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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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Welter gilds the prairie

Last post by Susan Banasky « Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:00 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:16 pm

My dear friend Pat Welter is too shy to blow his own horn so I'm guessing I have to do it for him.
This weekend I attended his airbrushing workshop...

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:00 pm
Pets on your house marker?

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by joe cieslowski » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:37 pm

The image area for these Goldens is 8"x10" and about 1/2" deep.

Pets always sell well. Anything for a sale! :)

Hope you like em.

Thanks,

Joe

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Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:34 pm
Restored glass signs for pub

Last post by Kent Smith « Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:38 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:01 am

Merry Christmas you guy's! Just going to have some Christmas turkey so I'll make this quick.
I ment to show you these finished signs a few weeks back...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:38 pm
Uni-frame system to hand glass

Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy « Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:02 pm

by Catharine C. Kennedy » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:02 pm

will take you to the uni-frame clip system- I bought a set today at the local art store (Dick Blick also carries them)- seems to work very well for...

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Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy
Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:02 pm
THREAD CABINET

Last post by Bobbie Rochow « Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:50 am
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by Bobbie Rochow » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:48 pm

Here is the finished thread cabinet I had posted questions about. I hesitated to post this because you are all so good at this, & I know some of you...

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Last post by Bobbie Rochow
Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:50 am
practice piece

Last post by Bobbie Rochow « Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:56 pm
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by Catharine C. Kennedy » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:28 pm

This is my start at screening in the lines, and various gilding colors as well as paint...

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Last post by Bobbie Rochow
Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:56 pm
Gold Glass Cast Letters and Cut and hand bevelled letters

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:26 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:16 pm

Hello All

My friend James gave me these gilded bevelled letters in this frame a few weeks ago .They look 1920's /30's they are hand bevelled and...

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:26 pm
Kilns

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:43 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:04 pm

We are in the beginning stages of putting together a pottery studio for our daughter. We were thinking of building (or buying) a kiln for it, but...

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:43 pm
Wild Mustangs

Last post by Mike Jackson « Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:23 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:47 am

For anyone interested, I am in the process of building a new photo web site, dedicated to the wild mustangs we have here in Wyoming.

There are a few...

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Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:23 pm
Gold leaf sign

Last post by Danny Baronian « Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:57 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:51 am

I am curious about a listing on ebay that pictures an F. W. Woolworth glass sign identifying a store's entrance. It is listed as turn of the century...

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Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:57 pm
Chipping Without Blasting

Last post by Larry White « Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:20 pm
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by Sarah King » Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:47 pm

I am always looking for ways to do things without machinery so I thought I would report that you can glue chip without sandblasting. I bought a...

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Last post by Larry White
Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:20 pm
proper order in glass work?

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:42 pm
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by Catharine C. Kennedy » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:24 am

First step would be any blasting/carving of the glass- but at what point is silvering done: before or after any painting?
Thanks- :D

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Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:42 pm
glue chipping question

Last post by Sarah King « Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:17 am
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by Catharine C. Kennedy » Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:19 pm

Happy New Year to all!
I'm looking for tips on how much water to add to dried (previously activated and leftover) hide glue so I can use it for...

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Last post by Sarah King
Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:17 am
how would you remove a ghost......

Last post by Kent Smith « Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:07 pm
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by vance galliher » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:46 pm

........imagine. Got a call from my friend Bill Blumberg today. He painted some nice graphics with One Shot on the interior of two large windows...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:07 pm
Compliments of the Season

Last post by Craig Sjoquist « Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:48 am
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by Kelly Thorson » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:22 pm

(1890)

(1903)

(1880s)

Best wishes for 2008, may fortune find you doing the work you love.
BTW if anyone would be willing to send me a decent scan...

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Last post by Craig Sjoquist
Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:48 am
To Pine or not to Pine

Last post by Bruce Horton « Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:29 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:06 pm

I've had my XM Radio tuned to the Holly Channel lately and keep hearing the word "pine" or "pining" a lot. It's not a word I use daily, so I looked...

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Last post by Bruce Horton
Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:29 pm
Are you a chisel and mallet carver?

Last post by Pierre St. Marie « Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:54 pm

by Pierre St. Marie » Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:54 pm

I've been carving for some 45 years, but the past 10 years have been in dense cast urethane, and that led to the end of my carving career.
My left...

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Last post by Pierre St. Marie
Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:54 pm
Measuring "standards"?

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:52 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:41 am

If I handed you a tape measure and told you to go measure the opening dimensions of a window, which measurement would you take first?
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Last post by Mike Jackson
Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:52 pm
Art & Craft of Signwriting, Book

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:46 am
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by Terry Colley » Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:59 am

Hello to all !
Just been at the local old books shop and they had a copy of the Sutherland book 'The Art & Craft pf Sign-writing ' (see the post on...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:46 am
Robert Mitchell Book

Last post by James Warwick « Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:21 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:06 pm

A copy of the Robert Mitchell book on Glue Chipped Gold Leaf signs (1984) is listed on ebay with a $9.95 starting bid. Seems a good price as two...

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Last post by James Warwick
Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:21 pm
Esoteric Sign Supply for sale.... again

Last post by James Warwick « Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:47 pm

by James Warwick » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:47 pm

Here is your chance.. Somebody step up...

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Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:47 pm
Thoughts on Letterhead meets and workshops

Last post by Kent Smith « Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:16 pm
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by Dan Sawatzky » Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:08 pm

This is not a rant nor aimed at anyone... just some of my personal observations meant to stimulate thought and discussion about Letterhead meets in...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:16 pm
Restoration Panel

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:13 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:53 am

Just finished restoring this little bevelled glass sign for a collector, the background was actually clear glass the collector asked if I could paint...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:13 pm
Visiting with Lola

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:16 am
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by Patrick Mackle » Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:39 pm

I finished an on site etching job near Lola's house and dropped by to see her. She seems to being doing well, her spirits are well but she is...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:16 am
Waterslide Transfers for glass

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:26 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:24 pm

This is a piece I am currently restoring for a collector.
I came across the instructions printed on the back of this print on how to apply it. It...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:26 pm
Flash Glass & tin foil

Last post by Kent Smith « Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:58 pm
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by Bobbie Rochow » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:54 am

I was able to find some red flash glass for my project of restoring the old thread cabinet, & was blessed with the finances to buy it.

Some of you...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:58 pm
UK Lettering workshops

Last post by Wayne Osborne « Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:23 pm
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by Wayne Osborne » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:50 pm

Hi Folks- bit of shameless promotion here for my friend Mr Peter Anthony
( whom some of you will know)- A skilled signwriter and an enthusiastic...

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Last post by Wayne Osborne
Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:23 pm
Just buy and chip it

Last post by James Warwick « Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:19 am
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by Roderick Treece » Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:22 pm

I love ebay,
Now I don't have to do my own chipping.I can just buy what I think is a copy of an old glass sign that somebody didn't bother to...

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Last post by James Warwick
Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:19 am
John Studden / car accident

Last post by Pierre Tardif « Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:37 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:35 pm

John Phoned skyped me yesterday and told me he was in a car smash last week. He's ok he said he walked out of the vehicle without a scratch .A lady...

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Last post by Pierre Tardif
Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:37 pm
Langnickel Nocturna Brushes...

Last post by Jerry Berg « Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:11 pm
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by Jerry Berg » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:44 pm

Just wondering if anyone besides myself have used and like the Langnickel Nocturna brushes. When they first came out, sometime before Langnickel...

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Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:11 pm
E .R .MOSS DESPENSING CHEMISTS GLASS SIGN

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:05 pm

by DAVE SMITH » Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:05 pm

Hello all.
I Bought this Early advertising Glass sign a few months back from a collector here in Torquay.
The date I found on the back is 1878, it is...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:05 pm
USSC Bull Pen Slide Show '07

Last post by joe cieslowski « Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:57 pm
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by joe cieslowski » Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:28 pm

This was a very busy place......quite a showcase of Letterhead talent...........that's cause I stayed outa the way. :)

Joe,

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Last post by joe cieslowski
Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:57 pm
Antique Glass Sign hangers

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:29 pm

by Roderick Treece » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:29 pm

I have a commission to do a large 30" x 96" x 3/8" gold leaf glass sign that will hang on a wall in an office.It has a turn of the century theme so...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:29 pm
Glue (chip) prep

Last post by Kent Smith « Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:54 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:45 am

Just curious about the better course in preparing hide glue for glue chipping. Which is better? Using mocrowave, overheated or underheated without...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:54 pm
Utrechart: supplies

Last post by Kent Smith « Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:59 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:15 pm

Hi Forum Readers,
I was searching around for ready-made mattes and frames for my photos and ran into this site:

Besides the framing supplies, they...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:59 pm
Late 19th century sign in Liverpool - new member

Last post by Kent Smith « Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:16 pm
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by Scarlett Rickard » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:47 pm

I was just having a quick look through some photos I have of a three dimensional English glass sign (I've posted them in the copper pressed letters...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:16 pm
Hand Lettering Boot Camp!

Last post by Pierre Tardif « Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:53 pm

by Pierre Tardif » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:53 pm

That's official now! I scheduled two HAND LETTERING BOOT CAMP. The first will be held at Donald Thompson's shop in Laurens SC, January 18-19-20th...

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Last post by Pierre Tardif
Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:53 pm
Copper Pressed Lettering behind Glass by Scarlett Rickard

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:31 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:12 pm

I had an email a few days back from a lady called Scarlett Rickard a signwriter here in the UK. I have never met or talked to Scarlett.She said in...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:31 pm
Gorilla Glue on Glass

Last post by Robert Schwieger « Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:01 pm

by Robert Schwieger » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:01 pm

Recently while reclaiming screens I noticed an area with a photo stencil that begged to be printed before stretching new fabric. Without any guidance...

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Last post by Robert Schwieger
Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:01 pm
New Ways combined with the old

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:40 am
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by Dan Sawatzky » Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:27 am

This website has many people on it who simply love the old way of doing things. They work tirelessly, rediscovering lost methods and techniques, and...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:40 am
Old sign from 1854

Last post by Wayne Osborne « Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:22 pm
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by Wayne Osborne » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:13 pm

Finished this little fella this afternoon-
a repaint of a replica of a real turnpike sign from 1854-(part of an outdoor building museum).

Board is...

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Last post by Wayne Osborne
Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:22 pm
Lettering on Acrylic

Last post by Dale Feicke « Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:57 pm
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by Mark Felder » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:33 pm

I've decided to use acrylic enamels as background paint on my MDO and solid cedar signs, but I'm not sure if I should go to acrylic paints for...

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Last post by Dale Feicke
Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:57 pm
vinyl cutters

Last post by Danny Baronian « Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:36 pm
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by John Frankel » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:17 pm

I would like to get some information regarding vinyl cutters, in the market to buy one
used or new, and what is the best computer format for these...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:36 pm
A Christmas Story signs

Last post by Mike Jackson « Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:39 pm

by Mike Jackson » Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:39 pm

Corey had "A Christmas Story" on TV tonight and I watched a bit of it near the end during the parade. There were quite a few period signs in it. I...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:39 pm
Hmmm, I wonder if this works on glass

Last post by Dale Feicke « Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:24 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:47 pm

III. To soften crystal, or any other coloured stone, so that you may cut it like cheese; and restore it afterwards to its primary hardness.
1. Take,...

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Last post by Dale Feicke
Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:24 pm
Printer Ink

Last post by Dale Feicke « Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:04 am
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:02 pm

Hi all,
I was doing some research on printers last week, trying to get a feeling how many color photos I could print with a fresh set of ink...

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Last post by Dale Feicke
Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:04 am
Gilding Areas Around the Chipped Glass

Last post by Dale Feicke « Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:28 am
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by Bobbie Rochow » Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:47 pm

I am chipping my glass right now, & I wondering, if I am to water gild parts of the glass after chipping it, do I need to cover the chipped part to...

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Last post by Dale Feicke
Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:28 am
clear coating over gold...........

Last post by Kent Smith « Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:09 am
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by vance galliher » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:20 pm

normally something I would never do, but this carved bird is going to be handled by a few hands before it get to its final perch atop the exterior...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:09 am
Early lesson in collecting my fee

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:21 pm
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by Dan Sawatzky » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:03 pm

Back when I first started painting window splashes I was only 15. The trouble was I looked like I was 13. ANd here I was trying to be a businessman....

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Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:21 pm
Info Quest on new Wacom tablet

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by Dan Sawatzky » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:20 pm

I am in the research stage of a complete computer upgrade these days. First will be a new laptop and then, early in the new year a desktop unit. It...

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Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:05 pm

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