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by Larry White
Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:06 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: New Font Site
Replies: 2
Views: 3103

Re: New Font Site

Glad to see you got this up and going!
Good job!
by Larry White
Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:51 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Finished piece
Replies: 5
Views: 5224

Re: Finished piece

Hey! Lookie there!

Nice job Charlie!
by Larry White
Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:17 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Gilding Precast Letters
Replies: 3
Views: 3152

Re: Gilding Precast Letters

Give Tony Segale a call...he's probably doing it as we speak.
Seems he's got it all figured out.
by Larry White
Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:57 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Yet another newbie
Replies: 41
Views: 85319

Re: Yet another newbie

WOW!...
by Larry White
Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:57 am
Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
Topic: Yet another newbie
Replies: 41
Views: 58066

Re: Yet another newbie

WOW!...
by Larry White
Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:32 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Yet another newbie
Replies: 41
Views: 85319

Re: Yet another newbie

Very nice work!

Looks like you could give us some advice!

Brilliant!
by Larry White
Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:32 am
Forum: Hand Lettering Gallery
Topic: Yet another newbie
Replies: 41
Views: 58066

Re: Yet another newbie

Very nice work!

Looks like you could give us some advice!

Brilliant!
by Larry White
Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:10 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Original Dead Men
Replies: 686
Views: 2084581

Re: Original Dead Men

We're just a bunch of weary gilders.....

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by Larry White
Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:24 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: 3D Printers...
Replies: 2
Views: 2934

3D Printers...

My brother sent me this not so interesting article on the advance of 3D printers.
Thought I'd share it here.

LA Times Article on 3D Printers
by Larry White
Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:30 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Lewis & Mathews glass sign...
Replies: 3
Views: 3911

Lewis & Mathews glass sign...

I had posted this under Roderick's topic, but figured I'd give it it's own...I'm still at it... 8) http://www.walljewelry.com/post/LMsign.jpg I just delivered this latest 28" x 16" commissioned glass sign. Hand drew the main title, then vectored it. Used some Mike Jackson ornaments. Comput...
by Larry White
Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:47 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Latest glass signs
Replies: 46
Views: 40293

Re: Latest glass signs

Moved this reply to it's own topic.
Lewis & Mathews glass sign topic
by Larry White
Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:10 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign Painter's Fantasy Camp
Replies: 15
Views: 12614

Re: Sign Painter's Fantasy Camp

Exaybachay!....

(He who talks loud, saying nothing)
by Larry White
Tue May 28, 2013 1:42 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Making a font
Replies: 14
Views: 11136

Re: Making a font

Or this....

Artist Fonts

...but I don't know....
by Larry White
Tue May 28, 2013 10:12 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Making a font
Replies: 14
Views: 11136

Re: Making a font

You could try this font site,

Fat Daddy Fonts

at least they'll answer your email.

-LW
by Larry White
Tue May 21, 2013 11:13 am
Forum: Annoucements
Topic: Tornado through Moore, OK
Replies: 14
Views: 17731

Re: Tornado through Moore, OK

I write this in the discomfort of my non-seismically sound second story office which is about half a mile from the Hayward earthquake fault. Seismologists say the Hayward fault produces a 6.0-7.0 magnitude earthquake every hundred years or so. The last one was in 1868. Not hard to do the math there....
by Larry White
Mon May 20, 2013 3:59 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Making a font
Replies: 14
Views: 11136

Re: Making a font

Robare...you know about Cole Wilson?
by Larry White
Mon May 20, 2013 2:53 pm
Forum: Annoucements
Topic: Best Birthday Present Ever!...
Replies: 4
Views: 12025

Re: Best Birthday Present Ever!...

I see David McDonald has a sign book that is for sale there.
Hand Crafted Signs
by Larry White
Mon May 20, 2013 2:44 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sign Painter's Fantasy Camp
Replies: 15
Views: 12614

Re: Sign Painter's Fantasy Camp

Whare?
by Larry White
Mon May 20, 2013 2:35 pm
Forum: Annoucements
Topic: Best Birthday Present Ever!...
Replies: 4
Views: 12025

Best Birthday Present Ever!...

A package came in the mail...it was...well...a present...from my daughter. How about that, it was a book on the Salton sea...but wait a minute, wait just a minute... I had seen most all the books published on the Salton Sea, but I never saw this one. As I opened the book, I recognized the first phot...
by Larry White
Wed May 15, 2013 10:32 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Original Dead Men
Replies: 686
Views: 2084581

Re: Original Dead Men

Probably with those Dickinson boys....they like to pull a cork!
by Larry White
Tue May 14, 2013 9:51 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Original Dead Men
Replies: 686
Views: 2084581

Re: Original Dead Men

The only job you're gettin' around here is pushin' up daisys from a pine box...

NOW GET OUT!!
by Larry White
Mon May 13, 2013 12:43 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Original Dead Men
Replies: 686
Views: 2084581

Re: Original Dead Men

http://www.walljewelry.com/post/GreenFrog.jpg I built an eating place, called "The Green Frog", started callin' myself Blake. The Green Frog had one billiard table, served ladies and men, both. Mostly men. Tried runnin' it myself for awhile, but, couldn't keep good help. I never did learn...
by Larry White
Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:43 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Sandblasted Letter Gilding
Replies: 12
Views: 8685

Re: Sandblasted Letter Gilding

I like to first seal the sand carving with Frog Juice (because its optically clear).
The gild always comes out brighter if it's water gilded, however, due to
the small size of the letters, it would be better and easier to surface gild them,
or perhaps use mica powder rather than gold leaf.
by Larry White
Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:06 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: a different boston gild.......
Replies: 4
Views: 5191

Re: a different boston gild.......

I might be inclined to do it the other way around, with the
paladium as the brightline, and the 12K as the matte center.

...but I don't know....
by Larry White
Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:00 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Problems with glue chip
Replies: 11
Views: 7516

Re: Problems with glue chip

Eloquent Mr. Mackle... Well, the reason for the asphaltum varnish is so if the glue overlaps onto it slightly, it "pops" off, keeping a clean edge. So, to me. it is behaving correctly. It also appears that you masked over the asphaltum varnish, sandblasted it, and peeled the mask off witho...
by Larry White
Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:14 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: HYDROFLUORIC ACID for Mica Acid Etch
Replies: 8
Views: 6779

Re: HYDROFLUORIC ACID for Mica Acid Etch

You can achieve a gilded texture via embossing varnish.
Or stipple the area with a liquid type mask, then sandblast
it, to achieve a texture. This can then be cleared and gilded.
by Larry White
Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:41 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Which comes first the mirror or the sign?
Replies: 16
Views: 10933

Re: Which comes first the mirror or the sign?

My first thought, is, what size is this piece going to be? Crack the glass? Most of us don't like it if our glass is cracked. Asphaltum WILL NOT resist the sandblasting, it will blast right off. You will need to use a vinyl mask. Silvering into a sandblasted area will have a very slight metalic qual...
by Larry White
Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:45 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Decorative Glass Processes...
Replies: 18
Views: 15262

Decorative Glass Processes...

HEY! Lookie there!
Looks like Pat Mackle got his new website up and running!
Lots of cool stuff to look at!
Good job Pat!

Decoglasspro
by Larry White
Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:25 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: UK brilliant cutting equipment
Replies: 13
Views: 8453

Re: UK brilliant cutting equipment

Pat Mackle has been known to dabble in brilliant cutting. I believe he's done quite a bit of research on the wheels, etc. He's built his own machines and has toyed with the idea of building them for others that are interested. He's in the USA. Might get a bit pricey shipping something like that to t...
by Larry White
Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:03 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Original Dead Men
Replies: 686
Views: 2084581

Re: Original Dead Men

Gotta few projects that need buttonin' up...this be one of 'em...

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Nice new addition to Machine!

hmmm...interesting reflection, makes the glass look cracked...but it ain't!