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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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Bryant Signs 'Men of Letters Torquay

Last post by Michael Birch « Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:44 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:05 pm

A friend of mine called Ricky Knight came round a few days back with some old photos of his father- in-laws house with a van parked outside which his...

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Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:44 am
New Member - but an Old Soul ~ returns

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by John Smith » Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:22 pm

Having been "off the grid" for the last ten years or so, I am finally somewhat
back on terra firma. I have been in the Letterhead Movement since 1990...

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Last post by John Smith
Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:22 pm
Fast dry gold size

Last post by Lee Littlewood « Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:43 am
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by Robert Schwieger » Thu Apr 27, 2017 1:28 pm

Is the water based fast dry gold leaf size as effective (and appropriate) on glass work as oil based size. I am thinking primarily of the durability...

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Last post by Lee Littlewood
Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:43 am
Beginner brushes for small lettering

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Fri Aug 18, 2017 10:12 pm
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by Tim Flury » Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:30 am

Hi all, I hope this question is appropriate here. I build custom audio equipment and want to attempt to hand letter the labels and my company name on...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Fri Aug 18, 2017 10:12 pm
1 Shot on finished / oiled wood

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:04 pm
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by Ren Hoek » Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:31 am

Hi everybody =)

I am Ren, a graphic designer from Berlin. I m new to this forum and also quite new to sign painting. So i hope my question is not...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:04 pm
Tinning (again !)

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:07 pm
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by Stéphane Enjolras » Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:03 am

Hi everybody,
I'm new in this forum. My name is Stéphane (thank you Danny ;) ) I'm 47 and I'm a french graphic designer and instructor, new in the...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:07 pm
New Dux and Old Rolco

Last post by Andrew Lawrence « Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:50 am
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by Andrew Lawrence » Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:51 am

Just got off the phone with a tech at Dux. I had given him a call because a client of mine wanted to know how green/Leed compliant my products were...

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Last post by Andrew Lawrence
Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:50 am
Screen Printing Acid Resist on Glass?

Last post by Lee Littlewood « Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:05 pm
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by William Holohan » Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:22 pm

Is it possible to screen print an acid resist on glass that would be good enough to last for 3 - 5 minutes...I have to think this has been answered...

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Last post by Lee Littlewood
Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:05 pm
Questions on gilding a headstone

Last post by Mark River « Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:32 am
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by Bob Rochon » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:22 am

This is a personal project that I need to make sure it is done correctly

The headstone in question is my father's, Since his passing almost 2 years...

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Last post by Mark River
Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:32 am
Enamels on vehicles.

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:41 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:34 pm

Out of the mainstream for many years but I am curious: are one shot enamels compatible with current passenger vehicles finishes? Trucks were OK with...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:41 pm
What I've done

Last post by Stéphane Enjolras « Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:57 am

by Stéphane Enjolras » Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:57 am

As a new guy in the forum, I'll show you what I've done with brushes and enamel.
constructive comments are ver welcome :

and my instagram acount :

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Last post by Stéphane Enjolras
Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:57 am
does size matter ?

Last post by Craig Leslie « Sun Jun 04, 2017 12:41 am
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by Craig Leslie » Sat Jun 03, 2017 4:23 am

hello to everyone.....I have recently started glue chipping and reverse gilding and thanks to the advice given to me from the kind members of this...

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Last post by Craig Leslie
Sun Jun 04, 2017 12:41 am
damar embossing

Last post by Lee Littlewood « Wed May 31, 2017 10:36 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Sun May 14, 2017 1:26 pm

Was at a small heads meet at Phil Ghi's in March and made an interesting discovery. I had used embossing damar before and had usually left it over...

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Last post by Lee Littlewood
Wed May 31, 2017 10:36 pm
Beautiful Art Deco shop in Lisbon!

Last post by Deborah Tepe « Mon May 22, 2017 4:27 pm
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by David de Oliveira » Tue May 16, 2017 12:19 pm

Hello everyone,
This is a beautiful shop in Lisbon that needs some restoration. I've been ask for a quotation to reproduce all the glass panels, but...

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Last post by Deborah Tepe
Mon May 22, 2017 4:27 pm
Jobs In Richmond, VA Area?

Last post by Aaron Aziz « Thu May 18, 2017 3:06 pm

by Aaron Aziz » Thu May 18, 2017 3:06 pm

Just wondering if anybody knows of any sign related job opportunities in the Richmond, VA area?

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Last post by Aaron Aziz
Thu May 18, 2017 3:06 pm
Oil size problem

Last post by pat mackle « Wed May 10, 2017 1:12 am
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by alan giberson » Sat May 06, 2017 10:51 pm

Has anyone experienced this before?
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The size starts to crawl a couple minutes after putting it on. I am...

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Wed May 10, 2017 1:12 am
Sunset Plaza Gold Leaf

Last post by Kevin W Betz « Thu May 04, 2017 5:30 pm
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by Kevin W Betz » Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:03 pm

Just finished this Monday.
HDU Signfoam, Convex Letters.

kb

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Last post by Kevin W Betz
Thu May 04, 2017 5:30 pm
Tinting Epoxy

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Thu May 04, 2017 5:12 pm
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by Chris Rummell » Tue May 02, 2017 7:16 pm

I've been researching a durable adhesive for smalt and have found lots of conflicting information. Some recommend Smith's Cream, however it's been...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Thu May 04, 2017 5:12 pm
Eye Candy

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Thu May 04, 2017 5:06 pm
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by Danny Baronian » Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:34 pm

Some more Eye Candy:

Acid etched and finished as Rick's glass tray, Rick Glawson; building is 14" wide

Sample, Rick Glawson, 8" high

Rawson/Evans...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Thu May 04, 2017 5:06 pm
SILVER LEAF WINDOW

Last post by Kevin W Betz « Tue May 02, 2017 4:34 pm
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by Kevin W Betz » Thu Apr 27, 2017 4:10 pm

Just finished 3 Windows for Shinola.

Kevin Betz

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Last post by Kevin W Betz
Tue May 02, 2017 4:34 pm
Restoring Victorian Era Transom Gilds.

Last post by Terry Westlin « Tue May 02, 2017 6:25 am
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by Andrew Lawrence » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:19 pm

I just thought I'd post here on a typical gilding job for me. I am located in San Francisco and there are a real abundance of Victorian houses here -...

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Last post by Terry Westlin
Tue May 02, 2017 6:25 am
Oklahoma Bash: October 1982

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:17 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:34 pm

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I found a few scans from the Oklahoma Bash. Maybe I can scan a few more someday soon.

OkBash_DustyYaxley.jpg...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:17 pm
Cleveland Signs

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sun Apr 30, 2017 1:24 pm
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by alan giberson » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:59 pm

First topic I've made here. Figured I'd post some signs around Cleveland where I live. There's a lot of ghost signs here. I haven't flicked them all,...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Sun Apr 30, 2017 1:24 pm
Getting Involved

Last post by Mike Jackson « Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:32 am
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by Janice Saunders » Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:27 am

I do appreciate finding this forum. It has answered many of the questions I have had and I spend a lot of time on it. I have been spending the past...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:32 am
for those that have used metallic surfacers...

Last post by vance galliher « Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:52 pm
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by vance galliher » Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:28 pm

which do you prefer for exterior use... triangle coatings sophisticated finishes or modern masters metal effects ? I've used both with mixed...

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Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:52 pm
Letter to Painters: John Ohnimus 1906

Last post by Mike Jackson « Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:04 am
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by Mike Jackson » Fri Apr 09, 2004 5:57 pm

John Ohnimus wrote the introduction for the 1906 Henderson's Sign Painter book. It is a little choppy reading but quite worth it. MJ

LETTER TO...

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Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:04 am
California Conclave 2000

Last post by pat mackle « Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:27 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:04 pm

Rick Glawson's California Conclave 2000

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Last post by pat mackle
Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:27 pm
Desperate for info!

Last post by Rich Hawthorne « Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:16 am
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by Christopher Trenary » Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:51 pm

I posted here before about my earlier attempts at water gilding and they helped me out a lot, so that you so much for that.

My newest problem seems...

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Last post by Rich Hawthorne
Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:16 am
Gold Rush Cigars

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:59 pm

by Mike Jackson » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:59 pm

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I made two or three of these panels and sent one to one of the Conclaves. One of them hangs on my office wall. Today, I was...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:59 pm
New member, saying Hi and asking about a font

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:29 pm
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by Neville Stewart » Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:03 pm

Hello all - Compared to some of the work I see on here Im a computerised hack, but regardless. Ive been asked to recreate a broken glass pane for an...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:29 pm
too white !!

Last post by vance galliher « Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:20 am
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by vance galliher » Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:09 am

I appreciate this site !! it is a go to for me everyday ... and has been since two thousand and 4.
thank you for your effort mike.
it may be just...

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Last post by vance galliher
Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:20 am
glue chip drying

Last post by Craig Leslie « Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:40 am
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by Craig Leslie » Wed Mar 08, 2017 3:30 pm

hello everyone...I have recently started glue chipping and have purchased my glue from letterhead sign supplies...it has been mixed in the correct...

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Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:40 am
JH Art Camp: Totem Heads Aug 1990 and Casting Call

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:49 pm

by Mike Jackson » Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:49 pm

Darla and I hosted a couple of Art Camps here in Jackson Hole. On the Totemheads meet, we divided up a timber and each person or team carved a...

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Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:49 pm
Conclave 4

Last post by Mike Jackson « Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:49 pm

by Mike Jackson » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:49 pm

I believe these are photos taken by Danny Baronian at the first Conclave after Rick Glawson's passing. The photos filenames indicate the year was...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:49 pm
Glass Tombstones

Last post by erik winkler « Sun Apr 16, 2017 1:19 am
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by erik winkler » Fri May 23, 2008 12:15 pm
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I was wondering if an of you guys and girls ever made a glue chipped, gilded etc tombstone.
And are there any pictures of them?
Maybe a bit...
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Last post by erik winkler
Sun Apr 16, 2017 1:19 am
a few old photos

Last post by Christopher Trenary « Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:55 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Sun Apr 09, 2017 10:29 am

Lately I've been sorting out my computer and old photographs and stumbled on a few photos from the days before I was doing all the wood signs and was...

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Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:55 pm
Water gilding help, please!

Last post by Christopher Trenary « Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:35 pm
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by Christopher Trenary » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:29 pm

Hello everyone, my name is Christopher. I've been sign painting for about a year and I've ventured into glass gilding. I've done a handful of gilds...

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Last post by Christopher Trenary
Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:35 pm
Lithochrome paint

Last post by Terry Westlin « Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:23 pm
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by Terry Westlin » Mon Apr 03, 2017 9:57 am

Not really a hand lettering question but I know some on here do engraving but maybe not much in rock and pavers.

I have talked with several on this...

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Last post by Terry Westlin
Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:23 pm
THEATRE COMIQUE SIGN

Last post by Kevin W Betz « Thu Apr 06, 2017 6:37 pm

by Kevin W Betz » Thu Apr 06, 2017 6:37 pm

I BELIEVE THIS IS IN DETROIT, MI. CIRCA 1920.
NOTICE THE WORKERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PICTURE.
I WOULD GUESS THIS SIGN IS 40 FEET TALL OR MORE.

ALL...

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Thu Apr 06, 2017 6:37 pm
Thorn Tip

Last post by Chris Rummell « Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:10 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:18 am

Just curious. Any results from using the Thorn Tip?

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Last post by Chris Rummell
Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:10 pm
Nickel Coated Glass Mirrors

Last post by Ismael Alvarado « Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:53 pm
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by Ismael Alvarado » Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:19 pm

In my search for a substitute decorative Spray SilveringI am developing a substitute that is based on electroless nickel, one of my test sample was a...

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Last post by Ismael Alvarado
Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:53 pm
wipe out tool

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:52 pm
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by Rick Bowerman » Sun Mar 05, 2017 12:39 am

Can anyone Recommend a straight tip and a round tip wipe out tool please

I have a Mack wipe out tool with the point and angled tips

Id like to find...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:52 pm
Gilded glass wall- HELPPPPP!

Last post by David de Oliveira « Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:25 am
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by David de Oliveira » Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:18 pm

Hello everyone.
A client of mine just ask me for a quote for 100 square meters of gilded glass. I'll have to use fake gold leaf. What kind of size do...

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Last post by David de Oliveira
Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:25 am
1 shot thinning

Last post by Rick Bowerman « Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:46 am
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by Jake Bertrand » Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:58 am

Hello everyone.

New to the site and to sign painting.

I've got some 1 shot paint and brushes on the way.

What is the best method and product to...

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Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:46 am
Free Marble Textures : One Day Only

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by Mike Jackson » Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:23 am

I've purchased a few packages from Design Cuts, once on their lists, I get offers each week for free products. Free is good!

MJ

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Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:23 am
GLUE CHIPPING HELP !!!

Last post by Francois Morel « Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:20 am
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by steve martin » Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:04 am

Does any one have a supplier of hide glue for chipping in the UK, I have recently purchased some from a supplier, the instructions from the supplier...

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Wed Feb 08, 2017 2:20 am
Whats keeping me busy

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:09 am
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by Doug Bernhardt » Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:59 pm

Just a couple photos from this years complicated project. This is just a small portion as altogether it's is about 100' but it was also the most...

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Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:09 am
The Forum vs Facebook

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by Doug Bernhardt » Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:25 pm

I like many others have been lured into following Facebook and staying somewhat active there, but recently realized after seeing an excellent post...

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Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:59 am
Costa Rica

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:52 am
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:53 pm

Darla and I spent a couple of warm weeks in Costa Rica in January. It was roughly 88 degrees there and -20 degrees here in Jackson Hole during our...

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Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:52 am
Oslo Letterheads 2017

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by Richard Chlaszczak » Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:16 am

Hi fellow Letterheads!

I'm a pinstriper/sign painter living and working in Oslo, Norway. I have been passively following the forum for a while now,...

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