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Powder gold

Last post by Billy Pickett « Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:00 pm
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by Felix Marcano » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:07 pm

Hi again. I read this stuff is for touch ups. Will it be as good as resizing & gilding? Also, if it is good, is it for glass, surface or gold?

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Last post by Billy Pickett
Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:00 pm
So many brands of gold, which is the best?

Last post by Billy Pickett « Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:56 am
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by Felix Marcano » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:05 pm

Hi guys. Looking at all these gold catalogs I wonder, what makes one brand better than another?

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Last post by Billy Pickett
Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:56 am
tinting HF?

Last post by Felix Marcano « Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:22 pm
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by Felix Marcano » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:31 pm

Hi guys. I was wondering, if I buy HF diluted to the required percent, how do I dye it? I know I can't put water into it. :?

Whadoido?

Thanks!

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Last post by Felix Marcano
Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:22 pm
Mica powder vs. MOP powder?

Last post by Mike Jackson « Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:25 am
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by Felix Marcano » Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:12 pm

Hi again everyone. I hope I'm not boring you with a million beginner questions. I was reading the CR Loo catalog & found MOP powder. Could this be...

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Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:25 am
Avg. price for HF?

Last post by Kelly Thorson « Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:38 pm
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by Felix Marcano » Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:46 pm

Hi eveyone. I called the guy Larry wrote about & he says that he can get me a 30-40% gallon of HF for about 65 bucks each, 4 gal min. (+ shipping). I...

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:38 pm
How was this table top done?

Last post by Felix Marcano « Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:01 am
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by Felix Marcano » Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:02 pm

Any ideas?

Thanks, Felix

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Last post by Felix Marcano
Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:01 am
Wal-Mart Calendar of Mucha art

Last post by Mike Jackson « Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:50 am

by Mike Jackson » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:50 am

I noticed a nice calendar at Wal-Mart yesterday and picked one up. The top page for each month has some Alphonse Mucha poster art. Many are similar...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:50 am
Supplier for HF...

Last post by Felix Marcano « Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:24 am
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by Larry White » Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:59 am

I received this solicitation from a company that sells small quantities of HF. Evidently, they'll also dilute it for you too.

Larry White,
Just...

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Last post by Felix Marcano
Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:24 am
Saskatchewan Piece

Last post by Laura Butler « Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:50 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:05 pm

Well I finally finished the Saskatchewan Centennial Pieces that I have been wanting to do for over a year. I did one in copper and one in gold.
I...

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Last post by Laura Butler
Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:50 pm
casting,

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:34 pm
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by Blumberg, Bill » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:43 pm

OK people Mike has been great in setting up this site for US, how come these big lags in corresponding surely there are a lot of stories, success and...

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Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:34 pm
A few glass / gold questions

Last post by Felix Marcano « Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:05 am
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by Felix Marcano » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:43 am

Hi guys. I'm really, REALLY interested in learning to play with glass & have been doing quite a bit of research. Please bear with me because I' ve...

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Last post by Felix Marcano
Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:05 am
History on glass techniques

Last post by Sarah King « Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:07 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:46 pm

I'm preparing a marketing brochure for some glass work and am looking for some basic historical information to include. I'm not looking for anything...

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Last post by Sarah King
Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:07 pm
Calligraphy

Last post by Tony Segale « Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:25 am
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by Blumberg, Bill » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:32 pm

Catherine Kennedy: y our question about offset pen holders, I assume you are lefthanded.. if you are.. no you dont use an offset for...

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Last post by Tony Segale
Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:25 am
blast cabinet brushes?

Last post by Larry White « Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:47 am
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by Felix Marcano » Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:36 pm

Hi everyone. I was wondering, how thick should the brushes for the blaster be? I was looking at the 5/16" brushes in mcmaster.com (page 1097) & the...

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Last post by Larry White
Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:47 am
New guy in town...Calligraphy

Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy « Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:12 am
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by Pierre Tardif » Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:25 am

New guy in town...

One thing I've started a sure interest lately is Calligraphy. After watching Russ Mowry at work at French Kiss A Brush 2 years...

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Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy
Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:12 am
Fish Glue? Bake in oven at 800 degrees?

Last post by Kent Smith « Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:14 am
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by William Holohan » Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:31 am

OK....I'm sitting there watching "Antiques Road Show".... Lady has really nice reverse painted dome shaped lamp shade....The lamp was under it too,...

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Last post by Kent Smith
Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:14 am
New plate glass

Last post by John Lennig « Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:18 am
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by John Lennig » Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:16 pm

Hello! In a couple of days, i am doing a glass gilding job on new plate glass. The glass won't be installed at the time, but leaning against a wall...

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Last post by John Lennig
Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:18 am
Head West Walldogs

Last post by Doug Fielder « Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:50 am
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by Tony Segale » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:25 am

Announcing the first ever walldog meet west of the Rockies....

Head West Walldogs
May 26,27,28 & 29, 2006, Memorial Weekend in Lodi, CA
(If you pop...

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Last post by Doug Fielder
Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:50 am
Blast cabinet design

Last post by joe crumley « Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:03 pm
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by Felix Marcano » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:00 am

Good morning everyone. I finally designed my cabinet. I plan to make it 48" x 95" x 24". What do you guys think?

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Last post by joe crumley
Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:03 pm
Story about a sign painter

Last post by Roderick Treece « Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:18 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:10 am

I received this story via e-mail from a guy who saw me putting up a sign the other day.We got to talking and he told me his dad was a sign painter.I...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:18 pm
Auto Art Magazine's Gold Leaf Issue

Last post by Mike Jackson « Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:16 am

by Mike Jackson » Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:16 am

The July/August 2005 (Volume 7, Issue #37) Auto Art Magazine is a Special Edition Gold Leaf publication.

The issue featured quite a few of the...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:16 am
Speeding up chipping with calcium chloride?

Last post by Laura Butler « Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:44 pm
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by Kelly Thorson » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:42 pm

Has anyone used calcium chloride to speed up glue chipping? When exposed to the atmosphere, calcium chloride will absorb water and form a solution....

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Last post by Laura Butler
Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:44 pm
Carrying case for Gold Leaf Samples

Last post by John Lennig « Sun Oct 02, 2005 12:56 pm
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by John Lennig » Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:48 pm

I want to make a practical and convenient carrying case for 3/16" glass pieces. I'm using 8"x8" and 12"x12" sizes.
I remember something about Stephen...

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Last post by John Lennig
Sun Oct 02, 2005 12:56 pm
Summer Photos Links Page Plus Harvest Moon

Last post by Kelly Thorson « Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:28 am
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by Mike Jackson » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:19 pm

Earlier, I posted a few photos of area subjects taken with the Nikon D70 camera. I haven't posted any lately, mainly because of a couple of comments...

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:28 am
End of Summer.

Last post by Bob Kaschak « Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:40 am
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:37 pm

Looks like today is the end of summer, officially speaking anyway. It is cold here with frost in the mornings and dustings of snow in the mountains....

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Last post by Bob Kaschak
Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:40 am
Tatoo Parlors

Last post by Erock « Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:07 pm
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by Site Man » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:46 am

OLD FORUM POSTS

Posted by Mike Jackson on March 04, 2002

I was watching a program on the Discovery Channel a couple of days ago on the new age of...

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Last post by Erock
Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:07 pm
Another Chipping Question

Last post by Raymond Chapman « Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:59 am
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by Raymond Chapman » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:13 am

We just chipped two glass pieces and had an unusually large amount of etched spots that did not chip. The glass was etched with silicon carbide - our...

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Last post by Raymond Chapman
Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:59 am
sign blanks

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:11 pm
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by Blumberg, Bill » Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:07 pm

I know we've discussed this a few times before on this forum, but here it is again...wooden sign blanks. I'm in the pacific northwest (oregon) I've...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:11 pm
Ron & Kristi Percell's Micro Meet in Petaluma

Last post by Jim Moser « Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:42 pm
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by Russ McMullin » Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:10 pm

Last weekend I was in Petaluma and took a few pictures. It was a great meet. I thought some of you might want to see what went on. The captions are...

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Last post by Jim Moser
Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:42 pm
Gold Leaf books

Last post by John Lennig « Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:26 am
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by sonnyb » Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:13 am

Hi folks,
Just found this interesting website and thought i might as well post this ad.Several years ago I came across 2 cigar boxs of gold leaf,the...

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Last post by John Lennig
Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:26 am
Palms Transfer Ornaments...

Last post by Larry White « Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:44 pm
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by Larry White » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:06 pm

I found this vector file loitering around on my computer. I believe it was vectorized by Don Coplen. It was just calling to become a toned acid...

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Last post by Larry White
Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:44 pm
Head West "Wine "Dogs

Last post by Tony Segale « Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:42 pm

by Tony Segale » Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:42 pm

here's a link to tease and add to my shameless promotion of the "Head West Walldogs" project May26-29,2006 in Lodi CA

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Last post by Tony Segale
Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:42 pm
glass sign sequence of techniques (?)

Last post by Larry White « Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:55 am
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by cam bortz » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:22 pm

:?: In planning a glass piece using both gc and acid etch(on differnt areas), which process should be done first? I'm planning a job with glue-chip...

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Last post by Larry White
Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:55 am
Air Pressure?

Last post by Danny Baronian « Tue Sep 20, 2005 5:19 pm
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by Raymond Chapman » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:51 am

We've just received our order of silicon carbide and are ready to do some glass etching using this rather than aluminum oxide.

What should be the...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Tue Sep 20, 2005 5:19 pm
Can scratches in glass be removed?

Last post by Danny Baronian « Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:59 pm
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by Laura Butler » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:50 pm

I have some old plate glass windows and glass shelving that has some scratches in them. I was just wondering if its possible to work those scrathces...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:59 pm
Nice site of National Park 30s-40s era poster art

Last post by Tony Segale « Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:04 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:05 pm

Check out this page. Click on the Posters page. I believe you will really enjoy them. Also, note the Postcards. They are relatively CHEAP. I have a...

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Last post by Tony Segale
Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:04 pm
helping out /Katrina sign aid

Last post by Roderick Treece « Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:11 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:12 pm

I am sure everyone has been thinking of how they can help the people that have been affected by Katrina.Being a sign guy I thought ,what would it be...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:11 pm
Interesting Site with many pics of Old Signs....

Last post by Doug Fielder « Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:22 am

by Doug Fielder » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:22 am

Hey,

I was just searching around and found this site...

Many old and interesting signs in Texas. Ghost signs, historical signs, murals and such....

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Last post by Doug Fielder
Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:22 am
You gotta wonder....

Last post by cam bortz « Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:10 pm
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by cam bortz » Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:05 am

About five years ago, I did several sets of gilded Gemini letters for a nicely restored historic brick building in the next town; the main building...

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Last post by cam bortz
Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:10 pm
cutting laminated glass

Last post by Danny Baronian « Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:31 pm
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by vance galliher » Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:05 pm

I did a search both here and google but didn't come up with anything of use. I seem to remember that burning with alcohol is part of process, albiet...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:31 pm
Glue Chipping & Mask Removal

Last post by Larry White « Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:33 am
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by Kelly Thorson » Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:20 pm

Okay guys, at the risk of getting my fingers slapped.....
How come the mask is removed before the glue chips?
Is it just to make sure no glue has...

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Last post by Larry White
Mon Sep 12, 2005 8:33 am
Tribute to a can of One Shot

Last post by John Lennig « Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:01 pm
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by Ken McTague » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:49 am

I was working on a mural and thought.....What a life these paints have had. I must have had 12 canss open and was blending colors. A few cans were...

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Last post by John Lennig
Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:01 pm
Old Cigar Labels & Stock Certificates

Last post by Kenneth Henry « Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:37 am

by Kenneth Henry » Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:37 am

For those of you who are afficianados of old layouts on cigar boxes, and those engraved stock certificates from days gone by, here's a link to a site...

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Last post by Kenneth Henry
Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:37 am
Computer Question: Xeon Processors

Last post by Guest « Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:50 am
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by Mike Jackson » Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:26 pm

My current computer is beginning to show its age and I am considering buying a new workstation. I get flyers from Dell and HP all the time and keep...

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Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:50 am
Books!

Last post by Mike Jackson « Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:05 pm
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by Keith Pettit » Wed Sep 07, 2005 6:39 am

Hi everyone,
I just had to post this as I am excited!
A friend who has done some on and off pictorial work me has just poped in with a couple of...

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Last post by Mike Jackson
Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:05 pm
Research and Experiments

Last post by Sarah King « Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:02 pm
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by Kenneth Henry » Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:13 pm

I posted this topic on the Letterville forum and got raked over the coals for doing so. It may have been because of misunderstanding in how I posed...

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Last post by Sarah King
Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:02 pm
Gilding glue chipped pieces

Last post by Mike Jackson « Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:56 pm
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by Chris Welker » Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:49 pm

Is there a trick to getting the gold out of the glue chipped parts where it isn't suppost to be?

I have a piece I chipped that I'm finally happy...

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Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:56 pm
Bad news for the gulf coast area

Last post by Mike Jackson « Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:07 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:16 pm

I've been watching news reports about all the devistation in Lousiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. I am sure we have a lot of Brothers and Sisters of...

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Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:07 pm
10 year anniversary

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:14 pm
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by Mike Jackson » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:40 am

Hi all,
10 years ago, (effective Sept. 1, 1995) we sold Jackson Signs to Wyoming Partners, LLC. Wow! Time flies!

The decision to sell was a good...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:14 pm
Painting on Barrels

Last post by Dan Seese « Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:48 pm
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by Dan Seese » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:32 pm

A local brewing company has 24 wooden barrels they want to use for point of purchase displays. They would like me to paint their logo on the sides of...

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Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:48 pm

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