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We hope to keep this site simple and uncluttered, but a few notices are necessary.

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Bruce Jackson's photo archive 9. Jas Tyler - glass facade

Last post by BruceJackson « Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:46 am
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by BruceJackson » Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:48 am

These photos are stills taken from a very early piece of movie footage. It was shot in Ballarat, Victoria depicting a ride through the main street in...

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Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:46 am
One-Shot Hear=ye, hear-ye!!

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:07 pm
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by Patrick Mackle » Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:32 pm

Hear-ye Hear-ye. I have become so disgruntled with some products lately, and One-Shot is one of them.
Some colors like Black take forever to dry....

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:07 pm
I See Ghost Signs

Last post by Larry White « Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:04 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:22 am

Hey there City Slickers and Country Bumpkins! Buy George....it's time for some Trick or Treatin'.....

Sorry Doug!

RMN

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Last post by Larry White
Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:04 am
Lacquer method of sign painting

Last post by David Slade « Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:58 am
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by David Slade » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:09 pm

I found this patent which seems to be the same system described by E. C. Matthews. In an article on The Sign Painting Museum site Matthews mentions...

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Last post by David Slade
Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:58 am
Raphael Boguslav calligrapher

Last post by Dennis Davis « Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:33 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:52 pm

This film was sent to me today .You will all appreciate this film, apparently one of the very best calligraphers around, he was in his 80's so I am...

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Last post by Dennis Davis
Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:33 pm
Paris glass and Lucien Helle

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:39 am
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by erik winkler » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:19 am

The weekend of 29th Oktober I have planned a studytrip to Paris.
The things i want to study at close eye are the decorative glass shopfronts made...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:39 am
Halloween Treats

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:06 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:51 am

This morning, I caught a quick segment on CBS Sunday Morning of a artist, Ray Villafane, doing some interesting/unique pumpkin carving. Seems like...

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Last post by Robare M. Novou
Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:06 pm
Nice Font

Last post by BruceJackson « Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:46 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Sat Oct 30, 2010 1:37 pm

There is some lettering at the End of this Video...not sure what Font it is, maybe someone could tell us.

P.S. Maximize Your Screen, and Turn Up the...

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Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:46 am
Something You Should Not Do

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:40 pm
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by Robare M. Novou » Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:32 am

Found this on the Web, a lesson for all.

Drink to your health...not to your death.

RMN

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:40 pm
interesting site to visit

Last post by Kelly Thorson « Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:49 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:11 pm

Found this discussion a few weeks ago and thought it might be of interest.

A young aspiring signwriter I met in England last July gave me this site...

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:49 pm
The Pubs of Ireland

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:46 pm
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by Robare M. Novou » Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:38 pm

For all you Pub Lovers out there...these just might be the posters for you....Cheers!

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:46 pm
new guy. have a few questions

Last post by David Slade « Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:02 am
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by Chad_Marshall » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:03 pm

Did my first hand painted sign over the weekend. A pair of signs for my lawn trailer.

I used One Shot for the lettering and one small graphic. Used...

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Last post by David Slade
Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:02 am
My Website

Last post by Wayne Osborne « Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:28 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:53 pm

Hope you don't mind this self promotion Mike.

In between work and trying to travel I have been slowly trying to design and build a website for...

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Last post by Wayne Osborne
Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:28 pm
Noel's and John's workshop 2010

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:51 pm
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by erik winkler » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:20 pm

The preperations are being made.
Some of us can not wait untill to tomorow so here we are...
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Erik

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Last post by erik winkler
Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:51 pm
Italy

Last post by Roderick Treece « Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:50 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:25 pm

I Just come back from an 8 day break in (Lake Garda) Italy with my family.
We visited Venice for 1 day and I was hoping to get to an island just off...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:50 pm
A Recent Acquisition

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:37 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:00 am

A Nice Big Thank You to Larry White for posting this link back in June.

Because of that posted link, I was able to bid on and win a reverse glass...

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Last post by Robare M. Novou
Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:37 am
Unusual British art

Last post by Billie DeBekker « Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:21 pm
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by Anthony Bennett » Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:27 pm

I am not as good as Bruce being able to spot fantastic glass gilding but I have found a couple of unusual(to me) pieces that are worthy I think of...

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Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:21 pm
Bruce Jackson's photo archive - 8 - Woollahra wine shop

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:19 am
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by BruceJackson » Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:57 am

faded but fabulous. Woollahra is an inner suburb of Sydney.

This wine shop is a great example of the use of mirrors on the shopfront. Pubs typically...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:19 am
Just in Case You Missed the News....

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:34 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:48 am

Fred Keller and Judy Foster of Wasilla, Alaska converted their 1976 Mazda pickup truck into a giant Radio Flyer wagon.
It took 11 months to build....

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Last post by Robare M. Novou
Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:34 am
A Short Hello

Last post by Kent Smith « Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:48 pm
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by Billie DeBekker » Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:14 pm

Just thought I would say hello as my first post on this forum.. HELLO...
I sea lot of familiar faces/names along with not so Familiar. I Hope to get...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:48 pm
Interactive Boardwalk Empire

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:02 am
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:00 pm

Give this a try. You can see quite a few of the signs on the boardwalk.

Mike Jackson

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Thu Oct 14, 2010 11:02 am
Break Time

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:58 pm
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by Robare M. Novou » Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:06 am

Some times we go a little off topic around here.
And it's OK, as long as we don't make a habit of it.

But once in a while I come across something so...

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Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:58 pm
Executive Order 6102

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:36 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:58 am

A good read from top to bottom...

What's in your safe deposit box?

And be sure to print out the PDF of this order for your records, just in case...

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Last post by Robare M. Novou
Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:36 am
Blasting defferent types of substrates

Last post by Ingrid Mager « Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:29 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:06 pm

Does anyone know if it's ok or not to sandblast Glass , wood and HDU in the same blasting booth using the same media ?

Roderick

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Last post by Ingrid Mager
Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:29 pm
Hand Painted Sign Collection

Last post by Prank Williams « Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:26 pm
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by Prank Williams » Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:22 pm

I know I'm new here, and I'm new in the lettering game as well, but I have been doing design work and art for a while now... I've started a...

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Last post by Prank Williams
Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:26 pm
Has anyone tried this?

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:29 pm
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by James Warwick » Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:53 am

I took most of the day yesterday looking through my library and found some info about glue chipping glass in an old book.

To make a shell chip:...

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Last post by erik winkler
Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:29 pm
trompe l'oeil

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:47 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:46 pm

When I was in France last year staying with a friend I came across this wonderful trompe l'oeil on a shop front.
Thought you guys should see it. It...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:47 pm
Shellack turning white when dry

Last post by Mike Languein « Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:52 pm
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by erik winkler » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:28 am

How come the shellack I paint is turning white, while it should just be transparant barier?
Is it to thick?
First I tried to dissolve my own shellack...

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Last post by Mike Languein
Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:52 pm
1-Shot size ?!

Last post by bob gamache « Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:12 am
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by alan johnson » Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:55 pm

:?: I have heard that 1-Shot gold size has been reformulated. Without going into a big rant, I tried a new can and found it unsatisfactory. Does any...

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Last post by bob gamache
Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:12 am
Buying a tow behind compressor

Last post by Mark Summers « Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:38 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:56 am

I have been thinking of buying a tow behind compressor for a long time. Any advise on what to watch out for would be helpful.

Roderick

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Last post by Mark Summers
Mon Oct 04, 2010 2:38 pm
Simple R&E test piece.

Last post by erik winkler « Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:38 pm
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by erik winkler » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:43 am

My mother likes the glass pieces I make, but she had told me a few times that she did not like the rich colored, ornamental ones.
So I asked her what...

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Last post by erik winkler
Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:38 pm
Americana and Centennial "fonts" now at LetterheadFonts.com

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:13 am
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by Mike Jackson » Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:24 am

Hello HL Forum,
Just a quick note of self promotion: Golden Era Studios has licensed many of our images through Letterhead Fonts. Three smaller...

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Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:13 am
Bruce Jackson's photo archive - 7 - Emporium, Central Tilba

Last post by erik winkler « Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:01 am
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by BruceJackson » Sat Oct 02, 2010 10:42 pm

This general store in Central Tilba, New South Wales, now trading as Bate's Emporium, was opened by "Crapp and Boxell" on the 1st January 1895.

A...

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Last post by erik winkler
Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:01 am
Book Find, Thought someone might be interested.

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:12 pm
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by Anthony Bennett » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:27 am

Hi,
I was surfing for 18th century acid etched signs and accidently came across this book at the Gutenburg Project

It is The Project Gutenberg EBook...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:12 pm
Memorial

Last post by Bryce Hutchinson « Sat Oct 02, 2010 2:53 pm
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by Bryce Hutchinson » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:29 pm

hope this works, 1st time posting a photo. It's not glass, but it's gold. 1st surface anyway. Thanks to all who post in this forum, awesome, awesome...

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Last post by Bryce Hutchinson
Sat Oct 02, 2010 2:53 pm
Glass Sign Gregg Heger

Last post by Duncan Wilkie « Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:25 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:15 pm

I'm lucky enough to be visiting with my good friend Gregg Heger tommorrow in Boston, Mass for 1 week. We planned a trip up to see Doug Bernhardt and...

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Last post by Duncan Wilkie
Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:25 am
Upside Down Mica Acid

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:50 pm
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by Ingrid Mager » Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:01 am

On another forum, somebody made reference to UPSIDE DOWN ACID/MICA ETCHING, and mentioned that he thought that gum arabic was involved.
So far I am...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:50 pm
Nice brush collection on Ebay.

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by Leo Calleros » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:51 pm

Thought someone might have some interest in thins, maybe not. Either way.

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Last post by Leo Calleros
Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:51 pm
off topic- lasers

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:01 am
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by Patrick Mackle » Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:28 pm

I just watched this laser product on YouTube.
I added a post that said I would only want the safety goggles because I already damaged one eye thanks...

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:01 am
glue-chipping on concave glass

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:48 am
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by BruceJackson » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:52 am

Some time ago, I raised the question of glue-chipping on concave glass.
I wasn't sure whether I should do the kiln-work first or the glue-chipping...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:48 am
oct 10 gold leaf workshop in Boise

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:35 pm
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by noelbweber » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:09 pm

Hi Mike,
Here are a couple of progress shots. We acid etched the type, then did a gilded blend 12k to 23k. Boarders and other elemnts shades of gold....

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:35 pm
Paint mask choices

Last post by erik winkler « Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:43 pm
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by Steven Vigeant » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:23 am

I hope paint masking is respected around here because I use a lot of it to create less vinyl work. Does anyone have a handle on which types work for...

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Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:43 pm
Gold leaf sign

Last post by erik winkler « Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:37 am
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by Roderick Treece » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:03 pm

Here is the latest Glass sign I just finished.It is 30" x 96" and is the largest I done so far.It is water guilded with 23K gold leaf.

Here is a...

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Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:37 am
Bruce Jackson's photo archive - 6 - horse-drawn_hearse

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:36 am
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by BruceJackson » Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:47 pm

Here's one out of left field. It's a restored hearse. Although the gilded decoration on the glass is relatively recent, I was told it done according...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:36 am
Asphaltum Bummer!!

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:34 pm
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by Patrick Mackle » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:18 pm

I'm trying to console myself... some things lately are beginning to bring me down :cry: Some good 'ol ways are goin' away ...
I went to my usual home...

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:34 pm
October Gold Leaf Workshop, Boise, Idaho

Last post by Susan Banasky « Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:45 pm
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by John McMahon » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:11 am
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Noel Weber is hosting a gold leaf workshop in October, and asked me to upload this pencil drawing. In reality, however, this file is neither a...
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Last post by Susan Banasky
Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:45 pm
HBO Boardwalk Empire

Last post by Aaron Taylor « Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:06 pm
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by oatis » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:05 am

Last night's season premier of "Boardwalk Empire", HBO's gritty new Atlantic City gangster series, was rife with gratutious sex and violence ( I...

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Last post by Aaron Taylor
Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:06 pm
Brillant Carving set up for sale.

Last post by Ingrid Mager « Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:53 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:27 pm

To bad it's so far away. I'd buy it.

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Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:53 pm
Bruce Jackson's photo archive - 5 - Bushells Tea and Coffee

Last post by erik winkler « Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:10 am
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by BruceJackson » Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:39 am

Bushells kept signwriters in full time work painting their signs all over the country on walls, verandahs and seemingly any surface they could use....

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Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:10 am
Commonwealth Varnish...Quick Rub, Fibroseal, WW Spar

Last post by Aaron Taylor « Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:49 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:49 pm

Hi Robert,
You list three products and show two in the buy-it-now auction. I didn't spend too long studying the auction, but do you get to choose one...

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Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:49 pm

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