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Mirroring tempered glass

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:36 am
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:29 pm

If anybody has silver mirrored tempered glass let me know if there were any problems with it.I just finished a small job and had some stain spots...

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Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:36 am
edge thinner

Last post by Kent Smith « Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:32 am
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by Doug Bernhardt » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:11 pm

Anyone heard of whatever happened to "Edge" thinner that chromatic used to produce. A friend called looking for it and I bet him (not too much) I'd...

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:32 am
Grinding & polishing glass questions...

Last post by Danny Baronian « Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:07 pm
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by Jerry Berg » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:33 pm

I'm doing a chipped and gilded sign for a customer and I've seen gound and polished edges here and have never attempted this. I thought this would be...

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Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:07 pm
Back-up enamel

Last post by Jerry Berg « Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:48 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:22 pm

Having difficulty getting back-up enamel for glass gilding. Would prefer quart sizes rather than the 5 oz tubes.

Thanks. Bob

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Last post by Jerry Berg
Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:48 pm
Gelatine size

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:15 pm
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by Jerry Berg » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:28 am

I'm looking for a supplier locally where I can get gelatine size. Anybody know where to get it in the portland, oregon area?
It would be nice to be...

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:15 pm
Ripple Effect of the cost of gas

Last post by Doug Fielder « Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:53 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:15 am

I ordered a 10 yard roll of brown vinyl last week. It came in yesterday and I noticed I paid $12.01 in shipping on a $34 roll of vinyl. I called down...

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:53 pm
Murals, Mail Pouch, Advertising, Old Gas Stations, etc. etc.

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by joe cieslowski » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:53 am

A lot of good stuff here.....

Joe

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:32 am
Off topic: But....

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by Mike Jackson » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:11 am

Please forgive me for the off topic post, but maybe I won't get into too much trouble.

Corey is heading off to Nationals for USASA ski competition...

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Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:06 am
Coca Cola

Last post by Roderick Treece « Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:52 pm

by Roderick Treece » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:52 pm

Wish I had a few of these laying around.

Roderick

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:52 pm
You should know this!

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:08 am
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by Patrick Mackle » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:15 pm

I just learned about bumplocking. This may not be the best place to post this but I had to alert my friends.
Your standard home/shop locks can now be...

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Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:08 am
"Letters and Lettering" a treatise from 1921

Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy « Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:58 pm
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by joe cieslowski » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:08 pm

This might be of interest to some.......

Joe

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Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:58 pm
Background Behind Chipping

Last post by Bobbie Rochow « Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:38 pm
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by Bobbie Rochow » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:55 pm

My first, & ***VERY*** important question is.....If you are not going to leaf the chipping, what else can you do? What would look nice behind the...

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Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:38 pm
glass work at home

Last post by Bobbie Rochow « Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:50 pm
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by Catharine C. Kennedy » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:17 am

It's one thing to do nice work at a workshop where the instructor is watching out for mis-steps, and quite another to try it at home, on your own!...

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Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:50 pm
Wall Dog vandals?

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by Bruce Horton » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:28 am

Here in the 21st century, we often look to the beginnings of the craft with romance in our hearts and a longing for the good ol' days when everything...

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Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:47 pm
LED glass lighting

Last post by vance galliher « Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:03 pm
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by Jerry Berg » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:20 pm

I'm looking for an on-line source for LED lighting for use with sand carved glass.
This would be used on a single end to illuminate the carving....

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Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:03 pm
Who's the wise guy ?

Last post by Tony Segale « Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:15 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:35 pm

The experience of hosting a conclave was great.Now I am starting to find THINGS that were left around my studio.Little visual gifts from those wise...

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Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:15 pm
Promoting Glass Gold Leaf

Last post by Roderick Treece « Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:58 am
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by Robert Schwieger » Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:46 am

I will be meeting with members of an historic preservation commission in the near future and wondering what can be advanced to support the notion...

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Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:58 am
20th OKC Meet..... Photos

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:44 am
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by joe cieslowski » Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:52 am

Fred, Marilyn and Skip hosted one of the most diverse meets I've ever been to.....here's a few shots...

Joe,

Makin Chips and Havin Fun!

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Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:44 am
Letterhead's History - Ken Burns style

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:20 pm
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by Raymond Chapman » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:30 pm

In one of my weaker moments I came up with the idea of putting together a video history of the Letterheads. I have a Canon XL2 video camera and Adobe...

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Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:20 pm
AMAL Letterheads Magazine?

Last post by Ron Berlier « Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:17 pm
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by Ron Berlier » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:50 pm

I haven't seen this publication around for almost a year now and never recieved the standard renewal notice. Can someone tell me if it is it still...

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Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:17 pm
Funny little Canadian guy

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:51 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:53 pm

Check out this funny little Canadian guy on you tube

RT

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Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:51 pm
Toot Toot!

Last post by Ron Berlier « Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:21 pm
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by Mark Fair » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:09 am

Hey guy,
I am proud to announce that one of my signs made the cover of signcraft magazine!
I have been a fan of the magazine for years and getting...

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Last post by Ron Berlier
Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:21 pm
Old method of advertising on screen doors

Last post by Robert Schwieger « Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:15 pm
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by Patrick Mackle » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:39 pm

As a very young lad I recall seeing a specific method of advertising that appeared on the screen doors of coffee shops and liquor stores.
The screen...

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:15 pm
Cleo has arrived

Last post by Kent Smith « Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:01 am
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by Catharine C. Kennedy » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:50 am

This is the result of the 6 day workshop at Aliento Glass in Santa Fe that Kelly Thorson, Susan Banasky and I took from Bill Heug in the beginning of...

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Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:01 am
Denver Letterheads Support this site again!

Last post by Kelly Thorson « Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:51 am
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by Mike Jackson » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:03 pm

Hi all,
Just a quick note to acknowledge the Devner Chapter of Letterheads for their continued financial support of this forum and the main site....

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:51 am
It might be an interesting program to watch...

Last post by James Warwick « Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:11 pm

by James Warwick » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:11 pm

Hi everyone..
On March 4th, 8:00 pm (Ohio, my area) PBS television is showing a program: "Historic Pubs of Dublin" by auther Frank McCourt. It tours...

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Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:11 pm
Locomotive Painting

Last post by John Grenier « Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:19 pm
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by John Grenier » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:48 pm

I have something new that I have never done. I will be repainting two locomotives not the entire machine but about a 4 foot stripe, side, front and...

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Last post by John Grenier
Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:19 pm
Toned Acid Panels....

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:49 am
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by Larry White » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:02 pm

A customer called me today wanting to have a couple panels done.

Evidently the ones they had were a bit too big for the door.

He said he had a...

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:49 am
Post of interest

Last post by Roderick Treece « Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:38 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:40 pm

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:38 pm
Lighting for a sandblast booth

Last post by Larry White « Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:09 am
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by Roderick Treece » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:15 am

Does anyone know anything about lighting a sandblast booth?
I am getting read to set up a new sandblast booth.It is aprox. 7' x 8' with a 8'...

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Last post by Larry White
Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:09 am
Hard Water and Silvering

Last post by Kelly Thorson « Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:02 am
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by Doug Bernhardt » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:18 pm

Has anyone here had experience with hard water and trying to silver glass? At my shop the water has been a problem and other than splashing distilled...

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:02 am
Quality of lettering enamels?

Last post by John Grenier « Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:12 pm
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by John Grenier » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:30 am

It is time for me to restock my lettering enamels for the coming season. I am not happy with the covering properties of 1Shot. This used to be good...

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Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:12 pm
Havana Cigar glass

Last post by Larry White « Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:54 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:54 am

Nice piece for sale on Ebay.

Nice one to make for a project.

Dave

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Last post by Larry White
Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:54 pm
Wall behind a sandblasted mirror

Last post by Mike Jackson « Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:01 am
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by Dan Seese » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:36 pm

I have a mirror I'm going to be sandblasting that will go behind a bar. (second-surface) I've done this on mirrors before where I've painted or...

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Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:01 am
Glass frontage at the Crown Bar Belfast

Last post by Kent Smith « Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:11 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:13 pm

Some images of the glass at the Crown Saloon Bar Belfast. I think these may have been repainted at some time. The backgrounds in places look...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:11 pm
Old Ironworks Sign

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:43 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:23 am

Now these guy's would give the Town of Machine a run for there money.
Watch out William Blake!

here also is a very nice storefront

Nice glass...

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Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:43 pm
Lola

Last post by Danny Baronian « Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:46 pm
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by Kent Smith » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:15 pm

Photo sent by Rick Sacks Photo inserted to this thread by administrator.

Just got word from Yoder that Lola passed away this morning at 11AM. She...

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:46 pm
Glass advertising signs for English pubs

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:37 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:57 pm

I was invited round a friends house a few days back to see his collection of advertising signs. Tim Porosa is a designer and estimater for a sign...

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Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:37 am
Lola guestbook

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:06 pm
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by Kent Smith » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:57 am

The full obituary and guestbook are now up on the Green Hills Mortuary sight for those who wish to send a message.

www.greenhillsmortuary.com...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:06 pm
tool tales

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:48 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:44 pm

This is a good and bad tale. Last summer I got a new (out of the box) shaper, from a local place, made by Tool City. I really had no experience with...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:48 pm
need a mentor

Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy « Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:22 pm
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by Catharine C. Kennedy » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:58 pm

Just got the opportunity today to do my first gilded windows downtown! What I'd like is to have someone help me with the pricing, I can easily do the...

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Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy
Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:22 pm
Gilded letters and "Flash" test

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:50 pm
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by joe cieslowski » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:42 am

This topic comes up once and awhile. In preparation for a workshop, I called Paul White to ask about the "Flash" problem encountered with gilded...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:50 pm
HASTING Gold Leaf

Last post by Kent Smith « Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:19 am
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by Sal Cabrera » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:54 am

I have a customer came to my shop last week , he was wondering if I were interesting in buy two box of Hastings Gold leaft
He mention that his father...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:19 am
Lindenwald Farm Step by Step Incised Carving

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:54 pm
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by joe cieslowski » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:58 pm

Here is a recent project which features an incised carving:

and here is a step by step slide show on the basic process of carving an incised design....

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:54 pm
Applying Printed paper to glass with a varnish

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:43 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:18 am

Question for you guy's please .In the past for applying printed paper to glass I have used 1/3 quick rubbing varnish 1/3 damar varnish and a 1/3...

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:43 pm
Scratchglass

Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy « Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:29 am
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by Kelly Thorson » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:55 am

Here is a sneak peek at a piece I am working on. It's basically a scratchboard technique on glass. I really like the old world look it has.
I wish I...

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Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy
Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:29 am
Copyright laws on antique logos?

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:04 pm
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by Bobbie Rochow » Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:32 pm

I have a possible opportunity to display some of my work in a new restaurant nearby, & I am wondering, all the talk about copyright laws & such, is...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:04 pm
Clear coat over copper.

Last post by Kent Smith « Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:48 pm
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by Wayne Osborne » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:45 pm

Just wondering....What do you use to clear coat copper leaf ( specially put to the guys here in the UK)

I want to use some varigated copper on my...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:48 pm
NEW CHIPPED GLASS PIECE

Last post by Wayne Osborne « Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:37 pm
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by Bobbie Rochow » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:38 pm

I made this for a friend of mine, & my husband framed it for me. The glass measured 12" x 18". I had dried the glue near our woodburner, & used some...

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Last post by Wayne Osborne
Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:37 pm
Gilding Domes on Buildings

Last post by Pete McKearnan « Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:36 pm
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by John Studden » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:13 pm

I am trying to price a Gilded Dome on a new building in California. I would like to hear from anyone who has done this type of job, especially the...

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:36 pm

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