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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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Posted by Carol on May 28, 2002

Since gluing has been a popular subject here recently, here's a site that might help.
good luck to...

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Sho Card Color

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Posted by Rick Sacks on May 30, 2002

Any of you know a source for the quality of water color we used to get with Rich Art? If they...

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What Color is the Van

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Posted by Mike Jackson on June 02, 2002

Before computers, I remember the first question I asked when someone was calling about...

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Brushes...Where'd they go?

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Posted by D.Bernhardt on June 04, 2002

Was trying to order my favourite Raphael brushes today only to discover they are no longer...

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Pool Paints

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Posted by Jasper Lind on June 04, 2002

A friend of mine is trying to paint markings on the interior of a swimminig pool and needs...

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Rich Art Poster Paint Arrives

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Posted by Mike Jackson on June 11, 2002

When I called Pacific Coast Sign Supply about Rich Art Paint, they were unaware the product...

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Pencil

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Posted by Carol on June 11, 2002

I've sharpened my Sign Police pencil down to where it reads Lice International. I think I'll quit....

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Lettering

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Posted by Carol on June 12, 2002

Here's a site I got from my friend Lee Littlewood. Now this is for real letterheads.

Kent Smith...

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Carving HDU

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Posted by Raymond Chapman on June 14, 2004

Recently I have been doing some carving in 30# HDU and have found that I am constantly...

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Need Source for 18 x 24 x 1.4" White Painted MasonitePo

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Posted by Mike Jackson on June 24, 2002

Hello,
My old source for 18 x 24 x 1/4" white painted Masonite panels has dried up. Does...

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Rust Converters

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Posted by Rick Sacks on July 03, 2002

Any of you using the rust converters on the market these days? There is a metal treatment...

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Typeface

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Posted by Carol on July 05, 2002

Hiya
Anyone know what the typeface was that was used to set the Declaration of Independence? I do....

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Hand Lettering for the Theater

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Posted by Barbara Schilling on July 08, 2002

Well, I have finally found a place I can do more hand lettering. THE THEATRE. Our...

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Funny White Spots

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Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy on July 12, 2002

I am just new to sign painting (being a sign carver, this is a logical extention)....

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Procratinating on Airbrush Job

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Posted by Barbara Schilling on July 12, 2002

Well, here I am again, for the third time, trying to screw up enough courage to tackle...

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Cleaning Gold Leaf

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Raymond Chapman

I have to repaint a sandblasted redwood sign with gold leaf lettering. The gold is still in fine shape except for...

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A Quart of Red on the Floor

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Posted by Mike Jackson on July 17, 2002

A customer specified a Pratt and Lambert color for the red on the lettering on his sign, so...

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Steven Parrish Factoid

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Posted by Mike Jackson on July 17, 2002

Factoid-n.: An interesting, but basically useless piece of information.

Steven Parrish was...

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Cool Post Cards from the Post Office

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Posted by Mike Jackson on July 22, 2002

(Sorry. Could not post image. Broken link?)

Hey!
Back in April, the US Post Office...

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Doming and Gold Leaf?

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Posted by Raymond Chapman on July 22, 2002

How long do I have to wait after doming some cut out HDU letters to apply the size and...

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Care and Feeding of Brushes

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Posted by Catharine Kennedy on July 27, 2002

Everything I've read says to oil brushes after cleaning & to not let them dry out....

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Protecting Glass When Gilding

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Posted by Robert Beverly on July 28, 2002

Howdy

As stupid as this might sound, I am fidgeting through and refining my skills in...

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PDF Documents

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Ribbons / Banners Artwork

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Posted by Robert Beverly on July 31, 2002

Heads

Where would one find a good collection of these type of drawings?...I have...

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Abalone or Mother of Pearl on Exterior Surface

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Posted by Robert Beverly on August 02, 2002

I was wondering if these materials could be used as skin material on a substrate for...

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Image

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Posted by Carol on August 04, 2002

This morning we watched Sunday Morning on CBS. They did a story about a flight museum in...

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Stencil Appropriate or Usable for Leafing on Glass?

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Posted by Robert Beverly on August 04, 2002

As I practice my hand brushing which has eluded me up to now in my design work, I was...

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White Acid

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Posted by Darryl Gomes on August 10, 2002

I have a customer that wants some broken windows replaced in a church. They are quite old...

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Gerber Paint Mask

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Posted by Vance Galliher on August 14, 2002

late evening, just one more step to do on project due tomorrow........latex faux...

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Gold Leaf on Aluminum ...Any Concerns?...What preperation?

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Posted by Robert beverly on August 15, 2002

I am fixing to start applying leaf on aluminum...cast pieces....Are there any special...

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Ballpark Figure for Sign Pricing

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Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy on August 17, 2002

I'm making an A-frame sign for a local farm stand- 3' x 4' of 1/2" overlayed ply,...

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Bird Deterants

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Posted by Jeffrey P. Lang on August 20, 2002

I was told recently if string, fishing line or something similar was stretched along...

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Electro Pounce

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Posted by Jeffrey P. Lang on August 29, 2002

I have recently purchased a used "Electro-Pounce Sr." & started using it for patterns....

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White Gold Questions

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Posted by Raymond Chapman on August 29, 2002

I am bidding a job that requires white gold on glass for a new buiding in Austin (our...

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Digital Watercolors

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Posted by Mike Jackson on September 03, 2002

Hello,
I took a nice shot of the Tetons the other evening when coming in from a...

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Gradation in Color

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Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy on September 07, 2002

Any suggestions for how to paint gradations of color (as for red blending into...

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Birds

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Posted by Carol on September 09, 2002

Jeff, I received two cards today advertising what you might need for the birds. One is from...

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Painting Envy

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Posted by Cam Bortz on September 16, 2002

In the course of a crazy, busy day today, I had to stop by another shop, in Willimantic,...

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Searching

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Posted by Carol on September 21, 2002

This isn't really a reply to Mayo (except Hi, Mayo!) but it is a feature that I just...

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Time to Warm the Shop

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Posted by Barbara Schilling on September 30, 2002

This summer we switched our paint shop up to our 2 stall garage, (after fully...

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Good News! Denver Letterheads Paying for the Site

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Posted by Mike Jackson on September 30, 2002

Hello everyone,
I just received a check to cover the cost of Domain Registration and...

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Cool Weights and Measures Site

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Posted by Mike Jackson on October 01, 2002

I was about to do some "doming" on a few labels and needed to convert .5oz to grams,...

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Digital Oil painting

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Posted by Mike Jackson on October 02, 2002

Hi again,
This probably doesn't exactly fit the Handlettering structure of this BB, but...

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Getting the Gold into nagging little crevices in glue chip

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Posted by Robert Beverly on October 02, 2002

Hey folks

Is there a fool proof way of filling in those cotton pickin crevices left...

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Confused?

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Posted by Carol on October 02, 2002

I'm confused. I thought the Sign Museum was going to locate in Las Vegas, then the last...

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Learning to Letter Hermit Style

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Posted by Harry Spetnagel on October 02, 2002

Any of you who know me know that I AM A COMPUTER GEEK.
(There I said it.) I joined...

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One of those days...Why am I in this business

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Posted by Harry Spetnagel on October 10, 2003

Today I saw something that made me wonder about the career path I have chosen and the...

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Question about Steven Parrish

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Posted by Matt Walker on October 13, 2002

Hello all,
I have heard about a technique that Steven used. Something about back to back...

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Liquid Gold Book?

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Posted by Matt Walker on October 15, 2002

Hello,
I have seen it in AMAL. Do any of you have it?. If so, Could you give a...

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UV Clears

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Posted by Barbara Schilling on October 21, 2002

What UV protectant clears are you using? Any specific Successes or failures?

I...

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