick, San Diego, and all.... Probably all know this trick, it's nose related....nose grease, ya, when ya make a boo boo while lettering, firstly, wipe it away with rag, then RUB that rag upside your nose, pick up a bit o Grease, and you gots the cleaner, wipe ...

well, more fun with a credit card! I went to Leslie's website, and was Invited to....call him..on the phone...and he answered!!..no merry-go-round of for this, press that... Got the Cooper book,(awaiting shipment) 100 years of letterheads, and the Bible of Stuff, he sez'...it's where all my good stu...

Well, they did end up putting the finish coats of Cetol on the stern before I lettered it. Satin finish. The one shot went great, sunny day, but angle of boat kept sun off surface. Great day to be alive!

Thanks for the replies...

John Lennig / SignRider

Handlettering. I've loved it ever since I began doing it 41 years ago. From '86 til 2000 I shared that love with computer design/lettering in my sign business. At that time, I decided to make a change, eliminate having to make the choice between using the computer and doing it ALL by hand.(that invo...

Oh! Great pictures of concentration! Aren't the hands wonderful tools?

Can't we get a computer to do this? just kidding!!! Very nice, then the scallops.... oh, what will the finished project look like??

John Lennig / SignRider

Hi folks, I have an older ChrisCraft cruiser to letter tomorrow, it's finished with Sikkens Cetol oil finish. The Sikkens website says of the product "it breathes"...it sounds like an oil finish. I'd be using oneshot, letter with outline and shade, brushes, of course!! Any experince with t...